Nursing in Today's World : Challenges, Issues, and Trends

by: Ellis, Janice Rider; Hartley, Celia Love

ISBN 13:
9780781724555
ISBN 10:
0781724554
Edition: 7th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 11/01/2000
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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Summary

Shoreline Community College, Seattle, WA. Brandon/Hill Nursing list selection (#208). An informative nursing textbook addressing the full spectrum of concepts in nursing as a profession, including the most current trends and issues. Includes discussion of evidence-based practice and NCLEX preparation. Previous edition: c1998. Softcover. DNLM: Nursing--trends--United States.

UNIT I Economic and Political Aspects of Health Care Delivery

(118)

Understanding the Health Care Environment

(43)

Objectives

(1)

Classification of Health Care Agencies

(6)

Understanding Today's Hospital

(4)

The Long-Term Care Facility

(4)

Ambulatory Care Settings

(1)

Community Agencies

(2)

Colleagues in Health Care

(11)

Issues Related to Individual Health Professions

(3)

Alternative Health Care

(11)

Key Concepts

(3)

Health Care Finance and Control

(35)

Objectives

(2)

Financing Health Care for Individuals

(8)

Managing the Rising Costs of Health Care

(11)

Access to Health Care

(3)

Maintaining Quality in the Health Care System

(4)

Power in the Health Care System

(4)

Continuing Concerns in the Health Care System

(3)

Key Concepts

(3)

The Political Process and the Nursing Profession

(39)

Objectives

(1)

Relevance of the Political Process for Nurses

(1)

Influencing the Political Process

(12)

The Federal Government's Role in Health Care

(4)

State-Level Legislative Concerns

(2)

Local Political Concerns

100

(1)

Health Care Reform

100

(2)

Nursing Organizations

102

(17)

Key Concepts

116

(3)

UNIT II Appreciating the Development of Nursing as a Profession

119

(134)

Exploring Nursing's Origins

120

(43)

Objectives

120

(1)

Health Care in Ancient Cultures

121

(9)

Historical Perspectives of Nursing

130

(8)

The Nightingale Influence

138

(2)

The Military Influence

140

(6)

Early Schools in the United States

146

(7)

The Beginning of Nursing Organizations

153

(2)

The Development of Hospitals in the United States

155

(5)

The American Hospital Association

160

(3)

Key Concepts

160

(3)

The Development of Nursing as a Profession

163

(41)

Objectives

163

(1)

Nursing Defined

164

(6)

Characteristics of a Profession

170

(5)

Differentiating Between the Terms ``Profession'' and ``Professional''

175

(1)

The Image of Nursing Today

176

(4)

Studies for and About Nursing

180

(9)

Defining a Language for Nursing

189

(5)

Traditions in Nursing

194

(10)

Key Concepts

199

(5)

Educational Preparation for Nursing

204

(49)

Objectives

204

(2)

The Nursing Assistant

206

(1)

Practical Nurse Education

207

(2)

Diploma Education

209

(1)

Associate Degree Education

210

(4)

Baccalaureate Education

214

(2)

Master's and Doctoral Programs That Prepare for Licensure

216

(2)

Similarities Among Entry-Level Programs

218

(3)

Other Forms of Nursing Education

221

(4)

Nursing Education at the Graduate Level

225

(1)

Articulated Programs

226

(2)

Nondegree Programs

228

(1)

Residencies and Structured Orientation for the New Graduate

228

(2)

Factors Influencing Nursing Education

230

(5)

Differentiated Practice

235

(4)

Forces for Change in Nursing Education

239

(6)

Continuing Education

245

(8)

Key Concepts

249

(4)

UNIT III Legal and Ethical Responsibility and Accountability for Practice

253

(188)

Credentials for Health Care Providers

254

(42)

Objectives

254

(1)

Types of Credentials in Health Care

255

(4)

The History of Credentialing in Nursing

259

(3)

Current Nursing Licensure Laws

262

(8)

Obtaining a Nursing License

270

(9)

Multistate Licensure

279

(3)

Revocation or Limitation of a License

282

(1)

Sunset Laws

283

(1)

Licensure of Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools

283

(1)

International Nursing Licensure

284

(1)

Certification in Nursing

285

(5)

The Future of Credentialing in Health Care

290

(6)

Key Concepts

293

(3)

Legal Responsibilities for Practice

296

(45)

Objectives

296

(2)

Sources of Law

298

(2)

Other Factors Affecting Legal Decisions

300

(2)

Classification of Laws

302

(1)

Criminal Law and Nursing

303

(1)

Civil Law and Nursing

304

(5)

Liability

309

(1)

Liability Insurance

309

(3)

National Data Bank

312

(1)

Legal Issues Common in Nursing

313

(17)

Factors That Contribute to Malpractice Claims

330

(2)

Preventing Malpractice Claims

332

(2)

Elements of a Legal Action

334

(1)

The Nurse as Witness

335

(6)

Key Concepts

338

(3)

Ethical Concerns in Nursing Practice

341

(51)

Objectives

341

(1)

Understanding the Concept of Ethics

342

(3)

Basic Ethical Concepts

345

(7)

Ethical Theories

352

(2)

Factors That Influence Ethical Decision Making

354

(12)

Factors in the Work Environment That Affect Ethical Decision Making

366

(2)

A Framework for Ethical Decision Making

368

(2)

Specific Ethical Issues Related to the Profession of Nursing

370

(22)

Key Concepts

387

(5)

Bioethical Issues in Health Care

392

(49)

Objectives

392

(1)

Major Areas Where Bioethics Are Applied

393

(2)

The Human Genome Project

395

(4)

Bioethical Issues Concerning the Beginning of Life

399

(14)

Bioethical Issues Concerning Death

413

(13)

Additional Bioethical Concerns

426

(15)

Key Concepts

436

(5)

UNIT IV Career Opportunities and Professional Growth

441

(90)

Beginning Your Career as a Nurse

442

(48)

Objectives

442

(1)

Employment Opportunities Today

443

(2)

Competencies of the New Graduate

445

(5)

Personal Career Goals

450

(2)

Making Goals Reality

452

(17)

Problems Experienced by Nurses in the Workplace

469

(7)

Discrimination in Nursing

476

(4)

Workplace Safety and Health for Nurses

480

(10)

Key Concepts

486

(4)

Preparing for Workplace Participation

490

(41)

Objectives

490

(2)

Understanding Organizations

492

(2)

Authority, Responsibility, and Accountability

494

(2)

Organizational Relationships

496

(3)

Shared Governance

499

(2)

Patterns of Nursing Care Delivery

501

(4)

Delegation

505

(3)

Collective Bargaining

508

(23)

Key Concepts

527

(4)

Appendices

531

(26)

Index

557

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