Realities of Contemporary Nursing sharpens decision-making and problem-solving skills with class-tested critical thinking questions and includes a new chapter that provides an overview of critical thinking concepts; discusses the need for cultural competence and caring in today's diverse society and provides for a greater understanding of the real world of nursing; reveals the impact of power, politics, ethics, and collective bargaining in the workplace; describes situations commonly faced by practicing nurses in real-life vignettes; examines techniques for identifying and managing job-related stress and conflict; provides learning objectives, learning activities, and chapter summaries to assist students in incorporating vital information into their professional lives; and allows students to increase their knowledge of current nursing issues with the use of an annotated bibliography of relevant readings
Includes bibliographical references and index
Ch. 1. Nursing Throughout History -- Ch. 2. Education of Nurses -- Ch. 3. Credentialing: Licensure and Certification -- Ch. 4. Nursing Organizations -- Ch. 5. Critical Thinking, Cultural Competence, and Caring / Persis Mary Hamilton and Margaret M. Craig -- Ch. 6. Health Care Systems / Persis Mary Hamilton and Roberta S. O'Grady -- Ch. 7. Ethical Concerns -- Ch. 8. Legal Issues -- Ch. 9. Change, Power, and Politics -- Ch. 10. Managing Nursing Care -- Ch. 11. Effective Stress Management -- Ch. 12. Collective Bargaining -- Ch. 13. Career Management -- Appendix A Members of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing -- Appendix B Directory of Selected Nursing and Health-Related Organizations
