Professional Nursing Concepts: Competencies for Quality Leadership (Book with Access Code)
by Finkelman, Anita Ward; Kenner, CaroleEdition: 2nd
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Pub. Date: 2012-01-06
Publisher(s): Jones & Bartlett Learning
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Summary
Professional Nursing Concepts: Competencies for Quality Leadership, Second Edition takes a patient-centered, traditional approach to the topic of nursing education and professional development. This dynamic text engages students in recognizing the critical role that nurses play in health care delivery, and focuses on the five core competencies for health professions as determined by the Institute of Medicine (IOM). The book is divided into four sections:*The Profession of Nursing*The Healthcare Context*Core Healthcare Professional Competencies*The Practice of Nursing TodayTwo new chapters are included in this edition:*Health Promotion, Disease Prevention, and Illness: A Community Perspective*The Future: Transformation of Nursing Practice Through Leadership
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. xi |
| Preface | p. xiii |
| The Profession of Nursing | p. 1 |
| The Development of Professional Nursing: History, the Profession, and the Nursing Education Experience | p. 3 |
| Introduction | p. 4 |
| From Past to Present: Nursing History | p. 4 |
| Professionalism: Critical Professional Concepts | p. 16 |
| Your Pursuit of a Profession: Making the Most of Your Educational Experience to Reach Graduation and Licensure | p. 29 |
| Conclusion | p. 45 |
| Chapter Highlights | p. 46 |
| References | p. 48 |
| The Essence of Nursing: Knowledge and Caring | p. 53 |
| Introduction | p. 54 |
| Nursing: How Do We Define It? | p. 54 |
| Knowledge and Caring: A Total Concept | p. 56 |
| Scholarship in Nursing | p. 63 |
| Multiple Nursing Roles and Leadership | p. 74 |
| Conclusion | p. 77 |
| Chapter Highlights | p. 77 |
| References | p. 82 |
| The Image of Nursing: What It Is and How It Needs to Change | p. 85 |
| Introduction | p. 86 |
| Visibility: Good or Bad? | p. 86 |
| Assessing linage and Increasing Visibility | p. 92 |
| Initiatives Thai Impact Image | p. 94 |
| Strategies That Impact Image | p. 95 |
| Conclusion | p. 104 |
| Chapter Highlights | p. 105 |
| References | p. 108 |
| Nursing Education, Accreditation, and Regulation | p. 111 |
| Introduction | p. 112 |
| Nursing Education | p. 113 |
| Types of Nursing Programs | p. 122 |
| Nursing Education Associations | p. 128 |
| Quality and Excellence in Nursing Education | p. 129 |
| Critical Problems: Faculty Shortage and Access to Clinical Experiences | p. 134 |
| Lifelong Learning for the Professional | p. 135 |
| Certification and Credentialing | p. 137 |
| Transforming Nursing Education | p. 139 |
| Accreditation of Nursing Education Programs | p. 139 |
| Regulation | p. 140 |
| Conclusion | p. 146 |
| Chapter Highlights | p. 146 |
| References | p. 151 |
| The Healthcare Context | p. 155 |
| Health Policy and Political Action: Critical Actions for Nurses | p. 157 |
| Introduction | p. 158 |
| Importance of Health Policy and Political Action | p. 158 |
| Examples of Critical Healthcare Policy Issues | p. 161 |
| The Policy-Making Process | p. 165 |
| The Political Process | p. 166 |
| Healthcare Reform | p. 172 |
| Conclusion | p. 173 |
| Chapter Highlights | p. 173 |
| References | p. 175 |
| Ethics and Legal Issues | p. 179 |
| Introduction | p. 180 |
| Ethics and Ethical Principles | p. 180 |
| Current Ethical Issues | p. 184 |
| Legal Issues: An Overview | p. 190 |
| Critical Ethical and Legal Patient-Oriented Issues | p. 194 |
| Conclusion | p. 197 |
| Chapter Highlights | p. 197 |
| References | p. 199 |
| Health Promotion, Disease Prevention, and Illness: A Community Perspective | p. 201 |
| Introduction | p. 202 |
| National Initiative to Improve the Nation's Health: Healthy People 2020 | p. 202 |
| Public/Community Healthcare Delivery System | p. 206 |
| Disease Prevention and Health Promotion | p. 211 |
| Important Concepts | p. 213 |
| Multiple Perspectives of Public/Community Health Services | p. 220 |
| Genetics: Rapid Change with Major Impact on Community Health | p. 223 |
| Global Healthcare Concerns and International Nursing | p. 224 |
| Conclusion | p. 224 |
| Chapter Highlights | p. 224 |
| References | p. 227 |
| The Healthcare Delivery System: Focus on Acute Care | p. 231 |
| Introduction | p. 232 |
| Corporatization of Health Care: How Did We Get Here? | p. 233 |
| The Healthcare Organization | p. 234 |
| Healthcare Providers: Who Is on the Team? | p. 239 |
| Healthcare Financial Issues | p. 242 |
| Organizational Culture | p. 249 |
| Changes in Healthcare Delivery | p. 252 |
| The Nursing Organization Within the Hospital | p. 253 |
| Conclusion | p. 256 |
| Chapter Highlights | p. 257 |
| References | p. 261 |
| Core Healthcare Professional Competencies | p. 263 |
| Provide Patient-Centered Care | p. 265 |
| Introduction | p. 266 |
| The IOM Competency: Provide Patient-Centered Care | p. 266 |
| Related Nursing Theories | p. 273 |
| Consumerism: How Does It Impact Health Care and Nursing? | p. 274 |
| Culture, Diversity, and Disparities in Health Care | p. 277 |
| Patient Advocacy | p. 282 |
| Care Coordination: A Plan of Care | p. 282 |
| Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical Judgment | p. 283 |
| Self-Management of Care | p. 287 |
| Therapeutic Use of Self in the Nurse-Patient Relationship | p. 290 |
| Conclusion | p. 293 |
| Chapter Highlights | p. 293 |
| References | p. 297 |
| Work in Interprofessional Teams | p. 301 |
| Introduction | p. 302 |
| The IOM Competency: Work in Interprofessional Teams | p. 302 |
| Teamwork and Types of Teams | p. 304 |
| Communication | p. 312 |
| Collaboration | p. 315 |
| Coordination | p. 317 |
| Delegation | p. 319 |
| Conflict and Conflict Resolution | p. 327 |
| Conclusion | p. 329 |
| Chapter Highlights | p. 331 |
| References | p. 334 |
| Employ Evidence-Based Practice | p. 337 |
| Introduction | p. 338 |
| The IOM Competency: Employ Evidence-Based Practice | p. 338 |
| Nursing Research | p. 340 |
| Evidence-Based Practice | p. 347 |
| Evidence-Based Management | p. 350 |
| Importance of EBP to the Nursing Profession | p. 351 |
| Confusion: Difference in Research, EBP, and Quality Improvement | p. 356 |
| Applying EBP as a Student | p. 356 |
| Conclusion | p. 357 |
| Chapter Highlights | p. 357 |
| References | p. 360 |
| Apply Quality Improvement | p. 363 |
| Introduction | p. 364 |
| The IOM Competency: Apply Quality Improvement | p. 364 |
| Safety in Health Care | p. 365 |
| Quality Health Care | p. 374 |
| Quality Improvement | p. 380 |
| Tools and Methods to Monitor and to Improve Healthcare Delivery | p. 386 |
| Patient Outcomes and Nursing Care: We Do Make a Difference | p. 389 |
| Conclusion | p. 391 |
| Chapter Highlights | p. 391 |
| References | p. 395 |
| IOM Core Competency: Utilize Informatics | p. 399 |
| Introduction | p. 400 |
| The IOM Competency: Utilize Informatics | p. 400 |
| Informatics | p. 402 |
| Documentation | p. 407 |
| A Need: Standardized Terminology | p. 410 |
| Systems and Terminologies: Informatics Complexity | p. 411 |
| Informatics: Types and Methods | p. 412 |
| The Future of Informatics and Medical Technology | p. 417 |
| HIPAA: Ensuring Confidentiality | p. 418 |
| Telehealth: A Grooving Intervention | p. 419 |
| Internet | p. 419 |
| High-Touch Care Versus High-Tech Care | p. 420 |
| Conclusion | p. 421 |
| Chapter Highlights | p. 421 |
| References | p. 425 |
| The Practice of Nursing Today and in the Future | p. 427 |
| Critical Healthcare Issue: Why Don't We Have Enough Nurses? | p. 429 |
| Introduction | p. 430 |
| Workforce Profile: Current and Entering Nurses | p. 430 |
| The Nursing Shortage | p. 434 |
| Staffing: Impact on Care and the Nursing Shortage | p. 435 |
| Staffing: What a New Nurse Needs to Know | p. 436 |
| Recruitment | p. 441 |
| Retention | p. 442 |
| Strategies to Resolve the Shortage | p. 444 |
| Creating a Healthy Work Environment: Retaining Nurses | p. 448 |
| Career Development-First Step: First Nursing Position | p. 451 |
| Conclusion | p. 456 |
| Chapter Highlights | p. 456 |
| References | p. 460 |
| The Future: Transformation of Nursing Practice Through Leadership | p. 463 |
| Introduction | p. 464 |
| Leadership in Nursing | p. 464 |
| Scope of Practice: A Profession of Multiple Settings, Positions, and Specialties | p. 468 |
| Advanced Nurse Practitioners: Changing Scope of Practice | p. 471 |
| Professional Practice Models | p. 472 |
| Impact of Legislation/Regulation/Policy on Nursing Leadership and Practice | p. 475 |
| Economic Value and the Nursing Profession | p. 476 |
| The Nursing Work Environment | p. 477 |
| Quality Improvement and Nursing Leadership | p. 479 |
| Moving the Profession Forward: Students Are the Future of Nursing | p. 483 |
| Conclusion | p. 484 |
| Chapter Highlights | p. 485 |
| References | p. 487 |
| Glossary | p. 489 |
| Index | p. 499 |
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