Research Catalog

Title

Issues and trends in nursing : essential knowledge for today and tomorrow / edited by Gayle Roux, Judith A. Halstead.

Publication

Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, [2009], ©2009.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Roux, Gayle M.
• Halstead, Judith A.

Description

xiv, 607 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps; 23 cm

Subjects

• Nursing Care > trends
• Nursing > trends
• Nursing > United States

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Unit I. The Nursing Profession -- 1. History of Nursing / Karen J. Egenes -- 2. Nursing Education: Past, Present, Future / Martha Scheckel -- 3. Understanding the NCLEX-RN / Lillia Loriz and Lucy B. Trice -- 4. Nursing Licensure and Certification / Wendy Stoelting-Gettelfinger -- 5. Professional Nursing Organizations / Karen Peddicord -- 6. Interprofessional Issues: Collaboration and Collegiality / Pamela B. Koob -- Unit II. The Environment and Nursing Practice -- 7. The Global Nursing Workforce / Mary E. Riner -- 8. The Culture of Safety / Patricia Ebright -- 9. Performance Outcomes in Healthcare / Beverly S. Farmer -- 10. Healthcare Delivery / Patricia Gail Colo Braun and Beverly A. Mendes -- 11. Evidence-Based Nursing Practice / Mary Reid Nichols and Nena R. Harris -- 12. Emergency Planning and Response / Kristi L. Lewis -- Unit III. The Person in Health Care -- 13. Addressing Primary Prevention and Education in Vulnerable Populations / Diane Baer Wilson and Lisa S. Anderson -- 14. Cultural Diversity and Care / Joan C. Engebretson and Judith A. Headley -- 15. Ethical Decision Making and Moral Choices / Kevin Valadares -- 16. Legal Issues in Nursing / Eileen K. Fry-Bowers -- 17. Policy and Political Activism / Joanne R. Warner and Sharon Kimball -- Unit IV. Health and Nursing Issues -- 18. Urban Healthcare Issues / Nena R. Harris and Mary R. Nichols -- 19. Nursing and Rural Healthcare Issues / Wanda Bonnel, Amanda Alonzo, Patricia E. Conejo and Sylvia Heinze -- 20. Informatics and Healthcare Technology / Elizabeth M. Lakue, Susan K. Newbold, Gilan EL Saadawi and Karen L. Courtney -- 21. The Transition into Nursing Practice / Ellen Wathen -- 22. The Future of Nursing in Health Care / Pamela B. Koob and Monique Ridosh -- Appendix A. Code of Ethics for Nurses -- Appendix B. American Nurses Association Constituent Member Associations -- Appendix C. State Boards of Nursing -- Appendix D. Professional Nursing Organizations.

ISBN

• 9780763752255 (pbk.)
• 0763752258 (pbk.)

LCCN

2008027304

OCLC

• ocn226356341
• 226356341
• SCSB-5466767

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries