Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, & Management

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This exciting new edition presents a comprehensive overview of the dynamic trends and issues that are shaping nursing education today. Timely, engaging discussions focus on the healthcare delivery system as well as the nursing practices that will affect current and future professional roles and responsibilities.
  • Provides real-life vignettes that pique students' interest and help them understand content
  • Provides information about communicating effectively with clients, families and the transdisciplinary health care team
  • Examines strategies for nurses making the transition from student to practitioner
  • Offers viewpoints of well-known contributors that represent diversity in academic preperation
  • Offers an expanded leadership and management section covering task delegation, effective communication and more
  • Examines health policy issues related to healthcare and the government
  • Incorporates a new emphasis on evidence-based practice that highlights the importance of applying current research findings to patient care
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    Contents

    Unit
    1
    The Renaissance Period
    9
    The Contemporary Image of Professional Nursing
    26
    Copyright

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