Advancing Your Career : Concepts of Professional Nursing

by Kearney, Rose

Edition:

2nd

ISBN13:

9780803608078

ISBN10:

0803608071

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Pub. Date:

5/1/2001

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DAVIS F A CO

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Technical College of the Lowcountry, Beaufort, SC. Text for nursing students returning to school to become a professional nurse. Covers the concepts of professional nursing practice. New to this edition are interactive exercises added to engage the reader, and a reorganized, five-section format, and emphasizes the role of leadership in nursing. Previous edition: c1997. Softcover.

SECTION I INTRODUCTION

Professional Nursing Practice

(19)

Rose Kearney

Characteristics of a Profession

(4)

Systematic Theory and Knowledge Base

(1)

Authority

(1)

Community Sanction

(1)

Code of Ethics

(1)

Professional Culture

(2)

Professionalism in Nursing

(5)

Your Philosophy of Nursing

(9)

Coping with Returning to School

(29)

Bernadette Dorsch Curry

What to Expect

(1)

Setting Personal Goals

(1)

Refining Professional Identity

(1)

Role Conflicts and Stressors

(1)

Educational Conflicts and Stressors

(2)

Fitting Into Academe

(1)

Grades

(1)

Test Anxiety

(1)

Writing Papers

(1)

Active Classroom---Active Learner

(1)

Computer Anxiety

(1)

Academic Transition

(1)

Work-Related Problems

(1)

Family Complications

(1)

Multiple Roles

(1)

Personal Stressors

(1)

Time Management

(2)

How to Organize

(1)

Barriers to Time Management

(2)

Procrastination

(1)

Interruptions

(1)

Time Savers

(1)

Setting Limits

(1)

Balance

(1)

Pace

(1)

Assembling Resources

(5)

Educational Resources

(3)

Professional Resources

(1)

Family Resources

(1)

Health: An Overlooked Resource

(1)

Streamlining Work

(2)

Educational Streamlining

(2)

Professional Streamlining

(1)

Streamlining Domestic Functions

(1)

Study Tips

(10)

Study Environment

(1)

Preparation for Study

(1)

Study Process

(8)

SECTION II THEORETICAL BASIS OF NURSING PRACTICE

What is Theory

(19)

Rose Kearney

Terminology in Theory Development and Analysis

(2)

Theory Description and Evaluation

(1)

Applied Theories

(11)

Maslow's Theory of Human Motivation and Hierarchy of Basic Needs

(3)

Developmental Theories

(4)

Systems Theory

(3)

The Impact of Theory on Practice

(4)

Evolution and Use of Formal Nursing Knowledge

(35)

Jacqueline Fawcett

Barbara Swoyer

Formal Nursing Knowledge

(1)

Conceptual Models of Nursing

(1)

Functions of Conceptual Models of Nursing

(1)

Florence Nightingale's Notes on Nursing

(1)

Nursing Theories

(1)

Virginia Henderson's Definition of Nursing

(1)

Summary of Formal Knowledge in Nursing: Conceptual Models

(13)

Dorothy Johnson's Behavioral System Model

(1)

Imogene King's General Systems Framework

(2)

Myra Levine's Conservation Model

(2)

Betty Neuman's Systems Model

(1)

Dorothea Orem's Self-Care Framework

(3)

Martha Rogers' Science of Unitary Human Beings

(1)

Callista Roy's Adaptation Model

(2)

Functions of Nursing Theories

(1)

Grand Theories

(1)

Middle-Range Theories

(1)

Advantages of Using Formal Nursing Knowledge

(1)

Summary of Formal Nursing Knowledge Grand Theories

(4)

Madeleine Leininger's Theory of Cultural Care Diversity and Universality

(1)

Margaret Newman's Theory of Health as Expanding Consciousness

(1)

Rosemarie Parse's Theory of Human Becoming

(2)

Summary of Formal Nursing Knowledge Middle-Range Theories

(5)

Ida Jean Orlando's Theory of the Nursing Process Discipline

(1)

Hildegard Peplau's Theory of Interpersonal Relations

(1)

Jean Watson's Theory of Human Caring

(2)

Risks and Rewards of Using Formal Nursing Knowledge

(1)

Selecting a Conceptual Model or Nursing Theory for Professional Nursing Practice

(1)

Using Conceptual Models to Guide Professional Nursing Practice

(3)

Case Study: Orem's Self-Care Framework

(1)

Case Study: Roy's Adaptation Model

100

(5)

Health and Illness Models

105

(19)

Rose Kearney

Theories of Health and Illness

106

(6)

Chronic Illness Model

112

(2)

Levels of Prevention

114

(1)

Cultural Influence on Health Perceptions and Promotion

115

(4)

Nursing's Role

119

(5)

Research as a Basis for Practice

124

(23)

Rose Kearney

Nursing Research Focus

125

(1)

Legal and Ethical Considerations

126

(3)

Process of Nursing Research

129

(3)

Research Utilization

132

(1)

Research Critique

133

(5)

Eliminating Barriers to Application of Clinical Research

138

(9)

SECTION III CRITICAL COMPONENTS OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE

Effective Communication

147

(19)

Nancy Fleming Courts

Communication Models

149

(3)

Basic Assumptions of Communication Models

149

(1)

Basic Components of Communication Models

150

(2)

Essential Components of Effective Communication

152

(3)

Variables in Therapeutic Communication

152

(3)

Nonverbal Forms of Communication

155

(3)

Dimensions of Nonverbal Communication

156

(2)

Communication Techniques

158

(1)

Timing is Everything

158

(1)

Select an Appropriate Environment

158

(1)

Foster Trust During the Meeting

158

(1)

Learn to Assess

159

(1)

Questions and Statements That Achieve Results

159

(3)

Nontherapeutic Communication

162

(1)

Ethics in Communication

163

(3)

Group Theory

166

(21)

Rose Kearney

Joanne Lavin

Group Process

167

(1)

Group Characteristics

167

(2)

Group Structure

168

(1)

Composition of Groups

168

(1)

Leader and Participant Roles

168

(1)

Group Focus

169

(1)

Setting Up a Group

169

(3)

Effective Groups

172

(2)

Stages of Group Development

174

(1)

The Group Leader

175

(3)

Traditional Leadership Styles

175

(1)

Leadership Skills

176

(2)

Roles of Group Members

178

(3)

Interorganizational and Intraorganizational Groups

181

(6)

Critical Thinking

187

(15)

Rebecca S. Parrish

Genevieve M. Bartol

Historical Perspective

188

(1)

Critical Thinking in Nursing

188

(1)

Definitions of Critical Thinking

189

(1)

Descriptive Statements About Critical Thinking

190

(2)

Measuring Critical Thinking

192

(1)

Developing Critical Thinking Skills

192

(2)

Nursing Process and Critical Thinking

194

(2)

Case Study

196

(6)

Teaching-Learning Process

202

(24)

Rose Kearney

The Teaching and Learning Process

203

(6)

Learning Theory

203

(3)

Teaching and Learning Principles

206

(3)

Cognitive Learning Styles

209

(1)

Adult Learning Theory

209

(2)

Readiness and Learning

211

(1)

Writing Behavioral Objectives

212

(2)

Developing Lesson Plans

214

(1)

Teaching Skills and Methods

215

(5)

Evaluation of Outcomes

220

(6)

Leadership

226

(20)

Theresa M. Valiga

Sheila C. Grossman

Definitions of Leadership

227

(1)

Leadership Styles

228

(1)

Theories of Leadership

229

(1)

Components of Effective Leadership and Tasks of Leadership

230

(6)

Envisioning Goals

230

(1)

Affirming Values

230

(1)

Motivating

231

(1)

Managing

232

(1)

Achieving a Workable Unity

232

(2)

Explaining

234

(1)

Serving as a Symbol

234

(1)

Representing the Group

235

(1)

Renewing

235

(1)

Stewardship

236

(1)

Nursing Leadership for the 21st Century

236

(10)

Management in Organizations

246

(29)

Rose Kearney

Organizational Theory: Organizations as Systems

247

(2)

Organizational Structures

249

(7)

Structural Components for Decision Making and Management

254

(2)

Organizational Functions

256

(1)

Management

257

(2)

Management Theories

258

(1)

Organizational Culture

259

(3)

Communication Unique to Organizations

262

(3)

Organizations, Health Care, and Nursing Management

265

(1)

Power

266

(1)

The Art of Negotiation

266

(2)

The Art of Delegation

268

(1)

Principles of Delegation

268

(1)

Process of Delegating

269

(1)

Dealing with Difficult People

269

(6)

Change

275

(24)

Rose Kearney

Theories of Change

276

(6)

Lewin

276

(2)

Lippitt

278

(1)

Havelock

279

(1)

Rogers

280

(2)

Change Agents

282

(3)

Changes in Individuals, Families, and Groups

285

(1)

Organizational Change

286

(13)

Professional Ethics

299

(26)

Joseph T. Catalano

Ethical Principles

300

(2)

Two Ethical Systems

302

(3)

Utilitarianism

302

(2)

Deontology

304

(1)

Applying Ethical Theories

305

(3)

The Decision-Making Model in Ethics

305

(3)

Nursing Code of Ethics

308

(1)

Common Ethical Dilemmas in Nursing

309

(16)

Access to Care

309

(2)

Organ Transplantation

311

(1)

End-of-Life Decisions

312

(1)

HIV and AIDS

312

(1)

Advance Directives

313

(2)

Staffing and Delegation

315

(1)

Cloning and Genetic Manipulation

316

(9)

SECTION IV PROVIDING CARE

Managing and Providing Care

325

(18)

Vicki L. Buchda

Rose Kearney

Organizing Care

326

(1)

Driving Forces

326

(1)

Roles and Role Delineation

327

(4)

Delivering Care

331

(4)

Current Concerns of Care Delivery Systems

331

(1)

Models of Care Delivery

331

(4)

Care Maps

335

(3)

Documentation

338

(1)

Taxonomies

339

(4)

Healthy Initiatives for At-Risk Populations

343

(27)

Rose Kearney

Healthy People 2000

344

(7)

Healthy People 2000: Special Populations

350

(1)

Healthy Communities 2000

351

(1)

Healthy People 2010

352

(4)

Our Aging Population

356

(6)

Characterizing Aging Americans

358

(1)

Major Health Problems of Aging Adults

359

(1)

Needs of Aging Adults

360

(2)

Nursing in the Community

362

(8)

Rural versus Urban Settings

365

(5)

Quality Health Care

370

(18)

Francoise Dunefsky

Historical Perspectives

371

(1)

Theoretical Models for Quality

372

(5)

Deming's Principles for Transformation

372

(3)

Juran Trilogy

375

(1)

The 10-Step Model for Monitoring and Evaluation (JCAHO)

376

(1)

Continuous Quality Improvement in Health Care

377

(2)

Quality as Strategy

377

(1)

Total Quality Management and Continuous Quality Improvement

378

(1)

Transition from Quality Assurance to Continuous Quality Improvement

378

(1)

Putting a Continuous Quality Improvement Structure in Place

379

(1)

Process Teams

380

(1)

Understanding Variation

380

(2)

Tools and Techniques Commonly Used in Quality Improvement

381

(1)

Developing a Measurement Program

382

(2)

Selecting Indicators for Measurement

382

(2)

Relationship of Continuous Quality Improvement to Delivery Redesign

384

(1)

Continuous Quality Improvement in the Managed Care World

385

(1)

Ongoing Role for Regulatory Agencies

385

(3)

Nursing Informatics and Health Management Information Systems

388

(13)

Cassy D. Pollack

Nursing Informatics Overview

389

(1)

Transformation of Data to Information and Knowledge

390

(1)

Health Management Information Systems

391

(1)

Computerized Patient Record

392

(1)

Nursing Data

392

(1)

Additional Computer Applications

393

(1)

Careers in Nursing Informatics

394

(1)

Positions in Health Care Organizations

394

(1)

Positions with Systems and Software Vendors

394

(1)

Positions in Educational Settings

394

(1)

Positions in Managed Care Organizations and Insurance Companies

395

(1)

Finding More Information

395

(6)

SECTION V HEALTH CARE ISSUES IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM

Health Care Reform

401

(17)

Sister Rosemary Donley

The Evolution of the American Health Care System

402

(5)

Acute and High-Tech Care

402

(1)

Financing Health Care

403

(4)

Health Care Workforce

407

(2)

Setting the Stage for Change

409

(1)

Health Care Reform

410

(2)

Universal Health Insurance Proposal

410

(1)

Marketplace Reforms

411

(1)

Ongoing Debate

412

(6)

Health Care Economics

418

(14)

Cyril F. Chang

Sylvia A. Price

Susan K. Pfoutz

The American System of Health Care Delivery: An Overview

419

(5)

Demand for Health Care

419

(1)

Supply of Health Care

420

(2)

A Hybrid System of Supply and Demand

422

(1)

Financing of Health Care

422

(2)

Managed Care

424

(3)

Major Participants of Managed Care

424

(1)

Capitation

425

(1)

Models of Managed Care

425

(2)

The Role of Cost Effectiveness in the Cost-Quality Tradeoff

427

(5)

Health Report Card

428

(1)

Effectiveness, Cost Effectiveness, and Financial Performance

428

(4)

The Politically Active Nurse

432

(18)

Kathleen Winter

Rose Kearney

Regulating Nursing Practice

433

(2)

Laws

433

(1)

Nurse Practice Acts

434

(1)

Levels of Political Involvement

435

(4)

Workplace

435

(1)

Government

435

(3)

Professional Organizations

438

(1)

Community

438

(1)

Structure and Function of Government

439

(1)

How Laws Are Made

440

(1)

Gaining Skill in Politics

441

(1)

Communicating with Legislators

442

(8)

Lobbying

442

(1)

Professional Organizations

442

(4)

Political Action Committees

446

(1)

Political Nursing Networks

446

(1)

Coalitions

446

(4)

Expanding the Vision

450

(19)

Rose Kearney

Health Care Professionals of the 21st Century

451

(3)

Collaboration and Collegiality

454

(1)

Continued Competence

454

(1)

Changing Workforce Issues

455

(2)

Involvement

457

(1)

Revisiting Your Philosophy of Nursing

458

(1)

Embracing Change

458

(11)

Appendix A Professional Nursing Organizations

469

(5)

Appendix B Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC)

474

(13)

Index

487

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