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Contemporary Nursing
Issues, Trends, & Management
- 9th Edition - November 1, 2021
- Authors: Barbara Cherry, Susan R. Jacob
- Language: English
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With an understanding of healthcare issues, you can improve patient care and advance the nursing profession! Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, & Management, 9th Editi… Read more
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Request a sales quoteWith an understanding of healthcare issues, you can improve patient care and advance the nursing profession! Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, & Management, 9th 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, social and ethical issues, the rising cost of health care, quality improvement and patient safety, palliative care, effective decision-making, collective bargaining and unions, managing time, and career opportunities. Written by noted nursing educators Barbara Cherry and Susan R. Jacob, this text not only prepares you for the NCLEX-RN® examination, but for effective leadership and management in the workplace.
- Vignettes at the beginning of each chapter personalize nursing practice and history, and help you understand your place in the profession.
- Full-color illustrations and design demonstrate concepts and make the text visually appealing.
- Case studies help you apply theory to clinical practice.
- Colorful, humorous cartoons depict the themes in each chapter.
- Key terms, learning outcomes, and chapter overviews begin each chapter, helping you organize and focus your study, and a summary at the end of each chapter reinforces the key points to remember.
- Professional/Ethical Issue in every chapter tests your ability to think critically and apply concepts to a real-life dilemma.
- Unit 3: Leadership and Management in Nursing guides you through skills such as budgeting, communication and conflict resolution, staffing, health policy and politics, and more.
- Unit 4: Career Management describes how to make the transition from student to professional, including time management, career opportunities, and tips on how to pass the NCLEX-RN® examination.
Undergraduate Issues and Trends courses
Associate Degree Annual Enrollment: 141,343
Baccalaureate Annual Enrollment: 263,282
RN-to-BSN Annual Enrollment: 119,428- Cover Image
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Being a Nurse Means . . .
- Contributors
- Reviewers
- Preface
- About the Authors
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Contents
- Unit 1 The Development of Nursing
- 1 The Evolution of ProfessionalNursing
- LEARNING OUTCOMES
- KEY TERMS
- 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
- 1900 TO WORLD WAR I
- SUMMARY
- REFERENCES
- 2 The Contemporary Image of Professional Nursing
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- 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 NursingEducation
- LEARNING OUTCOMES
- KEY TERMS
- PROFESSIONAL/ETHICAL ISSUE
- VIGNETTE
- CHAPTER OVERVIEW
- INTRODUCTION
- TRENDS AND ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY NURSING EDUCATION
- HOLISTIC ADMISSIONS REVIEW
- DIVERSITY IN NURSING EDUCATION PROGRAMS
- FLEXIBLE EDUCATION, MOBILITY, AND DISTANCE-LEARNING PROGRAMS
- SUMMARY
- REFERENCES
- 4 Nursing Licensure and Certification
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- 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
- LEARNING OUTCOMES
- KEY TERMS
- 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
- LEARNING OUTCOMES
- KEY TERMS
- 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
- LEARNING OUTCOMES
- KEY TERMS
- 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 (ACA)
- HOW HEALTH CARE IS PAID FOR
- EFFECT OF PAYMENT METHODS
- IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSES: MANAGING COST-EFFECTIVE, HIGH-QUALITY CARE
- SUMMARY
- REFERENCES
- 8 Legal Issues in Nursing and Health Care
- LEARNING OUTCOMES
- KEY TERMS
- 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
- LEARNING OUTCOMES
- KEY TERMS
- 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
- LEARNING OUTCOMES
- KEY TERMS
- 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 AlternativeHealing
- LEARNING OUTCOMES
- KEY TERMS
- 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
- REFERENCES
- ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
- 12 Palliative Care
- LEARNING OUTCOMES
- KEY TERMS
- 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 PracticeEnvironment
- LEARNING OUTCOMES
- KEY TERMS
- PROFESSIONAL/ETHICAL ISSUE
- VIGNETTE
- CHAPTER OVERVIEW
- PROMOTING WORKFORCE ADVOCACY AND A PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE ENVIRONMENT
- NURSING SHORTAGES AND WORKFORCE CHALLENGES
- SAFE STAFFING
- PATIENT ADVOCACY
- NURSES AND WORKPLACE SAFETY
- MAGNET RECOGNITION PROGRAM AND PATHWAYS TO EXCELLENCE
- SHARED GOVERNANCE
- CONFLICT RESOLUTION
- SUMMARY
- CLINICAL JUDGMENT AND NEXT-GENERATION NCLEX® EXAMINATION-STYLE QUESTIONS
- REFERENCES
- 14 Collective Bargaining and Unionsin Today’s Workplace
- LEARNING OUTCOMES
- KEY TERMS
- 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
- LEARNING OUTCOMES
- KEY TERMS
- PROFESSIONAL/ETHICAL ISSUE
- VIGNETTE
- CHAPTER OVERVIEW
- HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACROSS THE GLOBE
- ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS
- EHR Data Management
- EHRs: “Meaningful Use” (MU) and Moving to Promoting Interoperability (PIP)
- EHRs and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- DIGITAL HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES
- CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
- FUTURE HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRENDS
- SUMMARY
- REFERENCES
- 16 Emergency Preparednessand Response for Today’s World
- LEARNING OUTCOMES
- KEY TERMS
- 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 Leadership and Management in Nursing
- 17 Nursing Leadership and Management
- LEARNING OUTCOMES
- KEY TERMS
- 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 JOY AND ENGAGEMENT IN THE WORKPLACE
- SUMMARY
- CLINICAL JUDGMENT AND NEXT-GENERATION NCLEX® EXAMINATION-STYLE QUESTIONS
- REFERENCES
- 18 Budgeting Basics for Nurses
- LEARNING OUTCOMES
- KEY TERMS
- PROFESSIONAL/ETHICAL ISSUE
- VIGNETTE
- CHAPTER OVERVIEW
- WHAT IS BUDGETING?
- TYPES OF BUDGETS
- BUDGET METHODS
- 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
- LEARNING OUTCOMES
- KEY TERMS
- 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
- CLINICAL JUDGMENT AND NEXT-GENERATION NCLEX® EXAMINATION-STYLE QUESTIONS
- REFERENCES
- 20 Effective Delegation and Supervision
- LEARNING OUTCOMES
- KEY TERMS
- 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
- CLINICAL JUDGMENT AND NEXT-GENERATION NCLEX® EXAMINATION-STYLE QUESTIONS
- REFERENCES
- 21 Staffing and Nursing Care Delivery Models
- LEARNING OUTCOMES
- KEY TERMS
- PROFESSIONAL/ETHICAL ISSUE
- VIGNETTE
- CHAPTER OVERVIEW
- STAFFING—THE KEY TO QUALITY CARE
- NURSING CARE DELIVERY MODELS
- PATIENT-CENTERED CARE
- CASE MANAGEMENT
- CLINICAL PATHWAYS
- CHOOSING A NURSING CARE DELIVERY MODEL
- THE FUTURE IS HERE: EVOLVING NURSING CARE DELIVERY MODELS
- SUMMARY
- REFERENCES
- 22 Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
- LEARNING OUTCOMES
- KEY TERMS
- 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
- CLINICAL JUDGMENT AND NEXT-GENERATION NCLEX® EXAMINATION-STYLE QUESTIONS
- REFERENCES
- 23 Health Policy and Politics: Get Involved!
- LEARNING OUTCOMES
- KEY TERMS
- 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
- NATIONAL STUDENT NURSES ASSOCIATION (NSNA)
- CURRENT HEALTH POLICY ISSUES
- SUMMARY
- CLINICAL JUDGMENT AND NEXT-GENERATION NCLEX® EXAMINATION-STYLE QUESTIONS
- REFERENCES
- 24 Clinical Judgment
- LEARNINGOUTCOMES
- KEY TERMS
- PROFESSIONAL/ETHICAL ISSUE
- VIGNETTE
- CHAPTER OVERVIEW
- CLINICAL JUDGMENT AND THE NURSING PROCESS
- SUMMARY
- REFERENCES
- Unit 4 Career Management
- 25 Making the Transition from Student to Professional Nurse
- LEARNING OUTCOMES
- KEY TERMS
- 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
- 26 Managing Time: The Path to High Self-Performance
- LEARNING OUTCOMES
- KEY TERMS
- 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
- CLINICAL JUDGMENT AND NEXT-GENERATION NCLEX® EXAMINATION-STYLE QUESTIONS
- REFERENCES
- 27 Job Search: Finding Your Match
- LEARNING OUTCOMES
- KEY TERMS
- 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
- LEARNING OUTCOMES
- KEY TERMS
- 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
- Index
- Answer key
- No. of pages: 544
- Language: English
- Edition: 9
- Published: November 1, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- formats.LooseLeaf ISBN: 9780323824262
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323776875
- eBook ISBN: 9780323824293
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Barbara Cherry
Professor Emerita Barbara Cherry works at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Nursing, Lubbock, Texas, USA.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emerita, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Nursing, Lubbock, Texas, USASJ
Susan R. Jacob
Professor Emerita Susan R. Jacob works at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Nursing, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emerita, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Nursing, Memphis, Tennessee