Research Catalog

Title

Professional nursing practice : concepts and perspectives / Kathleen Koernig Blais, Janice S. Hayes.

Author

Blais, Kathleen.

Publication

Boston : Pearson, c2011.

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Details

Additional Authors

Hayes, Janice S.

Description

xiv, 486 p. : ill.; 26 cm.

Summary

"As the demands of the health care system are continuously changing nurses are required to function in all the professional nurse roles of health care provider, health promoter, teacher-learner, leader-manager, research consumer, advocate, colleague, and collaborator. The sixth edition of Professional Nursing Practice is the resource that will prepare both basic nursing students and registered nurses studying for their baccalaureate degree for their unique positions within the profession."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• Nurse's Role
• Nursing Theory
• Nursing > Philosophy

Note

• Rev. ed. of: Professional nursing practice : concepts and perspectives / Kathleen Koenig Blais ... [et al.]. 5th ed. c2006.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Chapter 1. Beginning the Journey -- Factors in Society that Promote the Nurse's Return to School -- Changing Trends of Nursing as a Profession -- Factors in the Profession that Influence the Nurse's Return to School -- Credentialing Requirements -- Professional Role Transitions -- Bridges' Model of Transition -- Spencer and Adams' Model of Transition -- What Will It Take to Get There: Overcoming Barriers -- Time Management -- Money -- Social Supports -- Working with Faculty -- Technological Skills -- Study Skills -- Pedagogic Features for using this Text -- References -- Unit I. Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice -- Chapter 2. Socialization to Professional Nursing Roles -- Challenges and Opportunities -- Professionalism -- Nursing as a Discipline and Profession -- Scope and Standards of Nursing Practice -- Professional Socialization -- Critical Values of Professional Nursing -- The Initial Process of Professional Socialization -- Ongoing Professional Socialization and Resocialization -- Role Theory -- Elements of Roles -- Boundaries for Nursing Roles -- Role Stress and Role Strain -- Stress Reduction Strategies -- Managing Role Stress and Role Strain -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 3. Historical Foundations of Professional Nursing -- Challenges and Opportunities -- Nursing in Primitive Societies -- Nursing in Ancient Civilizations -- The Role of Religion in the Development of Nursing -- The Development of Modern Nursing -- The Development of Nursing in the Americas -- Historical Leaders in Nursing -- The Founders -- The Men -- The Risk Takers -- The Social Reformers -- Nursing: A History of Caring -- The Development of Professional Nursing Organizations -- American Nurses Association -- National Student Nurses' Association -- National League for Nursing -- American Association of Colleges of Nursing -- Canadian Nurses Association -- International Council of Nurses -- Sigma Theta Tau International -- Specialty Nursing Organizations -- Special-Interest Organizations -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 4. Ethical Foundations of Professional Nursing -- Challenges and Opportunities -- Values Conflicts -- Ethical-Legal Conflicts -- Values -- Values Transmission -- Values Clarification -- Identifying Personal Values -- Helping Clients Identify Values -- Moral and Ethical Behavior -- Moral Development -- Kohlberg -- Gilligan -- Moral and Ethical Theories or Frameworks -- Moral and Ethical Principles -- Ethics in Nursing -- Nursing Codes of Ethics -- Types of Ethical Problems -- Making Ethical Decisions -- Specific Ethical Issues -- Strategies to Enhance Ethical Decision Making -- Advocacy -- The Advocacy Role -- Professional/Public Advocacy -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 5. Legal Foundations of Professional Nursing -- Challenges and Opportunities -- The Judicial System -- Constitutions -- Statutes -- Administrative Laws -- Decisions of Court -- Types of Legal Actions -- Safeguarding the Public -- Credentialing -- Licensure -- Registration -- Certification -- Accreditation -- Standards of Care -- Potential Liability Areas -- Negligence and Malpractice -- Documentation -- Delegation -- Restraints -- Informed Consent -- Adverse Events and Risk Management -- Wills -- Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders -- Advance Health Care Directives -- Euthanasia -- Death and Related Issues -- Organ Donation -- Inquest -- The Impaired Nurse -- Sexual Harassment -- Nurses as Witnesses -- Collective Bargaining -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 6. Theoretical Foundations of Professional Nursing -- Challenges and Opportunities -- Worldviews and Knowledge Development -- Defining Terms -- Theory Development in Nursing -- Overview of Selected Nursing Theories -- Nightingale's Environmental Theory -- Peplau's Interpersonal Relations Model -- Henderson's Definition of Nursing -- Rogers' Science of Unitary Human Beings -- Orem's Self-Care Deficit Theory of Nursing -- King's Goal-Attainment Theory -- Neuman Systems Model -- Roy's Adaptation Model -- Benner's Novice to Expert -- The Caring Theorists -- Middle Range Theory -- One Model Versus Several Models -- Relationship of Theories to the Nursing Process and Research -- Summary -- References -- Unit II. Professional Nursing Roles -- Chapter 7. The Nurse as Health Promoter and Care Provider -- Challenges and Opportunities -- Defining Health Promotion -- Healthy People 2010 -- Increasing Quality and Years of Healthy Life -- Eliminating Health Disparities -- Health-Promotion Activities -- Types of Health-Promotion Programs -- Sites for Health-Promotion Activities -- Health-Promotion Models -- Pender's Health-Promotion Model -- Kulbok's Resource Model of Preventive Health Behavior -- Neuman Systems Model -- Stages of Health Behavior Change -- The Nurse's Role in Health Promotion -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 8. The Nurse as Learner and Teacher -- Challenges and Opportunities -- Nurses as Learners -- The Learning Process -- Theories of Learning -- Social Learning Theory -- Applying Learning Theories -- Cognitive Learning Processes -- Factors Facilitating Learning -- Factors Inhibiting Learning -- Nurses as Teachers -- The Art of Teaching -- Guidelines for Learning and Teaching -- Assessing Learning Needs -- Planning Content and Teaching Strategies -- Implementing a Teaching Plan -- Evaluating Learning and Teaching -- Special Teaching Strategies -- Transcultural Client Teaching -- Documentation of Teaching -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 9. The Nurse as Leader and Manager -- Challenges and Opportunities -- Nursing Leadership -- Leadership Characteristics -- Leadership Style -- Nursing Management -- Theories of Management Style -- Management Competencies -- Management Roles -- Nursing Delivery Models -- Total Patient Care -- Functional Method -- Team Nursing -- Primary Nursing -- Case Management -- Managed Care -- Differentiated Practice -- Shared Governance -- Mentors and Preceptors -- Networking -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 10. The Nurse as Research Consumer -- Challenges and Opportunities -- Evidence-Based Practice -- Empirical Nursing Knowledge -- Research in Nursing -- Roles in Research -- Historical Perspective -- Ethical Concerns -- Approaches in Nursing Research -- Using Research in Practice -- Critiquing Research Reports -- Translational Research -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 11. The Nurse as Political Advocate -- Challenges and Opportunities -- Power -- Empowerment -- Sources of Power -- Caring Types of Power -- Laws of Power -- Politics -- Nursing and Political Action -- Strategies to Influence Political Decisions -- Developing Political Astuteness and Skill -- Seeking Opportunities for Political Action -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 12. The Nurse as Colleague and Collaborator -- Challenges and Opportunities -- Collaborative Health Care -- Collaborative Practice -- The Nurse as a Collaborator -- Benefits of Collaborative Care -- Competencies Basic to Collaboration -- Communication Skills -- Mutual Respect and Trust -- Giving and Receiving Feedback -- Decision Making -- Conflict Management -- Interdisciplinary Health Care -- Factors Leading to the Need for Increased Collegiality and Collaboration -- Health Care Consumers -- Self-Help Initiatives -- Changing Demographics and Epidemiology -- Health Care Access -- Technological Advances -- Interdisciplinary focus -- Summary -- References -- Unit III. Processes Guiding Professional Practice -- Chapter 13. Communication -- Challenges and Opportunities -- Definitions of Communication -- The Communication Process -- Sender -- Message -- Channel -- Receiver -- Response --
• Factors Influencing the Communication Process -- Developmental Stage -- Gender -- Roles and Relationships -- Sociocultural Characteristics -- Values and Perceptions -- Space and Territoriality -- Environment -- Congruence -- Interpersonal Attitudes -- Types of Communication -- Oral Communication -- Nonverbal Communication -- Therapeutic Communication -- Written Communication -- Barriers to Communication -- Nursing Documentation -- Methods of Documentation -- Communication Through Technology -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 14. Change Process -- Challenges and Opportunities -- Meanings and Types of Change -- Spontaneous Change -- Developmental Change -- Planned Change -- Change Theory -- Approaches to Planned Change -- Change Strategies -- Frameworks for Change -- Managing Change -- Change Agent -- Coping with Change -- Resistance to Change -- Examples of Change -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 15. Group Process -- Challenges and Opportunities -- Groups -- Types of Groups -- Functions of Groups -- Levels of Group Formality -- Group Development -- Group Process -- Commitment -- Leadership Style -- Decision-Making Methods -- Member Behaviors -- Interaction Patterns -- Cohesiveness -- Power -- Facilitating Group Discussion -- Group Problems -- Monopolizing -- Conflict -- Groupthink -- Scapegoating -- Silence and Apathy -- Transference and Countertransference -- Types of HealthCare Groups -- Committees or Teams -- Task Forces -- Teaching Groups -- Self-Help Groups -- Self-Awareness/Growth Groups -- Therapy Groups -- Work-Related Social Support Groups -- Inter-Professional Groups -- Professional Nursing Organizations -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 16. Technology and Informatics -- Challenges and Opportunities -- Nursing Informatics, HealthCare Informatics, and Technology -- Nursing Roles and Education -- Technology and Informatics -- Informatics Frameworks -- Issues Related to Information Technology -- Ethical Concerns -- Confidentiality of Medical Records and Data -- Data Integrity -- Caring in a High-Tech Environment -- The Technology Explosion -- Evolution of Technology -- Computer Technology in Practice, Education, Research, and Administration -- Current Applications of Information Technology in Practice -- Physician Order Entry -- Clinical Information Systems -- Wireless and Portable Devices -- Computer-Based Patient Record -- Evidence-Based Practice -- Telehealth -- Summary -- References -- Unit IV. Professional Nursing in a Changing Health Care Delivery System -- Chapter 17. Nursing in an Evolving Health Care Delivery System -- Challenges and Opportunities -- Selected Issues -- Cost-Containment Strategies -- Access to Health Care -- Concepts of Health, Wellness, and Well-Being -- Health -- Wellness and Well-Being -- Illness and Disease -- Models of Health and Wellness -- Leavell and Clark's Agent-Host-Environment Model -- Dunn's Levels of Wellness -- Health and Wellness Continuum -- Health Status, Beliefs, and Behaviors -- Health Belief Models -- Health Locus of Control Model -- Rosenstock and Becker's Health Belief Model -- International Initiatives for Health and Wellness -- Nursing in an Era of Shortage -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 18. Health Care Economics -- Challenges and Opportunities -- Issues -- Demand versus Supply of Health Care -- Paying for Health Care -- Separate Billing for Nursing Services -- Cost-Containment Strategies -- Competition -- Price Controls -- Alternative Delivery Systems -- Managed Care -- Vertically Integrated Health Services Organizations -- Health Care Economics -- Billing Methods -- Payment Sources in the United States -- The International Pespective -- Voluntary Insurance and the United States -- Nursing Economics -- The Nursing Shortages -- Financial Management -- Profit versus Not-for-Profit Organizations -- Costs and Budgeting -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 19. Providing Care in the Home and Community -- Challenges and Opportunities -- Home Health Nursing -- Definitions of Home Health Nursing -- Perspectives of Home Health Nursing -- Applying the Nursing Process in the Home -- Differences Between Home Health Nursing and Hospital Nursing -- Community Nursing -- Definitions of Community and Community Nursing -- Settings for Community-Based Nursing Practice -- Nursing in Rural Communities -- Applying the Nursing Process in the Community -- Assessing -- Diagnosing -- Planning and Implementing -- Evaluating -- Integration of Home, Community, and Public Health Nursing -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 20. Dimensions of Holistic Health Care -- Challenges and Opportunities -- The Expanding View of Health Care -- Holistic Nursing -- The Expanding View of Comprehensive Health Care -- Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Health Promotion -- The Healthy People Initiatives -- Transition to Integrative Health -- Complementary Therapies -- Biologically Based Therapies -- Manipulative Body-Based Therapies -- Energy Therapies -- Mind-Body Therapies -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 21. Nursing in a Culturally Diverse World -- Challenges and Opportunities -- Concepts Related to Culture -- Characteristics of Culture -- Components of Culture -- Culture and Health Care -- Leininger's Sunrise Model -- The Purnell Model for Cultural Competence -- Integrating Cultural Knowledge in Care -- Barriers to Integrating Culture and Care -- Conveying Caring to Diverse Groups -- Selected Cultural Parameters Influencing Nursing Care -- Health Beliefs and Practices -- Family Patterns -- Communication Style -- Space Orientation -- Time Orientation -- Nutritional Patterns -- Pain Responses -- Childbirth and Perinatal Care -- Death and Dying -- Providing Culturally Competent Care -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 22. Nursing in a Spiritually Diverse World -- Challenges and Opportunities -- Concepts Related to Spirituality -- Spirituality, Religion, and Faith -- Spiritual Development -- Prayer and Meditation -- Selected Spiritual and Religious Beliefs Influencing Nursing Care -- Holy Days -- Sacred Writings and Symbols -- Dress -- Health Beliefs and Practices -- Spiritual Distress -- Providing Spiritually Competent Care -- Spiritual Assessment -- Diagnosing, Planning, and Implementing Spiritually Competent Care -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 23. Nursing in a Culture of Violence -- Challenges and Opportunities -- Family Violence and Abuse -- Intimate Partner Abuse -- Family Violence and Children -- Elder Abuse -- Violence in the Community -- Community Violence -- School Violence -- Violence in the Workplace -- Intraprofessional Violence -- Horizontal or Lateral Violence -- Assessing the Effects of Violence and Abuse -- Planning/Implementing Interventions for the Abused -- Short-Term Interventions -- Long-Term Interventions -- Prevention of Violence and Abuse -- Violence and Public Health -- Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction -- Strengthening the Public Health System -- Summary -- References -- Unit V. Into the Future -- Chapter 24. Advanced Nursing Education and Practice -- Challenges and Opportunities -- Advanced Nursing Education -- Preparation for Advanced Clinical Practice -- PhD Programs -- Master's Degree in Nursing -- Advanced Nursing Practice -- Types of Advanced Practice -- Regulation of Advanced Practice -- The International Perspective -- The Future of Advanced Practice Nursing -- Selecting a Graduate Program -- Professional Career Goals -- Personal and Family Factors -- Program Characteristics -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 25. Visions for the Future -- Challenges and Opportunities -- Past Events That Have Affected Nursing --
• Events that Promoted Nursing's Growth and Development -- Events that Have Indirectly Affected Nursing -- Social Movements and Technological Initiatives that Have Affected Nursing -- Future Events that Will Affect Nursing -- Information Technology and its Effect on Health and Nursing Care -- Health Care System Changes -- Regulatory Changes -- Continued Medical, Surgical, and Pharmacological Advances -- Past Lessons that Can Help Nurses in the Future -- Visions of Tomorrow -- Summary -- References.

ISBN

• 9780135080900
• 0135080908

LCCN

2010000004

OCLC

• ocn496227861
• 496227861

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries