cover image - Contemporary Nursing Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card), 9th Edition
ISBN: 9780323824286
Copyright: 2023
Publication Date: 02-17-2022
Page Count: 544
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $75.99

Contemporary Nursing Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card), 9th Edition

by Barbara Cherry, DNSc, MBA, RN, NEA-BC and Susan R. Jacob, PhD, MS, RN

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cover image - Contemporary Nursing Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card), 9th Edition
ISBN: 9780323824286
Copyright: 2023
Publication Date: 02-17-2022
Page Count: 544
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $75.99
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With an understanding of healthcare issues, students can enhance patient care and advance the nursing profession! Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, & Management, 9th Edition ensures that your students 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. Updated with information on COVID-19 and a new chapter on clinical judgment, this text not only prepares students for the NCLEX-RN® examination, but for effective leadership and management in the workplace.

    • NEW! Information on COVID-19 covers preparedness for a pandemic response, legal issues and ethical dilemmas of COVID-19, the nursing shortage, access to personal protective equipment, and the growth of telehealth/telemedicine care.
    • NEW! Clinical Judgment chapter emphasizes the development of clinical reasoning skills.
    • NEW! Additional coverage in Theories of Nursing Practice chapter includes the application of theories in nursing practice, Watson’s theory of caring, and Swanson’s middle range theory.
    • NEW! Updated coverage of delegation and supervision includes the most current guidelines from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.
    • NEW! Updates to contemporary trends and issues include AACN essentials, associate degree-BSN, nursing education in other countries, online programs, distance education, and more.
    • NEW! Updates in Paying for Health Care in America chapter cover current payment models, the social determinants of health, and healthcare access.
    • NEW! Additional information on CBD oil and the legalization of marijuana is included.
    • Vignettes at the beginning of each chapter personalize nursing practice and history, and help students understand their place in the profession. 
    • Full-color illustrations and design demonstrate concepts and make the text visually appealing.
    • Case studies help students 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 students organize and focus their study, and a summary at the end of each chapter reinforces the key points to remember. 
    • Professional/Ethical Issue in every chapter asks students to think critically and apply concepts to a real-life dilemma.
    • Unit 3: Leadership and Management in Nursing guides students 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.
    • NEW! Information on COVID-19 covers preparedness for a pandemic response, legal issues and ethical dilemmas of COVID-19, the nursing shortage, access to personal protective equipment, and the growth of telehealth/telemedicine care.
    • NEW! Clinical Judgment chapter emphasizes the development of clinical reasoning skills.
    • NEW! Additional coverage in Theories of Nursing Practice chapter includes the application of theories in nursing practice, Watson’s theory of caring, and Swanson’s middle range theory.
    • NEW! Updated coverage of delegation and supervision includes the most current guidelines from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.
    • NEW! Updates to contemporary trends and issues include AACN essentials, associate degree-BSN, nursing education in other countries, online programs, distance education, and more.
    • NEW! Updates in Paying for Health Care in America chapter cover current payment models, the social determinants of health, and healthcare access.
    • NEW! Additional information on CBD oil and the legalization of marijuana is included.
  • 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

    Unit 2: Current Issues in Health Care
    6. Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice

    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 and Social Issues in Nursing and Health Care
    11. Complementary and Alternative Healing
    12. Palliative Care
    13. Workforce Advocacy and the Nursing Shortage
    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
    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-NEW

    Unit 4:  Career Management

    25. Making the Transition from Student to Professional Nurse
    26. Managing Time: The Path to High Self-Performance
    27. Contemporary Nursing Roles and Career Opportunities
    28. Job Search: Finding Your Match
    29. NCLEX-RN ® Examination

  • Barbara Cherry, DNSc, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, Professor Emerita, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Nursing, Lubbock, Texas, USA and Susan R. Jacob, PhD, MS, RN, Professor Emerita, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Nursing, Memphis, Tennessee
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