Get the big picture on professional nursing issues and prepare for leadership and management! Contemporary Nursing:: Issues, Trends, and Management, Tenth Edition ensures that you are prepared for the complex and rapidly changing world of today’s nursing. Coverage of key topics includes nursing theories and evidence-based practice, patient safety and quality care, clinical judgment, delegation and supervision, communication and interdisciplinary collaboration, and working within a multicultural and multigenerational environment. Written by noted nursing educators Barbara Cherry and Susan R. Jacob, this text not only prepares you for success on the NCLEX-RN® examination but for a role as an effective nursing manager and leader.
UNIT 1 The Development of Nursing 1. The Evolution of Professional Nursing 2. The Contemporary Image of Professional Nursing 3. The Influence of Contemporary Trends and Issues on Nursing Education 4. Nursing Licensure and Certification 5. Theories of Nursing Practice 6. Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
Unit 2 Current Issues in Health Care 7. Paying for Health Care in America: Rising Costs and Challenges 8. Legal Issues in Nursing and Health Care 9. Ethical and Bioethical Issues in Nursing and Health Care 10. Cultural Competency, Person-Centered Care, and Social Issues in Nursing and Health Care 11. Complementary and Alternative Healing 12. Palliative Care 13. Workplace Advocacy for a Professional Nursing Practice Environment 14. Collective Bargaining and Unions in Today’s Workplace 15. Information Technology in the Clinical Setting 16. Emergency Preparedness and Response for Today’s World
Unit 3 Leadership and Management in Nursing 17. Nursing Leadership and Management: The Foundations 18. Budgeting Basics for Nurses 19. Effective Communication and Conflict Resolution 20. Effective Delegation and Supervision 21. Staffing and Nursing Care Delivery Models 22. Quality Improvement and Patient Safety 23. Health Policy and Politics: Get Involved! 24. Clinical Judgment
Unit 4 Career Management 25. Making the Transition from Student to Professional Nurse 26. Managing Time: The Path to High Self-Performance 27. Job Search: Finding Your Match 28. The NCLEX-RN® Examination
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