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ISBN 10: 0323431054
ISBN 13: 9780323431125
Author: Beth Black
Appropriate for use in early courses in baccalaureate curricula; in RN-to-BSN and RN-to-MSN courses; and as a resource for practicing nurses and graduate students, Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges, 8th Edition equips students and new nurses to positively impact their careers and the nursing profession. This leading text details what it means to be a professional nurse — the history, values and standards, and commitment to life-long learning. This edition features new information on QSEN, Electronic Health Record information, the effect of social media in nursing, and updated information on the Affordable Care Act. Valuable learning aids throughout every chapter include: case studies, cultural challenges, evidence-based practice, critical thinking, interviews, professional profiles, historical notes, nursing research, concepts & challenges, and ideas for further exploration. This edition discusses the current state of the nursing profession, standards and scope of practice, transition into professional practice, health care delivery systems, and future challenges for the nursing profession.
- Evidence-based Practice boxes highlight problems identified in patient care, the nursing researcher’s questions and research, the results of that research, and the resultant recommendations for care.
- Considering Culture boxes highlight the impact of culture on the way in which nurses fulfill their roles and the way in which patients experience healthcare.
- Interview boxes explore the issues of culture and faith from the perspectives of leaders in those fields.
- Thinking Critically Challenges present questions or scenarios for in-depth consideration of relevant issues.
- Case Study boxes feature scenarios involving relevant issues in patient care.
- Discusses the implications of social media on nursing, including ethics and boundaries.
- Historical Notes highlight little-known stories of heroisms in the nursing profession.
- Key terms are bolded where defined in the text.
- A Glossary is included at the end of the text.
- Learning outcomes are presented at the chapter openings.
- Concepts and Challenges and Ideas for Further Exploration at the end of the chapters help you in review and test prep.
Professional Nursing Concepts and Challenges 8th Table of contents:
1. Nursing in Today’s Evolving Health Care Environment
Nursing in the United States Today
Nursing Opportunities Requiring Advanced Degrees
Employment Outlook in Nursing
Concepts and Challenges
Ideas for Further Exploration
2. The History and Social Context of Nursing
Historical Context of Nursing
Social Context of Nursing
Concepts and Challenges
Ideas for Further Exploration
3. Nursing’s Pathway to Professionalism
Characteristics of a Profession
From Occupation to Profession
Nursing’s Pathway to Professionalism
Collegiality in Professional Nursing
Barriers to Professionalism in Nursing
Final Comments
Concepts and Challenges
Ideas for Further Exploration
4. Nursing Education in an Evolving Health Care Environment
Development of Nursing Education in the United States
Educational Paths to Become a Registered Nurse
RN-to-BSN, Accelerated BSN, Distance Learning: Alternate Paths in Nursing Education
Accreditation: Ensuring Quality Education
Taking the Next Steps: Advanced Degrees in Nursing
Becoming Certified: Validating Knowledge and Proficiency
Maintaining Expertise and Staying Current Through Continuing Education
Challenges: Faculty Shortages and Quality and Safety Education in Today’s Complex Health Care Environment
Concepts and Challenges
Ideas for Further Exploration
5. Becoming a Professional Nurse: Defining Nursing and Socialization into Practice
Defining Nursing: Harder than it Seems
Becoming a Nurse: Shaping Your Professional Identity
From Student to Nurse: Facilitating the Transition
“Just Going Through a Stage”: Models of Socialization
From Student to Employed Nurse: Socialization Specific to the Work Setting
Concepts and Challenges
Ideas for Further Exploration
6. Nursing as a Regulated Practice: Legal Issues
American Legal System
State Boards of Nursing, Nursing Practice Acts, and Licensure
Legal Risks in Professional Nursing Practice
Confidentiality: The Challenge to Protect Privacy
Evolving Legal Issues Affecting Nursing
Protecting Yourself from Legal Problems
Concepts and Challenges
Ideas for Further Exploration
7. Ethics: Basic Concepts for Professional Nursing Practice
Definitions of Basic Concepts in Ethics
Approaches to Moral Reasoning
Theories of Ethics
Six Ethical Principles Based on Human Dignity and Respect
Codes of Ethics for Nursing
Navigating the Gray Areas: Ethical Decision Making
Exploring Ethical Dilemmas in Nursing
Concepts and Challenges
Ideas for Further Exploration
8. Conceptual and Philosophical Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice
Understanding Systems: Connections and Interactions
Person: An Open System with Human Needs
Environment: The Suprasystem in which Persons Live
Health: A Continuum
Nursing: Forming the Meaningful Whole
Beliefs: Guiding Nursing Behaviors
Values
Philosophies and their Relationship to Nursing Care
Developing A Personal Philosophy of Nursing
Concepts and Challenges
Ideas for Further Exploration
9. Nursing Theory: The Basis for Professional Nursing
Philosophies of Nursing
Conceptual Models of Nursing
Theories of Nursing: From Grand to Middle Range
Using Theory for Nursing Education, Practice, and Research
Concepts and Challenges
Ideas for Further Exploration
10. The Science of Nursing and Evidence-Based Practice
Science and the Scientific Method
Nursing Research: Improving Care of Patients
Evidence-Based Practice: Evidence, Expertise, Patient Preference
The Research Process
The Relationship of Research to Theory and Practice
Financial Support for Nursing Research
Advancing the Profession Through the Use of Research
Concepts and Challenges
Ideas for Further Exploration
11. Developing Nursing Judgment through Critical Thinking
Critical Thinking: Cultivating Intellectual Standards
Critical Thinking in Nursing
The Nursing Process: A Universal Intellectual Standard
Steps of the Nursing Process
The Dynamic Nature of the Nursing Process
Developing Clinical Judgment in Nursing
Concepts and Challenges
Ideas for Further Exploration
12. Communication and Collaboration in Professional Nursing
The Therapeutic Use of Self
Communication Theory
The Development of Human Communication
Criteria for Successful Communication
Developing Effective Communication Skills
Effective Communication with Other Providers
Interprofessional Collaboration: Prescription for Improved Patient Outcomes
Concepts and Challenges
Ideas for Further Exploration
13. Nurses, Patients, and Families: Caring at the Intersection of Health, Illness, and Culture
Acute and Chronic Illness
Adjusting to Illness
Illness Behaviors
The Impact of Illness on Patients and Families
The Impact of Caregiving on Nurses
Concepts and Challenges
Ideas for Further Exploration
14. Health Care in the United States
Today’s Health Care System
Financing Health Care
Health Care Reform and Universal Access
Concepts and Challenges
Ideas for Further Exploration
15. Political Activism in Nursing: Communities, Organizations, Government
Policy and Politics: Not Just in Washington, D.C
Professional Organizations: Strength in Numbers
Benefits of Joining a Professional Organization
Political Activism in Government
Getting Involved
Nursing Needs Your Contribution
Concepts and Challenges
Ideas for Further Exploration
16. Nursing’s Challenge: To Continue to Evolve
The Challenge: Caring for Yourself
The Challenge: Caring for the Profession
The Challenge: Caring for the Environment
The Final Challenge: Unite and Act
Concepts and Challenges
Ideas for Further Exploration
Epilogue
Glossary
Index
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