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NURSING Social, Ethical & Legal Issues

Professional Issues in Nursing Challenges and Opportunities 6th Edition

By Carol J. Huston DESCRIPTION

Reflecting both enduring professional considerations and the most pressing contemporary issues facing the nursing profession, Profes- sional Issues in Nursing: Challenges and Opportunities , 6th Edi- tion, equips students with proven, expert insight essential to success in today’s nursing practice. This straightforward, engaging text chal- lenges students to critically analyze issues and form their own assess- ments about the state of nursing and their role as a professional nurse, building the critical thinking and clinical judgment to effectively manage workplace considerations, workforce issues, legal and ethical concerns, nursing education challenges, and issues related to profes- sional power and advancing the nursing profession.

North American Edition / ISBN: 978‑1‑9751‑7561‑0 / ($84.99 / £N/A / €N/A / AU$125.00) US, CAN, AUS, NZ, PR, USVI International Edition / ISBN: 978‑1‑9751‑7564‑1 / ($84.99 / £62.00 / €70.00 / AU$N/A) New and updated content throughout the 6th Edition instills a practical understanding of emerging trends in healthcare, including nursing implications of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the latest considerations in workplace safety, changing population demographics and nursing workforce projections, global perspectives on healthcare, and the rap- idly evolving healthcare environment. FEATURES ▶ NEW! Chapters acquaint students with important considerations in disaster planning and resilience and self-care in nursing. ▶ NEW! Content updates throughout the text reflect the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on workforce shortages, nurse migration, whistleblowing, academic integrity, and shifting healthcare policy. ▶ UPDATED! Healthcare reform chapter keeps students current on the most recent changes related to the Affordable Care Act. ▶ UPDATED! Coverage of emerging trends ensures practice-ready perspectives on workplace safety, population demographics, workforce evolution, nursing in a global context, technology in human-centric practice, the latest recommendations from the National Academy of Medicine, and challenges and opportunities students will encounter in a rapidly changing healthcare environment. ▶ Learning Objectives keep students focused on essential concepts. ▶ Discussion Points encourage critical reflection for individual study or group discussions. ▶ Consider This features challenge students to think critically and form their own assessments of important practice considerations. ▶ Research Fuels the Controversy profiles strengthen students’ ability to critically analyze current, evidence-based research. ▶ Conclusions reinforce critical takeaways on each issue presented. ▶ For Additional Discussion questions test students’ retention and foster valuable peer discourse. ▶ Figures, boxes, and tables in each chapter clarify information and emphasize key concepts.

World exc US, CAN, AUS, NZ, PR, USVI Approx 432 pp / 7 x 9 / February 2022

Note to Booksellers: The previous edition published in October 2013 (North American Edition ISBN: 978-1-4963-9818-5, International Edition ISBN: 978-1-9751-2540-0)

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