Contemporary Nursing Issues, Trends, & Management

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UNIT 1. The Development of Nursing
	1.  The evolution of professional nursing
		Professional/ethical issue
		Vignette
		Chapter overview
		Prehistoric period
		Early civilization
		The middle ages
		The renaissance and the reformation period
		The Colonial American period
		Florence nightingale
		Nursing in the United States
		Summary
		References
	2.  The contemporary image of professional nursing
		Professional/ethical issue
		Vignette
		Chapter overview
		Images of nursing
		Why image is important
		Registered nurse supply
		Nursing in art and literature
		The enduring public concern with nursing
		The reality of the contemporary staff nurse
		Facts about today’s registered nurse
		Creating the image of twenty-first century nursing
		The basics
		The look of nursing
		Creating a new image
		Summary
		References
	3.  The influence of contemporary trends and issues on nursing education
		Professional/ethical issue
		Vignette
		Chapter overview
		Introduction
		Trends and issues in contemporary nursing education
		Diversity in nursing education programs
		Flexible education, mobility, and distance-learning programs
		Summary
		References
	4.  Nursing licensure and certification
		Professional/ethical issue
		Vignette
		Chapter overview
		The history of nursing licensure
		Components of nurse practice acts
		Role of regulatory boards to ensure safe practice
		Special cases of licensure
		Revision of nurse practice acts
		Delegation of authority to others
		Current licensure activities
		Certification
		Summary
		References
	5.  Theories of nursing practice
		Professional/ethical issue
		Vignette
		Chapter overview
		Science and theory
		Florence nightingale: The first nursing theorist
		Survey of selected nursing theories
		Future of nursing theories and theorists
		Summary
		References
	6.  Nursing research and evidence-based practice
		Professional/ethical issues
		Vignette
		Chapter overview
		Definition of nursing research
		Evolution of nursing research
		Research priorities
		Components of the research process
		Study designs
		Evidence-based practice and research utilization
		Ethical issues related to research
		Summary
		References
UNIT 2. Current Issues in Health Care
	7.  Paying for health care in America: Rising costs and challenges
		Professional/ethical issue
		Vignette
		Chapter overview
		History of health care financing
		Access to health care—the problem of the uninsured and underinsured
		The patient protection and affordable care act
		How health care is paid for
		Implications for nurses: Managing cost-effective, high-quality care
		Summary
		References
	8.  Legal issues in nursing and health care
		Professional/ethical issue
		Professional/legal issue
		Vignette
		Chapter overview
		Sources of law and nursing practice
		Statutory law
		Common law
		Civil law
		Reducing legal liability
		Intentional torts in nursing practice
		The law and patient rights
		Summary
		References
	9.  Ethical and bioethical issues in nursing and health care
		Professional/ethical issue
		Vignette
		Chapter overview
		Nursing ethics
		Bioethics
		The ethics of care
		Values formation and moral development
		Ethical theory
		Ethical principles
		Ethical decision-making model
		Bioethical dilemmas: Life, death, and dilemmas in between
		Summary
		References
	10.  Cultural competency and social issues in nursing and health care
		Professional/ethical issue
		Vignette
		Chapter overview
		Population trends
		Economic and social changes
		Violence
		Attitudes toward culturally diverse groups
		Diversity in the health care workforce
		Cultural competence
		Cultural competence in nursing education
		Cultural belief systems
		Cultural phenomena
		Practice issues related to cultural competence
		Cultural assessment
		Summary
		References
	11.  Complementary and alternative healing
		Professional/ethical issue
		Vignette
		Chapter overview
		Use of complementary and alternative healing methods
		Principles underlying alternative healing
		Overview of popular CAM healing therapies
		Nursing and complementary and alternative medicine therapies
		Summary
		Additional resources
		References
	12.  Palliative care
		Professional/ethical issue
		Vignette
		Chapter overview
		Introduction
		The natural course of serious illness
		Key elements of palliative care
		Benefits of palliative care
		Barriers to palliative care
		Common challenges
		Professional issues in palliative care
		Legal concern: Right to refuse treatment
		Summary
		References
	13.  Workforce advocacy for a professional nursing practice environment
		Professional/ethical issue
		Vignette
		Chapter overview
		Promoting workforce advocacy and a professional practice environment
		Nursing shortages and workforce challenges
		Safe staffing
		Patient advocacy
		Nurse and workplace safety
		Magnet recognition program and pathways to excellence
		Shared governance
		Conflict resolution
		Summary
		References
	14.  Collective bargaining and unions in today’s workplace
		Professional/ethical issue
		Vignette
		Chapter overview
		Development of collective bargaining in america
		The collective bargaining process
		Unions and professional nursing
		Summary
		References
	15.  Information technology in the clinical setting
		Professional/ethical issue
		Vignette
		Chapter overview
		Health information technology across the globe
		Electronic health records
		Point-of-care technology
		Information literacy for nurses
		Consumer health information technology
		Future health information technology trends
		Summary
		References
	16.  Emergency preparedness and response for today’s world
		Professional/ethical issue
		Vignette
		Chapter overview
		The national imperative for emergency preparedness
		The basics of emergency preparedness and response
		Phases of disaster
		Lessons learned from mass casualty incidents
		Biologic causes of mass casualty
		Human causes of mass casualty: Active shooter events
		Summary
		References
UNIT 3. Current Issues in Health Care
	17.  Nursing leadership and management
		Professional/ethical issue
		Vignette
		Chapter overview
		Leadership and management defined and distinguished
		Leadership theory
		Leadership skills and practices
		Management theory
		Management functions
		Roles of the nurse leader and manager
		Creating a caring and respectful environment
		Summary
		References
	18.  Budgeting basics for nurses
		Professional/ethical issue
		Vignette
		Chapter overview
		What is budgeting?
		Types of budgets
		Developing a budget
		Variance analysis
		Cost concepts related to budgeting
		Improving the cost and quality of clinical care
		Summary
		References
	19.  Effective communication and conflict resolution
		Professional/ethical issue
		Vignette
		Chapter overview
		Our profession speaks
		The communication process
		Verbal versus nonverbal communication
		Positive communication techniques
		Negative communication techniques
		Listening
		Written and electronic communication
		Handoff report
		Communication styles
		Special influences on communication
		Social media—warning! warning! warning!
		Understanding and managing conflict
		Summary
		References
	20.  Effective delegation and supervision
		Professional/ethical issue
		Vignette
		Chapter overview
		Delegation and supervision in the health care system
		What is delegation?
		What should and should not be delegated?
		Developing safe delegation practices
		Supervision
		Assigning versus delegating
		Building delegation and supervision skills
		Summary
		References
	21.  Staffing and nursing care delivery models
		Professional/ethical issue
		Vignette
		Chapter overview
		Staffing
		Nursing care delivery models
		Patient-centered care
		Case management
		Clinical pathways
		Choosing a nursing care delivery model
		Future nursing care delivery models
		Summary
		References
	22.  Quality improvement and patient safety
		Professional/ethical issue
		Vignette
		Chapter overview
		The urgent case for quality improvement in the U.S. health care system
		Principles of quality improvement
		Advancing quality through regulation and accreditation
		Clinical indicators and process improvement tools and skills
		Understanding, improving, and standardizing care processes
		Breakthrough thinking to improve quality
		Patient safety
		The professional nurse and patient safety
		QSEN (quality and safety education in nursing) competencies
		Role of professional nurses in quality improvement
		Summary
		References
	23.  Health policy and politics: Get involved!
		Professional/ethical issue
		Vignette
		Chapter overview
		Nurses’ involvement in health policy and political action
		What is health policy?
		How is health policy developed?
		Health policy through regulation
		Health policy and politics: A key connection
		Grassroots political strategies
		The american nurses association
		Current health policy issues
		Summary
		References
UNIT 4. Career Management
	24.  Making the transition from student to professional nurse
		Professional/ethical issue
		Vignette
		Chapter overview
		Real-life scenario
		Impact of shock in novice nurses
		Reality shock
		Transition shock
		Causes of shock in novice nurses
		From novice to expert
		Special needs of novice nurses
		Violence at work
		Intuition
		Strategies to ease transition
		Keys to survival during transition
		Meeting special needs of the novice nurse
		Summary
		References
	25.  Managing time: The path to high self-performance
		Professional/ethical issue
		Vignette
		Chapter overview
		Health care today
		Perspectives on time
		Energy management
		Time and energy distractions
		Time-management strategies
		Continuing to succeed
		Summary
		References
	26.  Contemporary nursing roles and career opportunities
		Professional/ethical issue
		Vignette
		Chapter overview
		Nursing—much the same, but bigger and better
		Nurses today: Who are they, and what are they doing?
		Advanced practice nursing
		What about the future?
		Summary
		References
	27.  Job search: Finding your match
		Professional/ethical issue
		Vignette
		Chapter overview
		Exploring options
		Written introductions
		How to interview effectively
		The applicant’s tasks
		The employer’s tasks
		Summary
		References
	28.  The NCLEX-RN ® examination
		Professional/ethical issue
		Vignette
		Chapter overview
		Are you prepared for the NCLEX-RN examination?
		The NCLEX-RN examination
		Cognitive domains and the NCLEX-RN examination
		Components of the NCLEX-RN test plan
		Preparing for the NCLEX-RN examination
		Summary
		References
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