Nursing

Brimming with practical ideas and useful resources, this book aims to prepare nurses at all levels to advance and attain their educational goals.

Not your typical study guide, this single resource contains all of the core information an undergraduate nursing student needs to know from the first day of nursing school through the NCLEX-RN

This book provides the personal story on some of the greatest nursing leaders, clinicians and theorists to date so the reader can understand the context within which the nursing pioneer developed their theory.

Primary Nursing describes a model of care delivery that while being nearly 5 decades mature, continues to provide the highest level of person-centered care for thousands of patients and their loved ones

Including all of the information necessary for safe, competent practice, this is a practical, hands-on educational and training resource for nurses working in telephonic health care settings.

Beginning the journey -- Socialization to professional nursing roles -- Historical foundations of professional nursing -- Ethical foundations of professional nursing -- Legal foundations of professional nursing -- Knowledge development in nursing -- The nurse as health promoter and care provider -- The nurse as learner and teacher -- The nurse as leader and manager -- The nurse's role in evidence-based health care -- The nurse's role in quality and safety -- The nurse's role as political advocate -- The nurse as colleague and collaborator -- Communicating effectively -- Managing change -- Technology and informatics -- Nursing in an evolving health care delivery system -- Providing care in home and community -- Global health -- Dimensions of holistic health care -- Nursing in a culturally diverse world -- Nursing in a spiritually diverse world -- Nursing in a culture of violence -- Advanced nursing education and practice -- The future of nursing.