Professional Nursing Concepts & Challenges 10th Edition
Discover what it means to be a professional nurse ― the history, values and standards, and commitment to lifelong learning. Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges, 10th Edition equips you with current professional nursing practices to positively impact your career. This easy-to-read text provides insight into the current state of the profession and thoroughly examines standards and scope of practice, with new information on interprofessional education and practice, nursing roles, Covid-19, the surge of ambulatory and community care, bullying, gender issues, clinical judgment, and more.
- Cognitive rehearsal prepares you for the unlikely threat of lateral violence
- Social justice in nursing helps you learn to advocate for patients who need your help
- Interview narratives explore the issues like culture and faith from the perspectives of leaders in those fields
- Historical Notes highlight little-known stories of heroisms in the nursing profession.
- Tips on documentation include both electronic and paper records
- Concepts and Challenges and Ideas for Further Exploration at the end of the chapters help with review and test prep
- Discussions on the implications of social media on nursing, including ethics and boundaries
- Considering Culture boxes highlight the impact of culture on a nurse's role and responsibilities and the patient's healthcare experience
- Evidence-Based Practice boxes identify leading findings in nursing topics and trends
- Case Study boxes feature scenarios involving relevant issues in patient care
- Nurses Doing Research boxes highlight problems identified in patient care and the ongoing efforts to find patient interventions
- Professional Profiles boxes provide prospective from nurses in the field
- Thinking Critically boxes encourage higher-level consideration of potential factors affecting nurses
- Learning outcomes are presented at the beginning of each chapter
- Key terms are bolded where defined in the text
