Unit I: Professional Growth and Transition
- Role Transitions
- Transitions
- Reality Shock
- Role Transformation
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Personal Management: Time and Self-Care Strategies
- Managing Your Time
- Managing Tasks
- Managing Others
- Managing Your Goals
- Self-Care Strategies
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Mentorship, Preceptorship, and Nurse Residency Programs
- Ashley
- Historical Background
- What Mentoring is and is not
- What is Preceptorship?
- What is a Dedicated Education Unit?
- What is a Nurse Residency Program?
- Recovery Phase
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Employment Considerations: Opportunities, Resumes, and Interviewing
- What is Happening in the Job Market?
- Self-Assessment
- Researching Prospective Employers
- How do I go about Researching Prospective Employers?
- What do I Need to Know to Assess the Organization?
- Portfolios
- Traditional and Employer-Focused Resumes
- The Interview Process
- Bibliography
- NCLEX-RN® Exam and the New Graduate
- The NCLEX-RN® Exam
- Preparing for the NCLEX-RN® Exam
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
Unit II: Nursing: A Developing Profession 6. Historical Perspectives: Influences on the Present
- Nursing History: People and Places
- American Nursing: Critical Factors
- History of Nursing Education
- The Nurse’s Role: The Struggle for Definitions
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Nursing Education
- Path of Diploma Education
- Path of Associate Degree Education
- Path of Baccalaureate Education
- Other Types of Nursing Education
- Nontraditional Paths for Nursing Education
- Graduate Education
- Why Would I Want a Master’s Degree?
- Credentialing: Licensure and Certification
- Nursing Education: Future Trends
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Nursing Theories
- Nursing Theory
- Who Are The Nursing Theorists?
- Future of Nursing Theory
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Professional Image of Nursing
- Professional Image of Nursing
- Nursing Organizations
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
Unit III: Nursing Management 10. Challenges of Nursing Management and Leadership
- Management Versus Leadership
- Characteristics and Theories of Management
- Characteristics and Theories of Leadership
- The 21st Century: A Different Age for Management and Leadership
- Power and Authority in Nursing Management
- Management Problem Solving
- The Challenge of Change
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Building Nursing Management Skills
- Communication and Patient Safety
- Communicating When It Is Critical—What Do You Need to Do?
- Managing Time in the Clinical Setting
- Get Organized Before the Change-of-Shift Report
- Prioritize Your Care
- Organize Your Work by Patient
- Bibliography
- Effective Communication, Team Building, and Interprofessional Practice
- Communication in the Workplace
- What Does My Image Communicate to Others?
- Components of Effective Communication
- Group Communication
- Team Building and Interprofessional Practice
- Assertive Styles of Communication
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Conflict Management
- Conflict
- Conflict Resolution
- Dealing With Difficult People
- Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
- What Can I Do About It?
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Delegation in the Clinical Setting
- What Does Delegation Mean?
- Who is Accountable Here?
- The Right Task
- What Can I Delegate or Assign?
- The Right Circumstances
- The Right Person
- The Right Direction and Communication
- The Right Supervision and Evaluation
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
Unit IV: Current Issues in Health Care 15. The Health Care Organization and Patterns of Nursing Care Delivery
- Challenges Currently Facing Health Care
- Affordable Care Act
- Strategies to Control Costs
- Value-Based Care, Pay for Performance, and Accountable Care Organizations
- Case Management
- Disease Management
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Shortage of Nurses
- The 2010 Institute of Medicine Future of Nursing Report
- Quality of Care and Patient Safety
- Effects of Various Patterns of Nursing Care Delivery
- Nurse Staffing
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Economics of the Health Care Delivery System
- Trends Affecting the Rising Costs of Health Care
- Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors
- Effects of the Changing Economic Environment on Clinical Practice
- Financing the US Health Care System
- Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance
- Introduction to Economics
- Budgets
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Political Action in Nursing
- Politics and Power in Nursing
- Networking Among Colleagues
- Building Coalitions
- Controversial Political Issues Affecting Nursing
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Collective Bargaining: Traditional (Union) and Nontraditional Approaches
- Evolution of Collective Bargaining in Nursing
- Perspectives of Traditional and Nontraditional Collective Bargaining Approaches
- Future Trends
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgment
- Bibliography
- Ethical Issues
- Understanding Ethics
- Controversial Ethical Issues Confronting Nursing
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Legal Issues
- Sources of Law
- Court Actions Based on Legal Principles
- Nursing Licensure
- Negligence and Liability in Malpractice Claims
- Common Categories of Negligence
- Criminal Actions
- Risk Management and Quality Improvement
- Legal Issues Affecting Nursing
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
Unit V: Contemporary Nursing Practice 21. Cultural and Spiritual Awareness
- Culture and Spirituality
- Cultural and Spiritual Assessment
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Quality Patient Care
- Standards of High-Quality Health Care Management
- History and Evolution of Quality in Health Care
- Core Measures and HCAHPS
- Joint Commission and Quality Monitoring Agencies
- Quality Improvement Methods
- Health Care Provider Credentialing for Quality Improvement
- Health Literacy
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Nursing Informatics
- Nursing Informatics and Professional Practice
- Electronic Health Records and Trends
- The Next Generation of Health Care Delivery
- Data Access at the Point of Care
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Using Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Research
- Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing
- Nursing Research Utilization and Conduct of Research
- The National Institute of Nursing Research
- The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Workplace Issues
- Questions to Ask When Starting a New Position
- Ergonomic Hazards for Health Care Workers
- Workplace Violence: A Growing Concern in Health Care
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Emergency Preparedness
- Public Health Preparedness and Clinical Preparedness
- Triage and Community Preparedness Issues
- Disaster Mental Health
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- Answers to NGN Test Questions
