Cherry B., Jacob S.R. Contemporary Nursing

Boston: Elsevier, 2017. — 927 p.How to useThe Development of Nursing
The evolution of professional nursing
Professional/ethical issue
VignettePrehistoric period
Early civilization
The middle ages
The renaissance and the reformation period
The colonial american period
Florence nightingale
Mary seacole
Nursing in the united statesAdditional resourcesThe contemporary image of professional nursing
Professional/ethical issue
Response 1
Response 2
VignetteImages 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 imageThe influence of contemporary trends and issues on nursing education
Professional/ethical issue
VignetteTrends and issues in contemporary nursing education
Diversity in nursing education programs
Flexible education, mobility, and distance-learning programsNursing licensure and certification
Professional/ethical issue
VignetteThe 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
CertificationTheories of nursing practice
Professional/ethical issue
VignetteScience and theory
Florence nightingale: The first nursing theorist
Survey of selected nursing theories
Future of nursing theories and theoristsAdditional resourcesNursing research and evidence-based practice
Ethical/professional issue
VignetteDefinition 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 researchCurrent Issues in Health Care
Paying for health care in America: Rising costs and challenges
Professional/ethical issue
VignetteHistory 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
Implications for nurses: Managing cost-effective, high-quality careLegal issues in nursing and health care
Professional/ethical issue
VignetteSources of law and nursing practice
Statutory law
Common law
Civil law
Reducing legal liability
Intentional torts in nursing practice
The law and patient rightsEthical and bioethical issues in nursing and health care
Professional/ethical issue
VignetteNursing 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 betweenCultural competency and social issues in nursing and health care
Professional/ethical issue
VignettePopulation 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 assessmentAdditional resourcesComplementary and alternative healing
Professional/ethical issue
VignetteUse of complementary and alternative healing methods
Principles underlying alternative healing
Overview of popular CAM healing therapies
Nursing and complementary and alternative medicine therapiesAdditional resourcesPalliative care
Professional/ethical issue
VignetteThe 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 concernsWorkforce advocacy for a professional nursing practice environment
Professional/ethical issue
VignettePromoting workforce advocacy and a professional practice environment
Nursing shortages and workforce challenges
Safe staffing
Patient advocacy and safety
Nurse and workplace safety
Magnet recognition program
Pathway to excellence recognition program
Shared governanceCollective bargaining and unions in today’s workplace
Professional/ethical issue
VignetteDevelopment of collective bargaining in America
The collective bargaining process
Unions and professional nursingInformation technology in the clinical setting
Professional/ethical issue
VignetteHealth information technology across the globe
Electronic health records
Point-of-care technology
Information literacy for nurses
Consumer health information technology
Future health information technology trends16. Emergency preparedness and response for today’s world
Professional/ethical issue
VignetteThe 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
Manmade causes of mass casualty: Active shooter eventsLeadership and Management in Nursing
Nursing leadership and management
Professional/ethical issue
VignetteLeadership and management defined and distinguished
Leadership theory
Leadership skills
Management theory
Management functions
Roles of the nurse leader and manager
Creating a caring and respectful environment
Special leadership challenges in the twenty-first centuryBudgeting basics for nurses
Professional/ethical issue
VignetteWhat is budgeting?
Types of budgets
Developing a budget
Variance analysis
Cost concepts related to budgeting
Improving the cost and quality of clinical careEffective communication and conflict resolution
Professional/ethical issue
VignetteOur profession speaks
The communication process
Verbal versus nonverbal communication
Positive communication techniques
Negative communication techniques
Listening
Written and electronic communication
Communication styles
Special influences on communication
Social media — warning! warning! warning!
Understanding and managing conflictEffective delegation and supervision
Professional/ethical issue
VignetteDelegation 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 skillsStaffing and nursing care delivery models
Professional/ethical issue
VignetteStaffing
Nursing care delivery models
Patient-centered care
Case management
Clinical pathways
Choosing a nursing care delivery model
Future nursing care delivery modelsQuality improvement and patient safety
Professional/ethical issue
VignetteThe 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 improvementHealth policy and politics: Get involved!
Professional/ethical issue
VignetteNurses’ 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 issuesMaking the transition from student to professional nurse
Professional/ethical issue
VignetteReal-life scenario
Reality shock
Causes of reality shock
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 nurseCareer Management
Managing time: The path to high self-performance
Professional/ethical issue
VignetteHealth care today
Perspectives on time
Energy management
Time distractions and energy distractions
Time-management strategies
Continuing to succeedContemporary nursing roles and career opportunities
Professional/ethical dilemma
VignetteNursing — much the same, but bigger and better
Nurses today: Who are they, and what are they doing?
Advanced practice nursing
What about the future?Job search: Finding your match
Professional/ethical issue
VignetteExploring options
Written introductions
How to interview effectively
The applicant’s tasks
The employer’s tasksAdditional resourceThe NCLEX-RN examination
Professional/ethical issue
VignetteAre you prepared for the NCLEX-RN examination?
The NCLEX-RN examination
Cognitive domains and the NCLEX-RN examination
Components of the NCLEX-RN examination test plan
Preparing for the NCLEX-RN examination