Full Description
Make a smooth transition from nursing school into the practice setting! Nursing Today: Transition and Trends, 12th Edition, gives you a solid understanding of the issues and trends that affect the nursing profession. Not only will you graduate with patient care skills, but you will advance your career with insights into writing a resume, interviewing, finding a job, and obtaining specialty certifications. This edition takes a deeper look into topics such as workplace bullying, conflict management, artificial intelligence and its impact on health care, social determinants of health, and new question types found on the Next Generation NCLEX® examination. Written by well-known nursing educators JoAnn Zerwekh and Ashley Zerwekh Garneau, this easy-to-read text prepares you for success on the NCLEX-RN® exam and in professional nursing practice.
Thorough coverage includes the most important issues faced by new nurses, preparing you for the transition to a professional career
Engaging presentation with lively cartoons, chapter objectives, bibliographies, and colorful boxed information clarifies key concepts and makes learning more enjoyable
Emphasis on transitioning from student to professional covers topics such as the NCLEX® exam, employment considerations, resume writing, interviewing, mentoring, preceptorship, and nurse residency programs
Critical Thinking boxes present relevant questions and exercises that challenge you to apply what you've learned to clinical practice
Research for Best Practice boxes highlight research evidence that supports clinical practice
Call for Clinical Judgment boxes provide cases and questions to help strengthen your clinical judgment and decision-making skills
NEW! Expanded chapter on the NCLEX® exam includes all Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) question types, along with alternate item formats.
NEW! Expanded content addresses the timely topics of workplace bullying, conflict management, social determinants of health, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
NEW! Information on arti?cial intelligence (AI) and health care information and technology explores various implications for care delivery.
NEW! Clinical Judgment chapter addresses the critical thinking and decision-making skills needed to succeed on the NCLEX® and in clinical practice.
NEW! Expanded content on social media and the novice nurse examines important issues related to professional online conduct and patient privacy.
Contents
Unit I: Professional Growth and Transition
1. Role Transitions
2. Personal Management: Time and Self-Care Strategies
3. Mentorship, Preceptorship, and Nurse Residency Programs
4. Employment Considerations: Opportunities, Resumes, and Interviewing
5. NCLEX-RN® Exam and the New Graduate
Unit II: Nursing as a Profession
6. Nursing History & the Image of Professional Nursing
7. Nursing Education
8. Nursing Theories
9. Effective Communication, Team Building, and Interprofessional Practice
10. Conflict Management
Unit III: Nursing Management and Leadership
11.Challenges of Nursing Management and Leadership
12. Clinical Judgment - NEW!
13. Building Nursing Management Skills
14. Delegation and Assignment in the Clinical Setting
15. The Health Care Organization and Patterns of Nursing Care Delivery
Unit IV: Current Issues in Health Care
16. Economics in the Health Care Delivery System
17. Political Action in Nursing
18. Collective Bargaining: Traditional (Union) and Nontraditional Approaches
19. Ethical Issues
20. Legal Issues
Unit V: Contemporary Nursing Practice
21. Cultural and Spiritual Awareness
22. Quality Patient Care
23. Healthcare Information Technology and its Impact on Nursing Practice
24. Using Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Research
25. Workplace Issues
26. Emergency Preparedness
