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Acknowledgments | p. xi |
Preface | p. xiii |
The Profession of Nursing | p. 1 |
The Development of Professional Nursing: History, the Profession, and the Nursing Education Experience | p. 3 |
Introduction | p. 4 |
From Past to Present: Nursing History | p. 4 |
Professionalism: Critical Professional Concepts | p. 16 |
Your Pursuit of a Profession: Making the Most of Your Educational Experience to Reach Graduation and Licensure | p. 29 |
Conclusion | p. 45 |
Chapter Highlights | p. 46 |
References | p. 48 |
The Essence of Nursing: Knowledge and Caring | p. 53 |
Introduction | p. 54 |
Nursing: How Do We Define It? | p. 54 |
Knowledge and Caring: A Total Concept | p. 56 |
Scholarship in Nursing | p. 63 |
Multiple Nursing Roles and Leadership | p. 74 |
Conclusion | p. 77 |
Chapter Highlights | p. 77 |
References | p. 82 |
The Image of Nursing: What It Is and How It Needs to Change | p. 85 |
Introduction | p. 86 |
Visibility: Good or Bad? | p. 86 |
Assessing linage and Increasing Visibility | p. 92 |
Initiatives Thai Impact Image | p. 94 |
Strategies That Impact Image | p. 95 |
Conclusion | p. 104 |
Chapter Highlights | p. 105 |
References | p. 108 |
Nursing Education, Accreditation, and Regulation | p. 111 |
Introduction | p. 112 |
Nursing Education | p. 113 |
Types of Nursing Programs | p. 122 |
Nursing Education Associations | p. 128 |
Quality and Excellence in Nursing Education | p. 129 |
Critical Problems: Faculty Shortage and Access to Clinical Experiences | p. 134 |
Lifelong Learning for the Professional | p. 135 |
Certification and Credentialing | p. 137 |
Transforming Nursing Education | p. 139 |
Accreditation of Nursing Education Programs | p. 139 |
Regulation | p. 140 |
Conclusion | p. 146 |
Chapter Highlights | p. 146 |
References | p. 151 |
The Healthcare Context | p. 155 |
Health Policy and Political Action: Critical Actions for Nurses | p. 157 |
Introduction | p. 158 |
Importance of Health Policy and Political Action | p. 158 |
Examples of Critical Healthcare Policy Issues | p. 161 |
The Policy-Making Process | p. 165 |
The Political Process | p. 166 |
Healthcare Reform | p. 172 |
Conclusion | p. 173 |
Chapter Highlights | p. 173 |
References | p. 175 |
Ethics and Legal Issues | p. 179 |
Introduction | p. 180 |
Ethics and Ethical Principles | p. 180 |
Current Ethical Issues | p. 184 |
Legal Issues: An Overview | p. 190 |
Critical Ethical and Legal Patient-Oriented Issues | p. 194 |
Conclusion | p. 197 |
Chapter Highlights | p. 197 |
References | p. 199 |
Health Promotion, Disease Prevention, and Illness: A Community Perspective | p. 201 |
Introduction | p. 202 |
National Initiative to Improve the Nation's Health: Healthy People 2020 | p. 202 |
Public/Community Healthcare Delivery System | p. 206 |
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion | p. 211 |
Important Concepts | p. 213 |
Multiple Perspectives of Public/Community Health Services | p. 220 |
Genetics: Rapid Change with Major Impact on Community Health | p. 223 |
Global Healthcare Concerns and International Nursing | p. 224 |
Conclusion | p. 224 |
Chapter Highlights | p. 224 |
References | p. 227 |
The Healthcare Delivery System: Focus on Acute Care | p. 231 |
Introduction | p. 232 |
Corporatization of Health Care: How Did We Get Here? | p. 233 |
The Healthcare Organization | p. 234 |
Healthcare Providers: Who Is on the Team? | p. 239 |
Healthcare Financial Issues | p. 242 |
Organizational Culture | p. 249 |
Changes in Healthcare Delivery | p. 252 |
The Nursing Organization Within the Hospital | p. 253 |
Conclusion | p. 256 |
Chapter Highlights | p. 257 |
References | p. 261 |
Core Healthcare Professional Competencies | p. 263 |
Provide Patient-Centered Care | p. 265 |
Introduction | p. 266 |
The IOM Competency: Provide Patient-Centered Care | p. 266 |
Related Nursing Theories | p. 273 |
Consumerism: How Does It Impact Health Care and Nursing? | p. 274 |
Culture, Diversity, and Disparities in Health Care | p. 277 |
Patient Advocacy | p. 282 |
Care Coordination: A Plan of Care | p. 282 |
Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical Judgment | p. 283 |
Self-Management of Care | p. 287 |
Therapeutic Use of Self in the Nurse-Patient Relationship | p. 290 |
Conclusion | p. 293 |
Chapter Highlights | p. 293 |
References | p. 297 |
Work in Interprofessional Teams | p. 301 |
Introduction | p. 302 |
The IOM Competency: Work in Interprofessional Teams | p. 302 |
Teamwork and Types of Teams | p. 304 |
Communication | p. 312 |
Collaboration | p. 315 |
Coordination | p. 317 |
Delegation | p. 319 |
Conflict and Conflict Resolution | p. 327 |
Conclusion | p. 329 |
Chapter Highlights | p. 331 |
References | p. 334 |
Employ Evidence-Based Practice | p. 337 |
Introduction | p. 338 |
The IOM Competency: Employ Evidence-Based Practice | p. 338 |
Nursing Research | p. 340 |
Evidence-Based Practice | p. 347 |
Evidence-Based Management | p. 350 |
Importance of EBP to the Nursing Profession | p. 351 |
Confusion: Difference in Research, EBP, and Quality Improvement | p. 356 |
Applying EBP as a Student | p. 356 |
Conclusion | p. 357 |
Chapter Highlights | p. 357 |
References | p. 360 |
Apply Quality Improvement | p. 363 |
Introduction | p. 364 |
The IOM Competency: Apply Quality Improvement | p. 364 |
Safety in Health Care | p. 365 |
Quality Health Care | p. 374 |
Quality Improvement | p. 380 |
Tools and Methods to Monitor and to Improve Healthcare Delivery | p. 386 |
Patient Outcomes and Nursing Care: We Do Make a Difference | p. 389 |
Conclusion | p. 391 |
Chapter Highlights | p. 391 |
References | p. 395 |
IOM Core Competency: Utilize Informatics | p. 399 |
Introduction | p. 400 |
The IOM Competency: Utilize Informatics | p. 400 |
Informatics | p. 402 |
Documentation | p. 407 |
A Need: Standardized Terminology | p. 410 |
Systems and Terminologies: Informatics Complexity | p. 411 |
Informatics: Types and Methods | p. 412 |
The Future of Informatics and Medical Technology | p. 417 |
HIPAA: Ensuring Confidentiality | p. 418 |
Telehealth: A Grooving Intervention | p. 419 |
Internet | p. 419 |
High-Touch Care Versus High-Tech Care | p. 420 |
Conclusion | p. 421 |
Chapter Highlights | p. 421 |
References | p. 425 |
The Practice of Nursing Today and in the Future | p. 427 |
Critical Healthcare Issue: Why Don't We Have Enough Nurses? | p. 429 |
Introduction | p. 430 |
Workforce Profile: Current and Entering Nurses | p. 430 |
The Nursing Shortage | p. 434 |
Staffing: Impact on Care and the Nursing Shortage | p. 435 |
Staffing: What a New Nurse Needs to Know | p. 436 |
Recruitment | p. 441 |
Retention | p. 442 |
Strategies to Resolve the Shortage | p. 444 |
Creating a Healthy Work Environment: Retaining Nurses | p. 448 |
Career Development-First Step: First Nursing Position | p. 451 |
Conclusion | p. 456 |
Chapter Highlights | p. 456 |
References | p. 460 |
The Future: Transformation of Nursing Practice Through Leadership | p. 463 |
Introduction | p. 464 |
Leadership in Nursing | p. 464 |
Scope of Practice: A Profession of Multiple Settings, Positions, and Specialties | p. 468 |
Advanced Nurse Practitioners: Changing Scope of Practice | p. 471 |
Professional Practice Models | p. 472 |
Impact of Legislation/Regulation/Policy on Nursing Leadership and Practice | p. 475 |
Economic Value and the Nursing Profession | p. 476 |
The Nursing Work Environment | p. 477 |
Quality Improvement and Nursing Leadership | p. 479 |
Moving the Profession Forward: Students Are the Future of Nursing | p. 483 |
Conclusion | p. 484 |
Chapter Highlights | p. 485 |
References | p. 487 |
Glossary | p. 489 |
Index | p. 499 |
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