- NEW! Updated information on the Affordable Care Act keeps you in the know.
- NEW! Information on care coordination prepares you to make more informed decisions about patient care.
- NEW! Information on care transitions so you know what to expect upon entering the workforce.
- NEW! Increased content on diversity in nursing, ethnocentrism, moral distress and moral courage, communication models (SBAR, CUS and others), and RN to BSN education.
- NEW! Cognitive rehearsal prepares you for the unlikely threat of lateral violence
- NEW! Tips on documentation include both electronic and paper types.
- NEW! Social justice in nursing helps you to learn to advocate for patients who need your help.
Table of Contents
1.Nursing in Today's Evolving Health Care Environment2.The History and Social Context of Nursing
3.Nursing's Pathway to Professionalism
4.Nursing Education in an Evolving Health Care Environment
5.Becoming a Professional Nurse:� Defining Nursing and Socialization into Practice
6.Nursing as a Regulated Practice:� Legal Issues
7.Ethics:� Basic Concepts for Professional Nursing Practice
8.Conceptual and Philosophical Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice
9.Nursing Theory:� The Basis for Professional Nursing
10.The Science of Nursing and Evidence-Based Practice
11.Developing Nursing Judgment Through Critical Thinking
12.Communication and Collaboration in Professional Nursing
13.Nurses, Patients, and Families:� Caring at the Intersection of Health, Illness, and Culture
14.Health Care in the United States
15.Political Activism in Nursing:� Communities, Organizations, Government
16.Nursing Challenge:� To Continue to Evolve
