Popular for its comprehensive but concise overview of the issues facing nurses today, this text is designed to help you prepare for the dynamic world of modern health care. This edition is fully revised and updated, giving you the most practical, balanced preparation for the issues, trends, and management topics you'll encounter in practice.
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<li>Chapter features identify the most important concepts in each chapter and help you study more efficiently.</li>
<li>Website references in every chapter direct you to online resources for additional learning.</li>
<li>Critical Thinking Questions challenge your understanding and help you perfect your analytical skills.</li>
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<li>A NEW chapter on Budgeting Basics for Nurses prepares you for participation in the budgeting process, an increasingly common responsibility for nurses in the clinical setting.</li>
<li>An expanded Workplace Advocacy chapter familiarizes you with the benefits and challenges of collective bargaining.</li>
<li>New content helps you clearly identify compassion fatigue and presents strategies for prevention.</li>
<li>Expanded coverage of nursing educational programs identifies new opportunities available to you for career growth and development.</li>
<li>An updated chapter on the NCLEX-RN„¥ examination incorporates the 2007 NCLEX test plans to help you master the exam and become licensed.</li>
<li>Increased emphasis on the uninsured population highlights changes to the U.S. healthcare delivery system affecting your responsibilities in professional nursing.</li>
<li>Revised chapter organization makes content easier to grasp.</li>
<li>Expanded Evolve resources reinforce what you¡¦ve learned with Student Learning Worksheets, answers to Critical Thinking Activities, Appendices, and links to additional sources.</li>
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Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends & Management

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Cherry DNSc MBA RN NEA-BC, Barbara

Jacob PhD MS RN, Susan R.

Nursing

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Contemporary Nursing - Text and E-Book Package: Issues, Trends & Management

Contemporary Nursing, Issues, Trends, &amp; Management, 6th Edition prepares you for the rapidly evolving world of health care with a comprehensive yet focused survey of nursing topics affecting practice, as well as the issues facing today’s nurse managers and tomorrow’s nurse leaders. Newly revised and updated, Barbara Cherry and Susan Jacob provide the most practical and balanced preparation for the issues, trends, and management topics you will encounter in practice.
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<li>Content mapped to the AACN BSN Essentials emphasizes intraprofessional teams, cultural humility and sensitivity, cultural competence, and the CLAS standards.</li>
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Vignettes at the beginning of each chapter put nursing history and practice into perspective, followed by Questions to Consider While Reading This Chapter that help you reflect on the Vignettes and prepare you for the material to follow. </li>
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Case studies throughout the text challenge you to apply key concepts to real-world practice.</li>
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Coverage of leadership and management in nursing prepares you to function effectively in management roles.</li>
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Career management strategies include advice for making the transition from student to practitioner and tips on how to pass the NCLEX-RN ® examination.</li>
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Key terms, learning outcomes, and chapter overviews help you study more efficiently and effectively.</li>
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Helpful websites and online resources provide ways to further explore each chapter topic.</li>
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<li>Coverage of nursing education </li>brings you up to date on a wide range of topics, from the emergence of interactive learning strategies and e-learning technology, to the effects of the nursing shortage and our aging nursing population. <li>
Updated information on paying for health care in America, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and statistics on health insurance coverage in the United States helps you understand the history and reasons behind healthcare financing reform, the costs of healthcare, and current types of managed care plans.</li>
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A new section on health information technology familiarizes you with how Electronic Health Records (EHRs), point-of-care technologies, and consumer health information could potentially impact the future of health care.</li>
<li>Updated chapter on health policy and politics explores the effect of governmental roles, structures, and actions on health care policy and how you can get involved in political advocacy at the local, state, and federal level to help shape the U.S. health care system.</li>
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The latest emergency preparedness and response guidelines from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and the World Health Organization (WHO) prepare you for responding to natural and man-made disasters.</li>
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Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, & Management

Thoroughly prepare for the rapidly evolving world of nursing with Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, &amp; Management, 7th Edition. Expert authors Barbara Cherry and Susan Jacob combine their own expertise from both academics and practice as they cover the relevant issues affecting today’s nurses. In 28 chapters, including a new chapter on palliative care, this comprehensive new edition takes readers through the evolution of nursing, the role of the nurse today, safe and effective decision-making, collaboration and communication, leadership, job opportunities, and a number of timely issues affecting healthcare and nursing practice today.
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<li>Full-color design</li> enhances the narrative with a clear, visually appealing explanation of concepts.<li>
Humorous cartoons open each chapter to illustrate the chapter themes.</li>
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Vignettes at the beginning of each chapter personalize nursing history and practice and help readers understand their place in the profession. Questions to Consider While Reading This Chapter follow the vignettes and prepare the reader for the topic to be discussed.</li>
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Key terms, learning outcomes, chapter overviews, and chapter summaries help readers focus their learning experience. </li>
<li>Unit on Leadership and Management in Nursing includes content to prepare nurses to effectively function in the management roles expected of the professional nurse.</li>
<li>Unit on Career Management provides strategies on how to make the transition from student to practitioner and tips on how to pass the NCLEX-RN Examination.</li>
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Case studies help readers apply theory to clinical practice.</li>
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<li>NEW! Chapter on palliative care </li>focuses on how to best provide patients with relief from the symptoms and stress of a serious illness, and how to improve the quality of life for both the patient and family.<li>
NEW! Combined chapter on quality improvement and QSEN keeps readers up to date on the latest competencies from the Institute of Medicine.</li>
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NEW! Professional/Ethical Issue boxes provide a short scenario about an ethical issue related to the chapter content. </li>
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NEW! Updated coverage reflects the latest NCLEX test plan.</li>
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NEW! Incorporation of Triple Aim in healthcare discusses ways to improve the health of the population, enhance the experience and outcomes of the patient, and reduce per capita cost of care for the benefit of communities.</li>
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NEW! Expanded coverage of working in an interdisciplinary team reflects the changing healthcare landscape and need to work in collaboration with a variety of healthcare specialists.</li>
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Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, & Management, 7e

Ensure you are thoroughly prepared to work in the rapidly evolving world of nursing. Written by expert authors Barbara Cherry and Susan Jacob Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, &amp; Management, 8th Edition provides an overview of both issues within nursing practice and topics facing today’s nurse managers and leaders. The 20th anniversary edition of this comprehensive guide emphasizes the importance of working in an interdisciplinary environment and takes you through the evolution of nursing, safe and effective decision-making, the nursing role, collaboration and communication, leadership, and job opportunities. New to this edition is coverage of health issues affecting the LGBTQ community, hospice care, how to respond to active shooter events, and a number of other timely issues affecting healthcare and nursing practice today.
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<li>UPDATED Content on incivility, bullying and workplace violence, </li>provides a short scenario about issues you might face in practice.<li>
Key terms, learning outcomes, chapter overviews, and chapter summaries help you focus your learning experience. </li>
<li>Unit on Leadership and Management in Nursing includes content to prepare nurses to effectively function in the management roles expected of the professional nurse.</li>
<li>Unit on Career Management provides strategies on how to make the transition from student to practitioner and tips on how to pass the NCLEX-RN Examination.</li>
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Case studies help you apply theory to clinical practice.</li>
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Vignettes at the beginning of each chapter personalize nursing history and practice and help you to understand your place in the profession. Questions to Consider While Reading This Chapter follow the vignettes and prepare the reader for the topic to be discussed.</li>
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Humorous cartoons open each chapter to illustrate the chapter themes.</li>
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Full-color design enhances the narrative with a clear, visually appealing explanation of concepts.</li>
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<li>NEW! Coverage of the Nursys' program</li> allows nurses, employers, and boards of nursing to verify that nursing licenses are current and in good standing.<li>
NEW! Coverage of LGBTQ Health Issues and other marginalized groups discusses how to improve the care of a diverse population. </li>
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NEW! Integration of advanced technology into all aspects of clinical care and job placement focuses on the ever-changing role of technology in the workplace.</li>
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NEW! Expanded coverage of working in an interdisciplinary team reflects the changing healthcare landscape and need to work in collaboration with a variety of healthcare specialists.</li>
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NEW! Coverage of how to respond to active shooter events prepares you for what you might face during a mass casualty event. </li>
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NEW! Coverage of current legal cases includes relevant examples of legal issues affecting nurses.</li>
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NEW! Evolution of the nation’s healthcare system based on healthcare reform covers alternative models of healthcare reimbursement to promote quality and cost effectiveness along with new opportunities for nursing practice.</li>
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NEW! Chapter on hospice care focuses on how to best provide patients with relief during end of life care, and how to support family members. </li>
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NEW! The enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC) keeps you up to date on the latest on multi-state licensing. </li>
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NEW! Updated coverage reflects the most current data and references in the market. </li>
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Contemporary Nursing