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NURSING Social, Ethical & Legal Issues

Nursing in Today’s World Trends, Issues, and Management 12th Edition By Amy Buckway and Holi Sowerby DESCRIPTION

Popular, upbeat, and easy to read, Nursing in Today’s World: Trends, Issues, and Management , 12th Edition, clarifies the student’s role as a nurse and prepares them to confidently manage the realities of nursing practice in today’s changing healthcare environment. This fully updated edition delivers engaging, unbiased coverage of nursing today, including the COVID-19 pandemic and its enduring impact, educational prepara - tion, licensure, employment opportunities, ethics/bioethics, evidence- based practice, nursing theory, safety, culture, healthcare reform/politics, leadership, management, and more. Content is presented in chronological order, detailing history, current events and issues, and finally future roles and responsibilities of the nurs - ing profession. Humorous, eye-catching cartoons and real-world photos

complement the text’s accessible reading style and logical approach, accompanied by entertaining learning features that break up content and help students acquire, retain, recall, and apply essential knowledge. Enhanced with a thorough ancillary package, this complete resource equips students with a deep understanding of what it takes to succeed as a nurse today. FEATURES ▶ NEW! Updated content throughout the text keeps students current with the latest practical perspectives on the COVID-19 pandemic, social determinants of health, the Health People 2030 initiative, social justice, and safety in the workplace. ▶ NEW! Concepts lists highlight important non-clinical considerations for successful practice, including leadership, managing care, ethics, communication, advocacy, clinical judgment, legal issues, and more. ▶ NEW! Unfolding Case Studies walk students through the real-world application of chapter content and encourage critical thinking through accompanying discussion questions. ▶ Daily Ethical Dilemmas boxes offer students the opportunity to apply ethical decision-making to real-life healthcare situations. ▶ Nursing Theory Alerts detail the real-world applications of theoretical concepts with profiles of notable nursing theorists. ▶ Critical Thinking Activities engage students in envisioning clinical judgment. ▶ Communication in Action features cultivate students’ soft skills with models for effective communication in every aspect of nursing. ▶ Evidence-Based Practice boxes clarify how research drives positive practice outcomes. ▶ Cartoon Curriculum illustrations capture students’ attention and encourage reflection. ▶ Learning Outcomes keep students focused on essential chapter takeaways. ▶ Key Terms help students build a vocabulary for successful nursing practice. ▶ Want to Know More? boxes direct students to tools for additional learning. ▶ Key Concepts boost students’ retention of important chapter content. ▶ NCLEX®-Style Questions test students’ recall and provide critical preparation for their licensure exams.

North American Edition / ISBN: 978‑1‑9751‑8494‑0 / ($84.99 / £N/A / €N/A / AU$125.00) US, CAN, AUS, NZ, PR, USVI International Edition / ISBN: 978‑1‑9751‑8496‑4 / ($84.99 / £62.00 / €70.00 / AU$N/A)

World exc US, CAN, AUS, NZ, PR, USVI Approx 624 pp / 7 x 9 / February 2022

Note to Booksellers: The previous edition published in October 2018 (ISBN: 978-1-4963-8500-0)

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