Professional Nursing

Discover what it means to be a professional nurse - the history, values and standards, and commitment to life-long learning. Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges, 9th Edition equips you with current professional nursing practices to positively impact your career. This easy-to-read text helps you gain insight into the current state of the profession and benefit from a thorough examination of standards and scope of practice, with new information on the Affordable Care Act, real-life interview narratives, coverage of social justice in nursing, transition into professional practice, health care delivery systems, future challenges for the nursing profession. and more. Valuable learning aids throughout this text include: case studies, cultural challenges, evidence-based practice, critical thinking, interviews, professional profiles, historical notes, nursing research, and ideas for further exploration.



Professional Profiles boxes provide prospective from nurses in the field
Case Study boxes feature scenarios involving relevant issues in patient care
Considering Culture boxes highlight the impact of culture in regards to a nurse's role and responsibilities and the patient's healthcare experience
Evidence-based Practice boxes identify leading findings in nursing topics and trends
Nurses Doing Research boxes highlight problems identified in patient care and the ongoing efforts to find patient interventions
Interview narratives explore the issues like culture and faith from the perspectives of leaders in those fields
Discussions on the implications of social media on nursing, including ethics and boundaries
Historical Notes highlight little-known stories of heroisms in the nursing profession.
Key terms are bolded where defined in the text
A Glossary is included at the end of the text
Learning outcomes are presented at the chapter openings
Concepts and Challenges and Ideas for Further Exploration at the end of the chapters help you to review and test prep



NEW! Updated information on the Affordable Care Act keeps you in the know
NEW! Information on care coordination prepares you to make more informed decisions about patient care
NEW! Information on care transitions so you know what to expect upon entering the workforce
NEW! Increased content on diversity in nursing, ethnocentrism, moral distress and moral courage, communication models (SBAR, CUS and others), and RN to BSN education
NEW! Cognitive rehearsal prepares you for the unlikely threat of lateral violence
NEW! Tips on documentation include both electronic and paper types
NEW! Social justice in nursing helps you to learn to advocate for patients who need your help