Evolve Resources for Nursing Today: Transition and Trends, 12th Edition

• Expanded NCLEX chapter to include all question types • Expanded Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) content • Expanded Social Determinants of Health content • NEW information on Artificial Intelligence • Expanded information on social media and the novice nurse

UNIT I: Professional Growth and Transition 1. Role Transitions 2. Personal Management: Time and Self-care Strategies 3. Mentorship, Preceptorship, and Nurse Residency Programs 4. Employment Considerations: Opportunities, Resumes and Interviewing 5. NCLEX-RN and the New Graduate UNIT II: Nursing: A Developing Profession 6. Historical Perspectives: Influences on the Present 7. Nursing Education 8. Nursing Theories 9. Professional Image of Nursing UNIT III: Nursing Management 10. Challenges of Nursing Management & Leadership 11. Building Nursing Management Skills 12. Effective Communication, Team Building, and Interprofessional Practice 13. Conflict Management 14. Delegation in the Clinical Setting UNIT IV: Current Issues in Health Care 15. The Health Care Organization and Patterns of Nursing Care Delivery 16. Economics in the Health Care Delivery System 17. Political Action in Nursing 18. Collective Bargaining: Traditional (Union) and Nontraditional Approaches 19. Ethical Issues 20. Legal Issues Unit V: Contemporary Nursing Practice 21. Cultural & Spiritual Awareness 22. Quality Patient Care 23. Nursing Informatics 24. Using Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Research 25. Workplace Issues 26. Emergency Preparedness

JoAnn Zerwekh, EdD, MSN, RN, President/CEO, Nursing Education Consultants, Inc., Chandler, Arizona, USA and Ashley Zerwekh Garneau, PhD, RN, Nursing Faculty, Department of Nursing, GateWay Community College, Phoenix, Arizona, USA