Nursing Now

Name: Nursing Now
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ISBN: 9780803674882

Today's Issues, Tomorrows Trends

by Joseph T. Catalano

8th Edition

Publisher: F.A. Davis

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Print ISBN	9780803674882
eText ISBN	9781719641258
Publisher	F.A. Davis
Publishing Year	2020
Edition	8th Edition
Language	English
Pages	840

Nursing Now: Today's Issues, Tomorrows Trends, 8th Edition, examines critical issues, historical developments, and evolving trends shaping the nursing profession. The text investigates the evolution of nursing alongside the impacts of healthcare reform and the legal system on professional practice.

Coverage outlines the journey into professional healthcare, addressing the growth of the discipline, nursing theories, educational frameworks, and credentialing structures. It also addresses the practical shift into clinical settings, highlighting ethical responsibilities, legal liabilities, workplace reality shock, and essential leadership principles.

To assist students with professional transitions and board examinations, the textbook provides dedicated guidance on the NCLEX along with answers to NCLEX-style questions, a glossary, and an index.

Chapter 1: The Development of a Profession
Chapter 2: Historical Perspectives
Chapter 3: Theories and Models of Nursing
Chapter 4: The Process of Educating Nurses
Chapter 5: The Evolution of Licensure, Certification, and Nursing Organizations
Chapter 6: Ethics in Nursing
Chapter 7: Bioethical Issues
Chapter 8: Nursing Law and Liability
Chapter 9: Reality Shock in the Workplace
Chapter 10: Leadership, Followership, and Management
Chapter 11: Communication, Negotiation, and Conflict Resolution
Chapter 12: Understanding and Dealing Successfully with Difficult Behavior
Chapter 13: Health-Care Delivery Systems
Chapter 14: Ensuring Quality Care
Chapter 15: Delegation in Nursing
Chapter 16: Incivility: The Antithesis of Caring
Chapter 17: Nursing informatics
Chapter 18: The Politically Active Nurse
Chapter 19: The Health-Care Debate: Best Allocation of Resources for the Best Outcomes
Chapter 20: Spirituality and Health-Care
Chapter 21: Diversity
Chapter 22: Impact of the Aging Population on Health-Care Delivery
Chapter 23: Client Education: A Moral Imperative
Chapter 24: Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter 25: Integrative Health Practices
Chapter 26: Preparing for and Responding to Disasters
Chapter 27: Developments in Current Nursing Practice
Chapter 28: NCLEX®: What You Need to Know