Nursing in Today's World: Trends, Issues, and Management
The AJN Book of the Year award-winning textbook, Nursing in Today's World, is now in its thoroughly revised, updated Ninth Edition. This vibrant full-color text presents basic concepts underlying professional nursing along with contemporary issues affecting the profession, including educational preparation, health care finance, legal responsibilities, and ethics/bioethics. Critical thinking exercises are embedded throughout the chapters. Key terms and concepts are highlighted in bold.\ This...
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Awarded Book of the Year by the prestigious American Journal of Nursing for the fourth time! This vibrant full-color Nursing Issues and Trends text presents basic concepts underlying professional nursing along with contemporary issues affecting the profession, including educational preparation, health care finance, legal responsibilities, and ethics/bioethics. Critical Thinking exercises are embedded throughout the chapters. Key terms and concepts are highlighted in bold. The Eighth Edition features focus questions, more leadership and management content, web resources, and updated cartoon images.
Unit IEconomic and Political Aspects of Health Care Delivery11Understanding the Health Care Environment32Health Care Finance and Control353The Political Process and the Nursing Profession69Unit IIAppreciating the Development of Nursing as a Profession1054Exploring Nursing's Origins1065The Development of Nursing as a Profession1486Educational Preparation for Nursing191Unit IIILegal and Ethical Responsibility and Accountability for Practice2377Credentials for Health Care Providers2388Legal Responsibilities for Practice2729Ethical Concerns in Nursing Practice31210Bioethical Issues in Health Care358Unit IVCareer Opportunities and Professional Growth40711Beginning Your Career as a Nurse40912Preparing for Workplace Participation45413Initiating the Leadership/Management Role49014Working With Others for Patient Care519App. ACommonly Used Acronyms551Index555
