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Nursing Today - E-Book

Nursing Today - E-Book

JoAnn Zerwekh | Ashley Zerwekh Garneau

(2014)

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Abstract

Popular with nursing students for its humorous cartoons and easy-to-read style, Nursing Today: Transition and Trends, 8th Edition helps you make a successful transition from student to practicing nurse. It covers the profession’s leading issues and opportunities, ensuring that you graduate not only with patient care skills, but also with career development skills such as resume writing, finding a job, and effective interviewing. Study questions and test-taking tips prepare you for the NCLEX-RN® exam, and discussions of communication and management prepare you to succeed in the workplace. Well-known educators JoAnn Zerwekh and Ashley Zerwekh Garneau provide the latest information on nursing issues and trends including health care reform, patient safety, and patterns of nursing care delivery.

  • An emphasis on making the transition into the workplace is included in chapters such as NCLEX-RN® and the New Graduate, Employment Considerations: Opportunities, Resumes, and Interviewing, and Mentorship, Preceptorship, and Nurse Residency Programs.
  • Coverage of QSEN and patient safety includes Quality and Safety Education for Nurses, National Patient Safety Foundation, and Institute of Medicine competencies related to patient safety, and addresses communication among health care providers, quality improvement, and guidelines from The Joint Commission.
  • Coverage of evidence-based practice includes management protocols and interventions used as the basis for clinical outcomes.
  • Coverage of nursing informatics helps you use technology, access information, and evaluate content to provide quality patient care — and includes a discussion of the Electronic Health Record (EHR).
  • Coverage of health care reform includes the Affordable Care Act of 2010 and the new Patient Bill of Rights as they apply to health care delivery and costs.
  • Student resources on an Evolve companion website include case studies for every chapter, NCLEX-RN® review questions, NCLEX-RN exam-style questions, memory notecards, and resume templates for creating professional resumes and cover letters. 
  • Thorough coverage includes all of the most important issues faced by the new nurse, preparing you to succeed in a professional nursing career.
  • Critical Thinking boxes offer questions and exercises asking you to apply what you have learned to clinical practice.
  • An engaging approach features lively cartoons, chapter objectives, bibliographies, and colorful summary boxes.

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Front Cover Cover
IFC IFC
Nursing Today: Transition and Trends iii
Copyright iv
CONTRIBUTORS v
REVIEWERS vii
PREFACE viii
FOR NURSING FACULTY ix
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
CONTENTS xii
Unit I - Professional Growth and Transition 1
Chapter 1 - Role Transitions 2
TRANSITIONS 3
REALITY SHOCK 6
ROLE TRANSFORMATION 10
CONCLUSION 19
RULES OF THE ROAD 21
Bibliography 22
Chapter 2 - Personal Management: Time and Self-Care Strategies 24
MANAGING YOUR TIME 24
MANAGING TASKS 31
MANAGING OTHERS 33
MANAGING YOUR GOALS 34
SELF-CARE STRATEGIES 36
CONCLUSION 47
BIBLIOGRAPHY 48
Chapter 3 - Mentorship, Preceptorship, and Nurse Residency Programs 49
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 50
WHAT MENTORING IS AND IS NOT 50
WHAT IS A NURSE RESIDENCY PROGRAM? 53
CONCLUSION 63
BIBLIOGRAPHY 64
Unit II - Career Development 66
Chapter 4 - Employment Considerations: Opportunities, Resumes, and Interviewing 67
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE JOB MARKET? 69
SELF-ASSESSMENT 70
RESEARCHING PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYERS 74
HOW DO I GO ABOUT RESEARCHING PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYERS? 76
WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW TO ASSESS THE ORGANIZATION? 78
RESUME WRITING 79
THE INTERVIEW PROCESS 84
CRITICAL FIRST 5 MINUTES! 87
PHASES OF THE INTERVIEW 88
HOW DO I HANDLE UNEXPECTED QUESTIONS OR SITUATIONS? 89
JOB OFFERS AND POSSIBLE REJECTION 90
CONCLUSION 94
BIBLIOGRAPHY 95
Chapter 5 - NCLEX-RN® Examination and the New Graduate 96
THE NCLEX-RN EXAMINATION 97
PREPARING FOR THE NCLEX-RN EXAMINATION 103
CONCLUSION 123
BIBLIOGRAPHY 124
Unit III - Nursing: A Developing Profession 125
6 - Historical Perspectives: Influences on the Present 126
NURSING HISTORY: PEOPLE AND PLACES 127
AMERICAN NURSING: CRITICAL FACTORS 134
HISTORY OF NURSING EDUCATION 139
THE NURSE’S ROLE: THE STRUGGLE FOR DEFINITIONS 140
CONCLUSION 145
BIBLIOGRAPHY 147
Chapter 7 - Nursing Education 149
PATH OF DIPLOMA EDUCATION 150
PATH OF ASSOCIATE DEGREE EDUCATION 151
PATH OF BACCALAUREATE EDUCATION 152
OTHER TYPES OF NURSING EDUCATION 153
NONTRADITIONAL PATHS FOR NURSING EDUCATION 156
GRADUATE EDUCATION 156
CREDENTIALING: LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION 161
NURSING EDUCATION: FUTURE TRENDS 163
CONCLUSION 166
BIBLIOGRAPHY 168
Chapter 8 - Nursing Theory 170
NURSING THEORY 171
CONCLUSION 185
BIBLIOGRAPHY 186
Chapter 9 - Image of Nursing: Influences of the Present 188
PROFESSIONAL IMAGE OF NURSING 189
NURSING ORGANIZATIONS 198
CONCLUSION 203
BIBLIOGRAPHY 204
Unit IV - Nursing Management 206
Chapter 10 - Challenges of Nursing Management and Leadership 207
MANAGEMENT VERSUS LEADERSHIP 208
THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: A DIFFERENT AGE FOR MANAGEMENT AND FOR LEADERSHIP 216
POWER AND AUTHORITY IN NURSING MANAGEMENT 222
MANAGEMENT PROBLEM SOLVING 224
THE CHALLENGE OF CHANGE 229
CONCLUSION 232
BIBLIOGRAPHY 234
Chapter 11 - Building Nursing Management Skills 237
COMMUNICATION AND PATIENT SAFETY 238
COMMUNICATING WHEN IT IS CRITICAL—WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO? 243
MANAGING TIME IN THE CLINICAL SETTING 248
MANAGING OTHERS 251
CONCLUSION 254
BIBLIOGRAPHY 255
Chapter 12 - Effective Communication and Team Building 256
COMMUNICATION IN THE WORKPLACE 257
WHAT DOES MY IMAGE COMMUNICATE TO OTHERS? 259
COMPONENTS OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION 263
GROUP COMMUNICATION 269
TEAM BUILDING 275
ASSERTIVE STYLES OF COMMUNICATION 278
CONCLUSION 283
BIBLIOGRAPHY 284
Chapter 13 - Conflict Management 286
CONFLICT 287
CONFLICT RESOLUTION 288
DEALING WITH DIFFICULT PEOPLE 292
SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE 300
CONCLUSION 302
BIBLIOGRAPHY 303
Chapter 14 - Delegation in the Clinical Setting 304
WHAT DOES DELEGATION MEAN? 305
WHO IS ACCOUNTABLE HERE? 307
THE RIGHT TASK 308
THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCES 312
THE RIGHT PERSON 316
THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND COMMUNICATION 319
THE RIGHT SUPERVISION AND EVALUATION 321
CONCLUSION 323
BIBLIOGRAPHY 324
Unit V - Current Issues in Health Care 326
Chapter 15 - The Health Care Organization and Patterns of Nursing Care Delivery 327
WHAT ARE SOME IMPORTANT CHALLENGES CURRENTLY FACING HEALTH CARE? 328
STRATEGIES TO CONTROL COSTS 329
CASE MANAGEMENT 330
DISEASE MANAGEMENT 331
PAY FOR PERFORMANCE 333
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE 333
SHORTAGE OF NURSES 334
THE IMPACT OF THE 2010 INSTITUTE FOR MEDICINE FUTURE OF NURSING REPORT 336
PATIENT SAFETY 337
THE EFFECTS OF VARIOUS PATTERNS OF NURSING CARE DELIVERY: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE 341
CONCLUSION 352
BIBLIOGRAPHY 353
Chapter 16 - Economics of the Health Care Delivery System 355
WHAT ARE THE TRENDS AFFECTING THE RISING COSTS OF HEALTH CARE? 356
WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF THE CHANGING ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT ON CLINICAL PRACTICE? 358
INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS 358
BUDGETS 363
CONCLUSION 374
BIBLIOGRAPHY 374
Chapter 17 - Political Action in Nursing 376
WHAT EXACTLY IS POLITICS? 378
WHAT IS POWER, AND WHERE DOES IT COME FROM? 381
NETWORKING AMONG COLLEAGUES 383
BUILDING COALITIONS 384
CONTROVERSIAL POLITICAL ISSUES AFFECTING NURSING 390
CONCLUSION 394
BIBLIOGRAPHY 394
18 - Collective Bargaining: Traditional (Union) and Nontraditional Approaches 396
Traditional (Union) and Nontraditional Approaches 396
WHEN DID THE ISSUES LEADING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING BEGIN? 398
THE EVOLUTION OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN NURSING 399
WHO REPRESENTS NURSES FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING? 400
THE DEBATE ABOUT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING 403
FUTURE TRENDS 414
CONCLUSION 416
BIBLIOGRAPHY 417
Chapter 19 - Ethical Issues 419
UNDERSTANDING ETHICS 420
CONCLUSION 442
Continued 443
BIBLIOGRAPHY 444
Chapter 20 - Legal Issues 446
SOURCES OF LAW 447
COURT ACTIONS BASED ON LEGAL PRINCIPLES 449
LEGAL CONTROL OVER NURSING PRACTICE 450
TORTS 454
NURSING MALPRACTICE 454
INTENTIONAL TORTS 472
CRIMINAL ACTIONS 477
RISK MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT 478
CONTROVERSIAL LEGAL ISSUES AFFECTING NURSING 482
CONCLUSION 484
BIBLIOGRAPHY 486
Unit VI - Contemporary Nursing Practice 488
Chapter 21 - Cultural and Spiritual Awareness 489
CULTURE AND SPIRITUALITY 489
OFFICE OF MINORITY HEALTH AND DISASTER PREPAREDNESS 492
CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL ASSESSMENT 494
CONCLUSION 499
BIBLIOGRAPHY 500
Chapter 22 - Quality Patient Care 502
STANDARDS OF QUALITY HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT 503
HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE 505
WHAT ARE CORE MEASURES? 507
WHAT IS HCAHPS? 507
WHAT IS HOSPITAL COMPARE? 508
JUST WHAT IS THE JOINT COMMISSION? 508
MONITORING THE QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE 508
Continued 509
WHAT ARE SOME OTHER AGENCIES INFLUENCING PATIENT SAFETY? 515
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT METHODS 516
TOOLS AND PROCESSES FOR CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT 517
HOW DO WE USE DMAIC? 519
HEALTH CARE PROVIDER CREDENTIALING FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT 527
CONCLUSION 528
Chapter 23 - Nursing Informatics 531
NURSING INFORMATICS 532
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE, TRENDS, AND ISSUES 535
CLINICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS 539
TRENDS 546
USING THE INTERNET: THE NEXT GENERATION OF HEALTH CARE DELIVERY 546
DATA ACCESS AT THE POINT OF CARE 548
EVALUATING INTERNET RESOURCES 550
NURSING INFORMATICS AND YOU 553
CONCLUSION 555
BIBLIOGRAPHY 556
Chapter 24 - Using Nursing Research in Practice 559
THE NEED FOR NURSING PRACTICE BASED ON RESEARCH 559
WHAT IS NURSING RESEARCH UTILIZATION? 560
RESEARCH UTILIZATION COMPARED WITH NURSING RESEARCH AND THE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH 565
DEFINING YOUR PRACTICE CONTEXT 567
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH 571
THE AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY 571
CONCLUSION 572
BIBLIOGRAPHY 572
Chapter 25 - Workplace Issues 574
QUESTIONS TO ASK WHEN STARTING A NEW POSITION 575
ERGONOMIC HAZARDS FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS 575
WORKPLACE VIOLENCE: A GROWING CONCERN IN HEALTH CARE 579
OTHER WORKPLACE ISSUES 584
CONCLUSION 592
BIBLIOGRAPHY 594
Chapter 26 - Emergency Preparedness 596
WHAT IS PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS? 597
CLINICAL PREPAREDNESS 597
WHAT IS TRIAGE? 606
PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS AND ADMINISTRATIVE EFFORTS 607
COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE ISSUES AND PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS 608
WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS ISSUES? 611
WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DISASTER MENTAL HEALTH? 611
CONCLUSION 618
BIBLIOGRAPHY 618
INDEX 620