Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, & Management / Edition 8

by Barbara Cherry

Overview

Thoroughly prepare for the rapidly evolving world of nursing with Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, & Management, 7^th Edition. Expert authors Barbara Cherry and Susan Jacob combine their own expertise from both academics and practice as they cover the relevant issues affecting today’s nurses. In 28 chapters, including a new chapter on palliative care, this comprehensive new edition takes readers through the evolution of nursing, the role of the nurse today, safe and effective decision-making, collaboration and communication, leadership, job opportunities, and a number of timely issues affecting healthcare and nursing practice today.

• Full-color design enhances the narrative with a clear, visually appealing explanation of concepts.
• Humorous cartoons open each chapter to illustrate the chapter themes.
• Vignettes at the beginning of each chapter personalize nursing history and practice and help readers understand their place in the profession.  Questions to Consider While Reading This Chapter follow the vignettes and prepare the reader for the topic to be discussed.
• Key terms, learning outcomes, chapter overviews, and chapter summaries help readers focus their learning experience. 
• Unit on Leadership and Management in Nursing includes content to prepare nurses to effectively function in the management roles expected of the professional nurse.
• Unit on Career Management provides strategies on how to make the transition from student to practitioner and tips on how to pass the NCLEX-RN Examination.
• Case studies help readers apply theory to clinical practice.

• NEW! Chapter on palliative care focuses on how to best provide patients with relief from the symptoms and stress of a serious illness, and how to improve the quality of life for both the patient and family.
• NEW! Combined chapter on quality improvement and QSEN keeps readers up to date on the latest competencies from the Institute of Medicine.
• NEW! Professional/Ethical Issue boxes provide a short scenario about an ethical issue related to the chapter content.
• NEW! Updated coverage reflects the latest NCLEX test plan.
• NEW! Incorporation of Triple Aim in healthcare discusses ways to improve the health of the population, enhance the experience and outcomes of the patient, and reduce per capita cost of care for the benefit of communities.
• NEW! Expanded coverage of working in an interdisciplinary team reflects the changing healthcare landscape and need to work in collaboration with a variety of healthcare specialists.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2900323554205
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	10/29/2018
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	536
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

About the Author

Cherry, Barbara, MSN, MBA, RN; Jacob, Susan R., BSN, MSN, PhD

Table of Contents

Unit 1	The Development of Nursing
1	The Evolution of Professional Nursing	1
	Chapter Overview	3
	Prehistoric Period	3
	Early Civilization	3
	The Middle Ages	8
	The Renaissance Period	9
	The Colonial American Period	9
	Florence Nightingale	9
	Mary Seacole	11
	Nursing in the United States	12
	The Civil War Period	12
	Summary	23
2	The Contemporary Image of Professional Nursing	26
	Chapter Overview	27
	Images of Nursing	27
	The Nursing Shortage	28
	Nursing in Art, Literature, and Architecture	29
	Imagemakers of Nurses	34
	The Enduring Public Concern With Nursing	35
	The Reality of the Contemporary Staff Nurse	37
	Why Is This Happening?	38
	Believe in Nursing	42
	Creating a New Image	46
3	Theories of Nursing Practice	50
	Chapter Overview	51
	Science and Theory	52
	Florence Nightingale: the First Nursing Theorist	56
	Survey of Selected Nursing Theories	58
	Future of Nursing Theories and Theorists	62
	Summary	63
4	The Influence of Contemporary Trends and Issues on Nursing Education	65
	Chapter Overview	67
	Trends and Issues in Contemporary Nursing Education	67
	Diversity, Flexibility, Mobility, and Delivery of Education Programs	83
	Approval and Accreditation of Nursing Programs	88
	Flexible Education, Mobility, and Distance Learning Programs	88
	Summary	91
5	Nursing Licensure and Certification	95
	Chapter Overview	97
	The History of Nursing Licensure	97
	Components of Nursing Practice Acts	99
	Role of Regulatory Boards To Ensure Safe Practice	101
	Special Cases of Licensure	102
	Revision of Nursing Practice Acts	102
	Delegation of Authority to Others	103
	Current Licensure Activities	103
	Certification	106
	Summary	108
Unit 2	Current Issues in Health Care
6	Financing Health Care and Economic Issues	111
	Chapter Overview	112
	History of Health Care Financing	113
	Allocation of Health Care Resources	118
	Market Allocation Issues	119
	Sources of Health Care Financing	122
	Implications for Nursing: Managing Care	124
	Summary	129
7	The Health Care Delivery System and Managed Care	133
	Chapter Overview	135
	Continuum of Care	137
	Managed Health Care	140
	External Oversight: Accreditation of the Managed Care Organization	146
	Nursing's Contribution to Health Care Delivery	148
	Summary	150
8	Legal Issues in Nursing and Health Care	152
	Chapter Overview	154
	Sources of Law and Nursing Practice	155
	Statutory Law	155
	Common Law	164
	Civil Law	165
	Liability	175
	Reducing Legal Liability	183
	Intentional Torts in Nursing Practice	185
	The Nurse and Criminal Law	188
	The Law and Patient Rights	189
	Summary	193
9	Ethical and Bioethical Issues in Nursing and Health Care	198
	Chapter Overview	199
	Nursing Ethics	200
	Bioethics	202
	Ethical Decision Making	202
	Values Formation and Moral Development	203
	Ethical Theory	206
	Ethical Principles	207
	Ethical Decision-Making Model	209
	Bioethical Dilemmas: Life, Death, and Dilemmas In-Between	211
	Ethical Challenges	213
	Summary	215
10	Health Policy and Politics	219
	Chapter Overview	221
	Nurses' Involvement in Health Policy and Political Action	221
	Health Policy: What Is It?	223
	Health Policy: How Is It Developed?	225
	Politics: What Is the Connection With Health Policy?	228
	Grassroots Political Strategies	229
	The American Nurses Association	235
	Current Health Policy Issues	235
	Summary	236
11	Cultural Competency and Social Issues in Nursing and Health Care	238
	Chapter Overview	239
	Population Trends	240
	Economic and Social Changes	241
	Attitudes Toward Culturally Diverse Groups	242
	Diversity in the Health Care Workforce	243
	Cultural Competence	248
	Cultural Belief Systems	249
	Cultural Phenomena	250
	Practice Issues Related To Cultural Competence	253
	Cultural Assessment	256
	Summary	260
12	Workplace Advocacy and Workplace Issues	263
	Chapter Overview	264
	Workplace Advocacy	265
	An Overview of Workplace Issues	267
	Nursing Shortage	267
	Appropriate Staffing and Mandatory Overtime	273
	Patient Advocacy/Safety	280
	Workplace Safety	283
	Summary	287
13	Collective Bargaining	290
	Chapter Overview	292
	Development of Collective Bargaining in America	292
	The Collective Bargaining Process	294
	Corporate America and Industrial Relations Studies	297
	Unions and Professional Nursing	299
	The American Nurses Association	303
14	Computers, Informatics, Clinical Information, and the Professional Nurse	306
	Nursing Informatics	307
	Clinical Information	314
	Trends in Computing: Past, Present, and Future	318
	Summary	330
15	Alternative Healing	332
	Chapter Overview	333
	Use of Alternative Healing Methods	333
	Principles Underlying Alternative Healing	334
	Nursing and Complementary and Alternative Medicine Therapies	346
	Summary	350
Unit 3	Leadership and Management in Nursing
16	Nursing Leadership and Management	351
	Chapter Overview	353
	Leadership and Management Defined and Distinguished	354
	Leadership and Management Theory	356
	Management Functions	361
	Roles of the Nurse Manager	369
	Creating a Caring Environment	378
	Leadership and Management Skills and Behaviors	379
	Summary	379
17	Effective Communication	384
	Chapter Overview	385
	History	386
	Components of Communication	386
	Verbal vs. Nonverbal Communication	389
	Logical Fallacies	391
	Positive Communication Techniques	393
	Negative Communication Techniques	395
	Listening	397
	Written Communication	398
	Electronic Communication	402
	Communication Styles	402
	Dealing With Verbal Conflict	408
	Professional Nursing Image	408
	Summary	409
18	Effective Delegation and Supervision	411
	Chapter Overview	413
	Delegation and Supervision in the Health Care System	413
	What Is Delegation?	414
	What Should and Should Not Be Delegated?	415
	Developing Safe Delegation Practices	420
	Supervision	423
	Assigning vs. Delegating	425
	Building Delegation and Supervision Skills	427
	Summary	428
19	Staffing and Nursing Care Delivery Models	431
	Chapter Overview	432
	Staffing	433
	Nursing Care Delivery Models	436
	Case Management	443
	Clinical Pathways	449
	Choosing a Nursing Care Delivery Model	450
	Summary	451
20	Nursing's Role in Improving the Quality of Health Care	453
	Chapter Overview	456
	Quality Management Principles	456
	Quality Management in Health Care and the Role of Regulatory Agencies	459
	Understanding, Improving, and Standardizing Care Processes	465
	Role of Professional Nursing in Process Improvement	471
	Summary	474
21	Nursing Research	475
	Chapter Overview	477
	Definition of Nursing Research	477
	Evolution of Nursing Research	478
	Research Priorities	479
	Components of the Research Process	482
	Study Designs	482
	Research Utilization	486
	Ethical Issues Related to Research	494
	Summary	495
Unit 4	Career Management
22	Making the Transition From Student to Professional Nurse	497
	Chapter Overview	498
	Real Life Scenario	498
	Reality Shock	499
	Causes of Reality Shock	503
	From Novice to Expert	505
	Special Needs of Novice Nurses	505
	Strategies to Ease Transition	508
	Self-Confidence and Self-Esteem	509
	Keys to Survival During Transition	511
	Meeting Special Needs of the Novice Nurse	511
	Summary	515
23	Managing Time: AKA Managing Yourself	517
	Chapter Overview	518
	The Concept of Time	519
	Perspectives on Time	520
	Common Myths of Time Management	520
	Time Wasters	525
	Time-Management Strategies	525
	Continuing To Succeed	537
	Summary	538
24	Contemporary Nursing Roles and Career Opportunities	541
	Chapter Overview	542
	Nursing ... Much the Same, but Bigger and Better	543
	Nurses Today: Who Are They and What Are They Doing?	546
	Advanced Practice Nursing	555
	What About the Future?	559
	Summary	560
25	Job Search: Finding Your Match	562
	Chapter Overview	563
	Exploring Options	563
	Written Introductions	565
	How To Interview Effectively	569
	The Applicant's Tasks	576
	The Employer's Tasks	579
	Summary	580
26	NCLEX-RN Examination	582
	Chapter Overview	583
	The NCLEX Examination	583
	Components of the NCLEX Test Plan	586
	Preparing for the NCLEX Examination	595
	Food for Thought When Selecting an NCLEX Review Course	597
	Summary	598
Appendix A	Nursing Organizations	601
Appendix B	State Boards of Nursing (Including U.S. Territories)	606
Appendix C	State Nursing Associations	610
Appendix D	Canadian Nursing Associations	614

Editorial Reviews

"Cherry (nursing, Texas Tech U. Health Sciences Center) and Jacob (nursing, U. of Tennessee Health Science Center) offer a textbook for nursing students and practicing nurses to the issues and strategies involved in contemporary nursing from the patient care level to the national legislative arena that can improve care, the health care system, and the profession. The 28 chapters written by American nursing specialists include discussion of issues such as health care financing and economics, complementary and alternative healing, the nursing shortage, technology, leadership and management, and career management. This edition has new chapters on quality and safety education and collective bargaining; updated safety coverage throughout the text; new content on the jurisprudence exams and discussions of ethical and bioethical issues such as stem cell research, surrogate parenting, abortion, and gene typing; more emphasis on communication skills; discussions of "never events," pay-for-performance, and the relationship of cost, quality, and value in health care delivery; new case studies; and new coverage of technologies, disaster planning, legal issues, and the 2010 NCLEX-RN Examination Test Plan. Activities, case studies, questions, and other resources are available online."

- Book News, Inc.

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