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The AJN Book of the Year award-winning textbook, Nursing in Todays World, is now in its thoroughly revised, updated Ninth Edition. This vibrant full-color text presents basic concepts underlying professional nursing along with contemporary issues affecting the profession, including educational preparation, health care finance, legal responsibilities, and ethics/bioethics. Critical thinking exercises are embedded throughout the chapters. Key terms and concepts are highlighted in bold.
This edition has more critical thinking exercises, plus a new Communication feature that teaches students how to communicate effectively in difficult situations. A new chapter, Nursing for the Future, includes discussions on informatics in nursing and evidence-based practice.
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Unit I: ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL ASPECTS OF HEALTH CARE DELIVERY
Chapter 1: Understanding the Health Care Environment and Its Financing
Chapter 2: The Political Process in Society and in Nursing Organizations
Chapter 3: The Nursing Profession and the Community
Unit II: APPRECIATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF NURSING AS A PROFESSION
Chapter 4: Exploring the Growth of Nursing as a Profession
Chapter 5: Educational Preparation for Nursing
Chapter 6: Nursing for the Future
Unit III: LEGAL AND ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PRACTICE
Chapter 7: Credentials for Health Care Providers
Chapter 8: Legal Responsibilities for Practice
Chapter 9: Ethical Concerns in Nursing Practice
Chapter 10: Bioethical Issues in Health Care
Unit IV: INTRODUCTION TO LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT ROLES
Chapter 11: Understanding the World of Healthcare Employment
Chapter 12: Initiating the Leadership and Management Role
Chapter 13: Working with Others for Patient Care
Chapter 14: Leading Change and Managing Conflict
Unit V: CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH
Chapter 15: Making Professional Goals A Reality
Chapter 16: Facing the Challenges of Todays Workplace
Appendix A: Commonly Used Acronyms