Contexts of Nursing
by John Daly, Debra Jackson
6th Edition
Publisher: Elsevier Australia
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9780729543569 |
| eText ISBN | 9780729588164 |
| Publisher | Elsevier Australia |
| Publishing Year | 2020 |
| Edition | 6th Edition |
| Language | English |
Contexts of Nursing, 6th Edition, introduces undergraduate nursing students in Australia and New Zealand to the theory, knowledge, language, and scholarship of professional practice. It frames the nursing role through key contextual discussions, professional expectations, and contemporary healthcare delivery.
The textbook examines core principles including caring, compassion, emotional competence, and critical thinking. It also addresses the broader societal environment of healthcare, exploring topics such as health disparities, the social determinants of health, and rural and remote practice.
Chapters include perspectives from educators and researchers alongside personal reflection prompts designed to foster deeper engagement, discussion, and content internalisation.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Presenting nursing...a career for life
Chapter 2: Visioning the future by knowing the past
Chapter 3: Nursing and social media
Chapter 4: Key concepts informing nursing: Caring, compassion and emotional competence
Chapter 5: Becoming a critical thinker
Chapter 6: Reflective practice: what, why and how
Chapter 7: Research in nursing
Chapter 8: Ethics in nursing
Chapter 9: An introduction to legal aspects of nursing and midwifery practice
Chapter 10: Power and politics in the practice of nursing
Chapter 11: Becoming a nurse leader
Chapter 12: Integrated care and multidisciplinary teamwork
Chapter 13: Technology and professional empowerment in nursing
Chapter 14: Nursing practice and digital health interventions: a focus on improving care
Chapter 15: Healthy communities: the evolving roles of nursing
Chapter 16: Health disparities: the social determinants of health
Chapter 17: Mental health promotion
Chapter 18: The challenges and rewards of rural and remote nursing
Chapter 19: Cultural safety in nursing and midwifery
Chapter 20: Connecting clinical and theoretical knowledge for practice
Chapter 21: Global health and nursing
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