Professional Nursing

<p>Discover what it means to be a professional nurse — the history, values and standards, and commitment to lifelong learning. <b>Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges, 10th Edition </b>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.</p><ul><b> <li>Cognitive rehearsal</b> prepares you for the unlikely threat of lateral violence.</li> <li><b>Social justice in nursing </b>helps you learn to advocate for patients who need your help.</li> <li><b><i>Interview </i>narratives </b>explore the issues like culture and faith from the perspectives of leaders in those fields.</li> <li><b><i>Historical Notes </b></i>highlight little-known stories of heroisms in the nursing profession.</li> <li><b>Tips on documentation</b> include both electronic and paper records.</li> <li><b><i>Concepts and Challenges </i>and <i>Ideas for Further Exploration </b></i>at the end of the chapters help with review and test prep.</li> <li>Discussions on the <b>implications of social media on nursing,</b> including ethics and boundaries.</li> <li><b><i>Considering Culture </i>boxes </b>highlight the impact of culture on a nurse's role and responsibilities and the patient's healthcare experience.</li> <li><b><i>Evidence-Based Practice </i>boxes </b>identify leading findings in nursing topics and trends.</li> <li><b><i>Case Study </i>boxes </b>feature scenarios involving relevant issues in patient care.</li> <li><b><i>Nurses Doing Research </i>boxes</b> highlight problems identified in patient care and the ongoing efforts to find patient interventions.</li> <li><b><i>Professional Profiles </i>boxes </b>provide prospective from nurses in the field.</li> <li><b><i>Thinking Critically</i> boxes</b> encourage higher-level consideration of potential factors affecting nurses.</li> <li><b>Learning outcomes </b>are presented at the beginning of each chapter.</li> <li><b>Key terms </b>are bolded where defined in the text.</li></ul><ul><b> <li>NEW! Updated content</b> includes the latest information on interprofessional education and practice, nursing roles, COVID-19, the surge in ambulatory and community care, bullying, gender issues, the faculty shortage, and challenges faced by new graduates.</li> <li><b>NEW! Expanded coverage of clinical judgment </b>helps you develop the critical thinking and clinical decision-making skills required for the Next Generation NCLEX<SUP>®</SUP> and in nursing practice.</li></ul>