Contemporary Nursing Issues, Trends, & Management PDF
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Contemporary Nursing ISSUES, TRENDS, & MANAGEMENT EIGHTH EDITION Barbara Cherry, DNSc, MBA, RN, NEA-BC Professor, Associate Dean and Department Chair for Leadership Studies, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Nursing, Lubbock, Texas Susan R. Jacob, PhD, MSN, RN Professor and Assistant Dean of Quality and Strategic Affairs, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Nursing 2 Education Consultant for Faith Community Nursing, Westberg Institute, Church Health, Memphis, Tennessee 3 Table of Contents Cover image Title page Copyright Dedication How to use Contributors Reviewers Preface About the authors Acknowledgments UNIT 1. The Development of Nursing 4 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 5 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 6 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 7 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 8 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 9 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 10
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