Professional Nursing Concepts: Competencies for Quality Leadership (Book with Access Code)

by Finkelman, Anita Ward; Kenner, Carole

• ISBN13: 9781449649029
• ISBN10: 1449649025
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-01-06
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Summary

Professional Nursing Concepts: Competencies for Quality Leadership, Second Edition takes a patient-centered, traditional approach to the topic of nursing education and professional development. This dynamic text engages students in recognizing the critical role that nurses play in health care delivery, and focuses on the five core competencies for health professions as determined by the Institute of Medicine (IOM). The book is divided into four sections:*The Profession of Nursing*The Healthcare Context*Core Healthcare Professional Competencies*The Practice of Nursing TodayTwo new chapters are included in this edition:*Health Promotion, Disease Prevention, and Illness: A Community Perspective*The Future: Transformation of Nursing Practice Through Leadership

Table of Contents

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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