Advancing Your Career : Concepts of Professional Nursing

by Kearney, Rose

• ISBN13: 9780803608078
• ISBN10: 0803608071
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-05-01
• Publisher: DAVIS F A CO

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

SECTION I INTRODUCTION
Professional Nursing Practice	3	(19)
Rose Kearney
Characteristics of a Profession	4	(4)
Systematic Theory and Knowledge Base	4	(1)
Authority	5	(1)
Community Sanction	5	(1)
Code of Ethics	6	(1)
Professional Culture	6	(2)
Professionalism in Nursing	8	(5)
Your Philosophy of Nursing	13	(9)
Coping with Returning to School	22	(29)
Bernadette Dorsch Curry
What to Expect	23	(1)
Setting Personal Goals	23	(1)
Refining Professional Identity	24	(1)
Role Conflicts and Stressors	25	(1)
Educational Conflicts and Stressors	25	(2)
Fitting Into Academe	25	(1)
Grades	25	(1)
Test Anxiety	25	(1)
Writing Papers	26	(1)
Active Classroom---Active Learner	26	(1)
Computer Anxiety	26	(1)
Academic Transition	26	(1)
Work-Related Problems	27	(1)
Family Complications	27	(1)
Multiple Roles	27	(1)
Personal Stressors	28	(1)
Time Management	28	(2)
How to Organize	30	(1)
Barriers to Time Management	31	(2)
Procrastination	31	(1)
Interruptions	32	(1)
Time Savers	32	(1)
Setting Limits	33	(1)
Balance	33	(1)
Pace	34	(1)
Assembling Resources	34	(5)
Educational Resources	34	(3)
Professional Resources	37	(1)
Family Resources	38	(1)
Health: An Overlooked Resource	38	(1)
Streamlining Work	39	(2)
Educational Streamlining	39	(2)
Professional Streamlining	41	(1)
Streamlining Domestic Functions	41	(1)
Study Tips	41	(10)
Study Environment	41	(1)
Preparation for Study	42	(1)
Study Process	43	(8)
SECTION II THEORETICAL BASIS OF NURSING PRACTICE
What is Theory	51	(19)
Rose Kearney
Terminology in Theory Development and Analysis	52	(2)
Theory Description and Evaluation	54	(1)
Applied Theories	55	(11)
Maslow's Theory of Human Motivation and Hierarchy of Basic Needs	56	(3)
Developmental Theories	59	(4)
Systems Theory	63	(3)
The Impact of Theory on Practice	66	(4)
Evolution and Use of Formal Nursing Knowledge	70	(35)
Jacqueline Fawcett
Barbara Swoyer
Formal Nursing Knowledge	70	(1)
Conceptual Models of Nursing	70	(1)
Functions of Conceptual Models of Nursing	70	(1)
Florence Nightingale's Notes on Nursing	71	(1)
Nursing Theories	72	(1)
Virginia Henderson's Definition of Nursing	72	(1)
Summary of Formal Knowledge in Nursing: Conceptual Models	73	(13)
Dorothy Johnson's Behavioral System Model	73	(1)
Imogene King's General Systems Framework	74	(2)
Myra Levine's Conservation Model	76	(2)
Betty Neuman's Systems Model	78	(1)
Dorothea Orem's Self-Care Framework	79	(3)
Martha Rogers' Science of Unitary Human Beings	82	(1)
Callista Roy's Adaptation Model	83	(2)
Functions of Nursing Theories	85	(1)
Grand Theories	85	(1)
Middle-Range Theories	86	(1)
Advantages of Using Formal Nursing Knowledge	86	(1)
Summary of Formal Nursing Knowledge Grand Theories	87	(4)
Madeleine Leininger's Theory of Cultural Care Diversity and Universality	87	(1)
Margaret Newman's Theory of Health as Expanding Consciousness	88	(1)
Rosemarie Parse's Theory of Human Becoming	89	(2)
Summary of Formal Nursing Knowledge Middle-Range Theories	91	(5)
Ida Jean Orlando's Theory of the Nursing Process Discipline	91	(1)
Hildegard Peplau's Theory of Interpersonal Relations	92	(1)
Jean Watson's Theory of Human Caring	93	(2)
Risks and Rewards of Using Formal Nursing Knowledge	95	(1)
Selecting a Conceptual Model or Nursing Theory for Professional Nursing Practice	96	(1)
Using Conceptual Models to Guide Professional Nursing Practice	96	(3)
Case Study: Orem's Self-Care Framework	99	(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