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Nursing Knowledge and Theory Innovation : Advancing the Science of Practice, Second Edition by
This esteemed text for graduate-level nursing students focuses on the science and philosophy of nursing knowledge development, with a special emphasis on theory as a tool in developing practice-relevant knowledge. It is distinguished by its focus on practical applications of theory for scholarly, evidence-based approaches. The second edition features important updates and a reorganization of information to better highlight the roles of theory and the major philosophical perspectives in knowledge development. It also introduces two new chapters: The DNP Project: Translating Research Into Knowledge for Practice, and Generating Knowledge in Practice. Summary Points and Questions for Reflection at the end of each chapter help to reinforce knowledge. The text offers a comprehensive overview of the philosophy and history of science, the structures of nursing knowledge, and a path for knowledge development. It is unique in its reach beyond the traditional views about theory in nursing. It advocates equipping practitioners as well as other nurses with the tools to make theory more relevant to their own practice and to inspire confidence to be active participants in building knowledge for nursing. The text will help students become aware of their own philosophical and theoretical ideas and knowledge embedded in their practice and to learn strategies for developing theory-based knowledge--strategies that are practice relevant and practice based. NEW TO THE SECOND EDITION: New chapters: The DNP Project: Translating Research Into Knowledge for Practice and Generating Knowledge in PracticeReorganization of material to better highlight the roles of theory and the major philosophical perspectives in knowledge developmentSummary Points at the end of each chapter KEY FEATURES: Balances theoretical and philosophical ideas with practical perspectivesIncludes concrete strategies for knowledge developmentExplicates the shared and distinct roles of DNP and PhD nurses in knowledge developmentIntroduces "intermodernism" to support practice-based theory and knowledge developmentIntroduces "Interludes" whereby readers can examine specific strategies of knowledge development
Publication Date: 2018
Evidence-Based Practice in Action : Comprehensive Strategies, Tools, and Tips From the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics by
One of the biggest challenges of evidence-based practice (EBP) is translating knowledge, research, and clinical expertise into action. Failure to execute EBP well is rarely due to lack of information, understanding, or experience; rather, it comes down to lack of tools and practicality for implementing EBP into care. Evidence-Based Practice in Action is a unique, application-oriented EBP resource of the latest Iowa Model Revised: Evidence-Based Practice to Promote Excellence in Health Care. This book offers a detailed plan to guide nurses and healthcare leaders in promoting EBP adoption and implementation. This practical, easy-to-use guide directs healthcare leaders through preparing, implementing, and evaluating any EBP process model and provides tools for topic selection, literature searches, research and evidence review, implementation, and evaluation. The authors provide comprehensive building blocks along with strategies, tools, and tips to guide individuals and teams who make the important day-to-day decisions that ultimately affect patient outcomes. Evidence-Based Practice in Action: Comprehensive Strategies, Tools, and Tips from the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics awarded second place in the 2018 AJN Book of the year award in the Nursing Education/Continuing Education/Professional Development.
Publication Date: 2017
Hospice and Palliative Care Handbook, Third Edition by
Book Cover; Endorsements; Title Page; Copyright Page; Acknowledgments; About the Author Tina M. Marrelli; Reviewers; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Part 1: Hospice Care -- An Overview of Quality and Compassionate Care; Part 2: Documentation -- An Important Driver for Care and Coverage; Part 3: Planning, Managing, and Coordinating Care; Part 4: Hospice Diagnoses and Guidelines for Care; Appendix A: Hospice Conditions of Participation -- Subpart B Eligibility, Election, and Duration of Benefits; Appendix B: Hospice Conditions of Participation -- Subpart F Covered Services
Appendix C: State Hospice and Palliative Care OrganizationsAppendix D: Resources; Index
Publication Date: 2018
Caritas Coaching by
Part 1 -- Bringing the Philosophy, Ethic, and Practice of Caring Science Back Into Healthcare; Chapter 1 -- Caritas Coaching: An Overview by Jan Anderson; Part 2 -- Caritas Education in Academic Settings; Chapter 2 -- My Quest for Caritas Literacy by Mark D. Beck.
Chapter 3 -- Living a Caritas Consciousness: A Philosophy for Our Everyday Practices as Nurse Educators by Lisa GoldbergChapter 4 -- Creating an Essence of Compassion: A Personal Reflection on the Journey Through Caring Science by Jill Garabed-Hruska; Chapter 5 -- Caritas Coach: A Work in Progress by Kathleen S. Oman; Part 3 -- Caritas Education in Clinical Settings; Chapter 6 -- The Caritas Coach: An Instrument of Healing by Kino Xandro Anuddin; Chapter 7 -- Living Caritas by Christine Griffin; Chapter 8 -- Love Is the Essence by Nicholas J. Peterson; Part 4 -- Caritas Praxis.
Chapter 9 -- Nursing as a Sacred Act of Caring: Practicing With an Open Mind and Open Heart by Katherine E. BelateguiChapter 10 -- Caritas Coach Literacy: Sustaining Loving-Kindness for Self and Others by Joseph Giovannoni; Chapter 11 -- Caritas Coach Reflections by Heidi J. Hagle; Chapter 12 -- Reconnection by Rachel Johnson-Koenke; Chapter 13 -- The Learning Path of a Caritas Coach Nurse by Diane Poulios; Part 5 -- Caritas Leadership: Modeling Heart-Centered Praxis; Chapter 14 -- Transformation Through Caring Moments by Stephanie W. Ahmed.
Chapter 15 -- Caring Leadership as a Caritas Coach by Christine BuckleyChapter 16 -- Creating and Sustaining a Caritas Way of Being by Lacey Lefere; Chapter 17 -- Working With Others Within the Context of Caring Relationships by Nancy Mathews; Chapter 18 -- A Physician's Journey With Caritas: A Path to Healing by Jennifer Reese; Part 6 -- Caritas Leadership: A Vision for the Future; Chapter 19 -- Reflections of a Caritas Coach by Reid Byrne; Chapter 20 -- A Global Paradigm Shift for the Caritas Coach by William Rosa; Part 7 -- The Journey Forward.
Chapter 21 -- The Ever-Evolving, Introspective, and Morally Active Life of a Caritas Coach by Sara Horton-DeutschIndex.
Publication Date: 2018
Health Program Planning and Evaluation : A Practical, Systematic Approach for Community Health by
Selected by Doody's Review Services as one of Doody's Core Titles in Public Health, Health Program Planning and Evaluation, Fourth Edition carefully walks the reader through the process for developing, implementing, and evaluating successful community health promotion programs. Featuring reader-friendly, accessible language and practical tools and concepts, this outstanding resource prepares students and professionals to become savvy consumers of evaluation reports and prudent users of evaluation consultants.The Fourth Edition reflects the major changes in the field of community health with updated examples and references throughout.New to this Edition:* Introduction of the concept of root causes as social determinants.* A comprehensive description of how each target setting option relates to the corresponding level of the health impact pyramid.* More information on informatics and big data as related to program planning and monitoring * A discussion of photos and video as modes of data collection.* A reinforcement of informatics, photos and big data as useful in program evaluation* Current terminology of first and second order coding of qualitative data. The following is a list of chapter specific major, substantive revisions evident in the 4th edition, beyond general updating of references:* Combined Chapters 3 and 4 in order to tighten and shorten the content. Only currently used planning tools will be presented, and greater content on workforce planning will be added. We will increase the emphasis asset-based and strengths based approaches to assessment and planning. We will also discuss the relevance of the ACA to community assessment.* Chapter 4: Introduce the concept of root causes as social determinants.* Chapter 8: Provide a strong description of how each target setting option relates to the corresponding level of the health impact pyramid.* Move Chapter 9 into Section III Health Program Development, and revise wording to reflect that the information is part of the development phase.* Chapter 10: increase the content on informatics and big data as related to program planning and monitoring. Revise the exhibit to show the budge on an excel sheet.* Chapter 11: include discussion of photos and video as modes of data collection.* Chapter 15: reinforce informatics, photos and big data as useful in program evaluation* Chapter 16: revise to reflect current terminology of first and second order coding of qualitative data. We will also frame case study as a mixed method rather than a strictly qualitative method
Publication Date: 2018
Nursing Informatics for the Advanced Practice Nurse : Patient Safety, Quality, Outcomes, and Interprofessionalism by
The only informatics text written specifically for advanced practice nurses, this text excels as both a fantastic introduction to healthcare informatics, or to fill knowledge gaps in the already initiated. Nursing Informatics for the Advanced Practice Nurse, Second Edition, tackles health informatics broadly by delivering an expansive and innovative approach to thinking about technology. Each chapter is highly practical, filled with case studies and exercises that demonstrate how the content presented relates to the contemporary healthcare environment. Where applicable, informatics concepts are aligned with the six domains within the Quality and Safety Education in Nursing (QSEN) approach and are tied to national goals and initiatives. Featuring chapters written by physicians, epidemiologists, engineers, dietitians, and health services researchers, the format of this text reflects its core principle that it takes a team to fully realize the benefit of technology for patients and healthcare consumers, and still manage to cover specialized subjects like QSEN competencies and ANCC informatics.
Call Number: UCF ONLINE General Collection -- RT50.5.M337 2019
Reframing Organizations : Artistry, Choice and Leadership by
First published in 1984, Lee Bolman and Terrence Deal?s best-selling book has become a classic in the field. Its four-frame model examines organizations as factories, families, jungles, and theaters or temples: The Structural Frame: how to organize and structure groups and teams to get results The Human Resource Frame: how to tailor organizations to satisfy human needs, improve human resource management, and build positive interpersonal and group dynamics The Political Frame: how to cope with power and conflict, build coalitions, hone political skills, and deal with internal and external politics The Symbolic Frame: how to shape a culture that gives purpose and meaning to work, stage organizational drama for internal and external audiences, and build team spirit through ritual, ceremony, and story This new edition is filled with new case examples such as Hurricane Katrina and profiles of great leaders such as Mother Theresa, Thomas Keller, and others. In addition, the book updates the "Organizational Theory's Greatest Hits" text boxes throughout, and increases geographic, cultural and gender diversity in examples and text. It also features an enhanced online teacher's guide with a new test bank, as well as updated PowerPoint slides, teaching ideas and experiential activities, and links to resources.
Publication Date: 2013
A Nurse's Step by-Step Guide to Writing a Dissertation or Scholarly Project, Second Edition by
Feeling overwhelmed by the mere thought of writing your dissertation or scholarly project? Wondering how to begin and where to find the time? You are not alone. Earning your advanced degree is an extraordinary accomplishment, but completing those final stages can be a daunting task. A Nurse's Step By-Step Guide to Writing a Dissertation or Scholarly Project, Second Edition, is a straightforward how-to guide.This book is intentionally concise because, let's be honest, the last thing a busy candidate needs is another unwieldy, doorstop-sized book. Packed with practical steps and tools, this fully updated second edition--which includes a new chapter on the various formats for manuscript dissertations-- will help you plan, document, organize, and write your dissertation or scholarly project. Don't go it alone; let author and fellow dissertation survivor Karen Roush help you get from square one to DONE.
Publication Date: 2019
Field Guide for Air and Ground Transport of Neonatal and Pediatric Patients by
The Field Guide for Air and Ground Transport of Neonatal and Pediatric Patients is a brand-new clinical transport resource brought to you by the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Transport Medicine. The guide is written by clinicians with extensive transport expertise and is a must for every clinician in the field of neonatal and pediatric transport. A concise, outline format makes this resource the convenient go-to reference for all your transport questions and needs. The pathophysiology of common illnesses and transport management pearls are at your fingertips. Topics include: Challenges of the transport environment Diagnostic testing and procedural skills Radiology pearls Neonatal content Pediatric content Approach to selected signs and symptoms And more...
Publication Date: 2019
Davis's Diseases and Disorders : A Nursing Therapeutics Manual by
Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs) for each disorder The primary nursing diagnosis for each disease and disorder Diagnostic tables that make test results easy to reference The newest information available on the genetic basis of the diseases and disorders Up-to-date explanations of the physiology of the disorders and how it related to risks and complications Collaborative and independent interventions Pharmacological tables that outline the dosages, mechanisms of action, and rationales of the drugs most commonly used for a disorder Separate headings for psychosocial issues Outlines for required documentation Home care and discharge guidelines and patient teaching checklists Evidence-based practice section Global health considerations that reflect the issues that transcend national borders.
Publication Date: 2019
Formulating a Differential Diagnosis for the Advanced Practice Provider by
Praise for the First Edition: "Developing a comprehensive differential diagnosis for a specific complaint is a daunting task even for experienced advanced practice nurses. This user-friendly clinical guide provides a strategy and standard format for working through this complex task. It is a wonderful tool for both students and new advanced practice nurses..." -- 5 stars, Doody's This easy-access clinical guide to over 70 commonly seen symptoms, written for advanced practice provider (APP) students and new practitioners, describes a step-by-step process for obtaining a reliable patient history, choosing the appropriate physical exam, and using the patient history and physical exam findings to form a differential diagnosis. The second edition continues to include the case study approach, and is updated to incorporate 22 new symptoms along with contributions by a new editor, who is a leader in holistic health. The guide is distinguished by several unique features including focused patient history questions and responses, physical exam findings, a differential diagnosis table (clearly comparing potential diagnostic choices based on symptoms), a diagnostic examination table (including estimated costs and codes), and a case study summary highlighting the critical thinking process. Symptoms are presented alphabetically in a systematic, unfolding case study approach and include chief complaint, presenting history, past history, and explicit methodology for determining correct diagnosis. KEY FEATURES: Describes over 70 (22 new to the second edition) commonly presented symptoms with unfolding case scenariosOffers a step-by-step approach to building clinical decision-making skillsProvides quick access to differential diagnosis, requisite diagnostic tests, and clinical decision makingGuides APP students and novice practitioners in conducting a problem-focused history and examinationIncludes unique differential diagnosis tables and diagnostic examinations tables that help clarify strategies for diagnostic decision making
Publication Date: 2018
Infiltrating Healthcare : How Marketing Works Underground to Influence Nurses by
It was once common for pharmaceutical companies and medical device makers to treat doctors to lavish vacations or give them new cars; companies would do virtually anything to buy influence so that their medications or devices would be used in a doctor's office or hospital. But with growing public scrutiny of kickbacks to doctors, the huge giveaways have disappeared. In Infiltrating Healthcare, Quinn Grundy shows that sales representatives are working instead behind the scenes. It is to nurses that these companies now market. Nurses, Grundy argues, are the perfect target for sales reps: their work is largely invisible and frequently undervalued, yet they wield a great deal of influence over treatment and purchasing decisions. Furthermore, there are no legal restrictions on marketing to most nurses. Grundy describes how, under the guise of education or product support, and through gifts and free samples, sales representatives influence nurses in the course of day-to-day clinical practice. Grundy argues that the very presence of sales reps in operating rooms, purchasing committee meetings, and patient care units blurs the boundaries between patient care and medical sales. Helpfully, she also describes ways that nurses can be aware of (and resistant to) their influence. Infiltrating Healthcare is a call to action to protect the clinical spaces where we are at our most vulnerable--and the decisions that take place there--from the pursuit of profit at any cost. This is a timely book that shines a light on a practice that often goes unseen, and which has tangible implications for healthcare policy and practice.
Publication Date: 2018
Virtual Simulation in Nursing Education by
Learn best practices for successfully integrating virtual simulation into nursing curriculum Written for students in nurse educator programs, nursing faculty, and other health care educators, Virtual Simulation in Nursing Education unpacks the necessary tools for successful integration of technology into nursing programs. The benefits of virtual simulation in nursing education are innumerable: less expensive, easier to access, and location independent compared with nondigital simulations. Yet the evolving nature of both curricula and technology complicates the implementation of a coherent integration plan. Success requires a coordinated impetus from faculty, administrators, and students to enrich a technologically enhanced learning landscape. With a practical, how-to focus, this book describes the unique dynamics and demands of using virtual simulation as a core teaching method and focuses on the best practices for integrating this technology into the nursing curriculum. The first text to detail systematic strategies for faculty, students, and administrators, Virtual Simulation in Nursing Education examines the most effective teaching methods and activities, discusses challenges and pitfalls to integrating virtual simulation into a curriculum, and examines how learning outcomes are met. With an eye toward motivating students to embrace technology throughout their careers, content illustrates how students can leverage technologies to maximize learning and support practice. Replete with savvy tips from virtual simulation experts, chapters include exemplars that present the models in real-life scenarios, and clinical reasoning questions to reinforce learning. Key Features: Accompanied by an Instructor's Manual and PowerPoint slidesTeaches students of nurse educator programs, nurse educators, and administrators how to successfully use virtual simulationProvides useful tools, best practices, and savvy strategies for integrating technology into the curriculumIncludes examples and clinical reasoning questions to reinforce contentDemonstrates how students can maximize learning and support practice with virtual simulation technologyProvides a firm foundation for students to embrace technology throughout their careers
Publication Date: 2018
Economics and Financial Management for Nurses and Nurse Leaders, Third Edition by
Written by and for nurses, this key foundational text helps to build the fundamental economics and financial management skills nurses and nurse leaders need for daily use. This third edition delivers several new features, adding to its value as the only timely and relevant text written for the full spectrum of RN-to-BSN, BSN, and MSN students. It has been significantly revised to simplify content, to address the vast changes in and increasing complexity of U.S. health care financing, and to be useful in both traditional in-class format and hybrid and online programs. Two new and refocused chapters address assessing financial health and nurse entrepreneurship and practice management, and new material illuminates recent research findings and statistics. Chapters feature worksheets such as business plan checklists and text boxes expanding on key chapter content. The book is distinguished by its provision of case examples based on nurse-run clinic and inpatient nursing unit financial issues. It provides multiple opportunities for experiential learning, such as writing business plans and health program grant proposals. It delivers cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analyses, discusses budget preparation, offers strategies for controlling budget costs, and updates relevant health policies and statistics. The text's engaging format promotes the synthesis of economics and finance across the nursing curriculum through the use of end-of-chapter exercises, discussion questions, and games based on concepts within the text. Additionally, tips throughout the book alert students about the need to apply concepts from other aspects of their education to economic and financial situations. Also included are online supplemental materials for teachers and students, including Excel spreadsheets, grant proposals, a test bank, and PowerPoint slides. New to the Third Edition: Updates health reform, health care spending, and other relevant policies and statistics Includes two new and refocused chapters that address assessing the financial health of a business and nurse entrepreneurship and practice management Highlights recent research findings and key concepts in text boxes Provides blank and completed worksheets, such as business plan checklists, so nurses can apply financial concepts in their clinical settings Fosters understanding of key concepts with enhanced explanations and samples of business plans and other reports Key Features: Aligned with AACN and AONE guidelines, the CNL certification exam, and QSEN competencies Serves as a primary financial management text for multiple nursing academic programs Facilitates experiential learning through end-of-chapter exercises, games, tips for synthesizing knowledge, worksheets, and case examples Designed for use in traditional classrooms and in hybrid and online learning programs Includes a chapter on measuring nursing care with indicators for capacity, staffing, patient acuity, performance, and patient flow NEW a FREE Q&A App is availabel (see inside front cover)
Publication Date: 2017
Oxford Handbook of Adult Nursing by
With a brand new team of expert authors, the second edition of the central series title the Oxford Handbook of Adult Nursing has been completely rewritten for today's nurse. Brought fully up to date with the latest nursing competencies and professional knowledge, it ensures you have everythingyou need to deliver appropriate nursing care and interventions. Designed to reflect the NMC nursing competencies, it covers key nursing values and standards, communication, clinical practice and decision making, and professional development.The Oxford Handbook of Adult Nursing is written by nurses, for nurses, to provide concise, practical, and expert advice on all aspects of the nurse's role. Designed as a comprehensive and reliable guide to the care of adults, this new edition reflects how nurses relate to patients, engage criticallywith professional knowledge, and organise and deliver appropriate nursing care and interventions. With concise and comprehensive summaries of key nursing values and communication skills when dealing with diverse clinical populations, the role of the nurse is fully detailed as a provider of clinicalcare, as well as a leader, manager, and member of a broad multidisciplinary team. Clinical nursing practice is addressed using a systems-based approach, providing an overview of clinical conditions, investigations, and treatments, including frequently prescribed medicines, while highlighting keynursing practice considerations.Each chapter of the handbook lists useful sources of further information, primarily easily-accessible on-line resources. To help you achieve the best possible results for your patients, the authors offer a wealth of recommendations, guidance and information from their years of experience.Together with the complementary Oxford Handbook of Clinical Skills in Adult Nursing, this handbook provides nursing students and general adult nurses with a robust framework for thinking about, and practicing, safe and compassionate, values based nursing. Whether the reader needs a comprehensiveintroduction to adult nursing or a reliable resource to dip into when the need arises, the Oxford Handbook of Adult Nursing will be an invaluable companion for years to come.
Publication Date: 2018
Simulation Scenarios for Nurse Educators : Making it Real by
Awarded second place in the 2013 AJN Book of the Year Awards in the Information Technology/Informatics category "The passion, caring, and inspiration of the authors are reflected and demonstrated in each and every chapter√ Compiling all of the authors' lessons learned, teaching-learning strategies, and in-depth research and exploration of their topics, this book is an excellent guide for nursing faculty just getting started with simulations or is validation for faculty who are already using this pedagogy." From the Foreword by Pamela R. Jeffries, PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF Professor, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing This second edition of an acclaimed book for nurse educators provides a practical, step-by-step guide to designing and developing simulation scenarios and integrating them into the nursing curriculum. Based on extensive discussion with contributing authors and new faculty, the text has been updated to include changes in simulation pedagogy since the first edition was published in 2008, and thoroughly reorganized to facilitate greater ease-of-use. Outstanding features include scenarios easily adaptable to the instructor's own lab, and a new section on graduate nursing education and interdisciplinary clinical scenarios. Scenarios are ordered according to their complexity for ease of access. The authors provide concrete information about the use of simulation in a variety of programs, courses, and schools, and describe how nursing faculty have mastered the challenge of integrating simulation into their curricula, from fundamental nursing arenas to more complex levels of care. Chapters discuss how simulation can be used with such diverse populations as medical-surgical, geriatric, pediatric, trauma, obstetric, and home care. The book offers scenario-running instructions, as well as recommendations on developing faculty, integrating point-of-care decision-making tools and necessary equipment, how to set up a lab (including static to high-fidelity manikins), and much more. Scenarios explore key themes in nursing, from ethics, spirituality and palliative care, to communication and cultural diversity. A template for creating scenarios spans the text and includes student preparation materials, forms, and checklists. This updated edition includes: Scenarios easily adaptable to an instructor's own lab A new section on graduate nursing education and interdisciplinary clinical scenarios New interdisciplinary, interprofessional, and community-based scenarios Expansive chapter templates Focus on cultural sensitivity, health literacy, and research methods Information on certification issues and integrating e-records in simulation
Publication Date: 2013
Rapid Access Guide for Triage and Emergency Nurses : Chief Complaints with High Risk Presentations by
From the award-winning authors of Fast Facts for the Triage Nurse The vital information you need to quickly identify acutely ill or injured patients. Rapid Access Guide for Triage and Emergency Nurses: Chief Complaints With High-Risk Presentations is the first pocket-sized clinical manual focusing on patient-driven chief complaints. Designed to assist in rapidly recognizing potential life-threatening or life-altering conditions, this guide can be used in a variety of healthcare settings. Content covers each body system and its most common chief complaints along with first-line questions, assessments, and interventions to prompt the user. Red flag findings, easily identified by the flag icon, denote critical signs and symptoms, while a light bulb icon helps the user locate key tips. The guide includes evidence-based practice guidelines, reference tables, and checklists for at-a-glance retrieval of information. Most chapters contain space for taking notes, inscribing important phone numbers, or pasting facility specific policies and procedures. Key Features: Common chief complaints with essential tipsUnique patient presentationsTriage processes, clinical red flags, screening toolsPediatric and older adult considerationsDisaster responseActive shooter or violent situation action steps
Publication Date: 2018
Clinical Analytics and Data Management for the DNP, Second Edition by
Praise for the First Edition: "DNP students may struggle with data management, since their projects are not research, but quality improvement, and this book covers the subject well. I recommend it for DNP students for use during their capstone projects." Score: 98, 5 Stars --Doody's Medical Reviews This is the only text to deliver the strong data management knowledge and skills that are required competencies for all DNP students. It enables readers to design data tracking and clinical analytics in order to rigorously evaluate clinical innovations and programs for improving clinical outcomes and to document and analyze change. This second edition has been expanded and updated to address major changes in our healthcare environment. Incorporating faculty and student input, it now includes modalities such as SPSS, Excel, and Tableau to address diverse data management tasks. Eleven new chapters cover the use of big data analytics, ongoing progress toward value-based payment, the Affordable Care Act and its future, shifting of risk and accountability to hospitals and clinicians, advancement of nursing quality indicators, and new requirements for Magnet(R) certification. The text takes the DNP student step by step through the complete process of data management from planning through presentation, and encompasses the scope of skills required for students to apply relevant analytics to systematically and confidently tackle the clinical interventions data obtained as part of the DNP student project. Of particular value is a progressive case study illustrating multiple techniques and methods throughout the chapters. Sample data sets and exercises, along with objectives, references, and examples in each chapter, reinforce information. New to the Second Edition: Completely updated and expanded with 11 new chaptersIncludes an extensive data management toolkit with SPSS, Excel, and TableauDescribes value-based purchasing and NDNQI measurement programsExplains use of data sources to support the problem statement for the DNP projectGuides selection of quality measuresProvides best practices for collecting primary and secondary dataOffers strategic guidelines for institutional review board submissionExplains methods for risk adjustment in program and intervention monitoringExplores predictive a nalyticsIllustrates applications of big data for the DNPDescribes Magnet requirements for measuring quality improvement Key Features: Provides extensive content for rigorously evaluating DNP innovations/projectsTakes DNP students through the complete process of data management from planning through presentationIncludes a progressive case study illustrating multiple techniques and methodsOffers very specific examples of application and utility of techniquesDelivers supplemental materials, including sample data set case studies in SPSS and Excel formats, exercises, PowerPoint slides, and more
Publication Date: 2018
Inquiry and Leadership : A Resource for the DNP Project by
Reviews the theoretical and philosophical base of evidence-based practice and its importance to DNPs in practice. Explains the evidence-based practice process and its role in the scholarly project. Describes the rationales and tools for assessing the trustworthiness and application of the best available evidence. Discusses the process of translating research into evidence-based practice. Examines methods for evaluating research and determining the appropriate evaluation strategy for individual scholarly projects. Addresses the presentation and dissemination of project findings. Describes opportunities in translational science and encourages intradisciplinary and interdisciplinary involvement and collaboration in future scholarly activities. Includes a Davis Digital Version, your complete text online at DavisPlus that let's you quickly search for the content you need, and add notes, highlights, and bookmarks.
Publication Date: 2016
Assembling the pieces of a systematic review : Guide for librariansCall Number: UCF ONLINE General Collection -- Z716.3.A874 2017Here is a complete guide for librarians seeking to launch or refine their systematic review services. Conducting searches for systematic reviews goes beyond expert searching and requires an understanding of the entire process of the systematic review. Just as expert searching is not fully mastered by the end of a library degree, mastering the systematic review process takes a great deal of time and practice. Attending workshops and webinars can introduce the topic, but application of the knowledge through practice is required. Running a systematic review service is complicated and requires constant updating and evaluation with new standards, more efficient methods, and improved reporting guidelines.
Pocket Guide to Psychiatric Nursing by
Index of Client Behaviors with page numbers listed on inside covers. Concept Mapping and the use of Concept Care Map Plans introduced in Chapter 1. Organized by DSM-5 and NANDA diagnoses. Nursing diagnoses and interventions include the definition, possible etiologies ("Related to ..."), defining characteristics ("Evidenced by ..."), objectives broken down to show long- and short-term goals, interventions with selected rationales, and desired patient outcomes/discharge criteria. Each psychiatric disorder lists background assessment data, predisposing factors, symptomatology, and nursing diagnoses and nursing interventions commonly associated with the disorder. Unit on psychotropic drug classifications covers anti-anxiety agents, antidepressants, mood stabilizing agents, antipsychotics, antiparkinsonian drugs, sedative hypnotics, and agents for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Indications, route, and dosage listed for individual drugs as well as for classifications. Communication interventions in the care plans reinforce the emphasis on therapeutic communication. Clinical Pearl boxes highlight must-know information and interventions for diagnoses. Helpful rating scales appear in the appendices, including the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale, and Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale.
Publication Date: 2018
Essential Health Assessment by
Focuses on clinically relevant information for normal and normal variants of adults, children, elderly, and pregnant women. Features a colorful graphic design, illustrations, and bulleted lists to make the information easy to understand and easy to follow through the assessment process. Offers assessment tips, helpful clinical information, including a reminder in every chapter to do a OPQRST analysis. Includes a brief review of A&P as the basis for the assessment. Covers assessment from head to toe with subjective questions, objective techniques, and documentation that demonstrates how all of the data and information come together to create a thorough and accurate health assessment. Addresses safety through alerts for Safe and Effective Nursing Care (SENC).
Publication Date: 2018
Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health by
Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health, Fourth Edition combines theory and practice in presenting traditional and new epidemiologic concepts. Broad in scope, the text opens with five chapters covering the basic epidemiologic concepts and data sources. A major emphasis is placed on study design, with separate chapters devoted to each of the three main analytic designs: experimental, cohort, and case-control studies.Full chapters on bias, confounding, and random error, including the role of statistics in epidemiology, ensure that students are well-equipped with the necessary information to interpret the results of epidemiologic studies. Up-to-date examples from the epidemiologic literature on diseases of public health importance are provided throughout the book.Key Features:* New examples and the latest public health statistics throughout* Coverage of the Ebola outbreak including an in-depth investigation of what happened* New examples that illustrate epidemiological principles including a greater emphasis on social factors that influence health, such as racism* Straightforward descriptions of the latest epidemiologic methods including mediation analysis, agent-based modelling, and the use of directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) to assess confounding.* An expanded glossary and key terms highlighted throughout the text
Publication Date: 2020
The APRN and PA's Complete Guide to Prescribing Drug Therapy 2020 by
Includes more than 30 new diagnoses and eBook with digital updates as needed! Updated to deliver the most current standards, this is a unique prescribing reference for APRN students and advanced health care providers in all practice settings who need guidance on prescribing drugs for patients with acute, episodic, and chronic health problems. Concise, easy to read, and updated throughout, the resource delivers pharmacotherapy regimens for more than 600 diagnoses--including over 30 that are new. The print format includes an eBook with digital updates to assure immediate access to essential information. Listed alphabetically by diagnosis, pharmacotherapy regimens include, for each diagnosis, drug choices listed by generic name, FDA pregnancy category, generic/over-the-counter availability, adult/pediatric dosing regimens, brand names, forms of dosage, and additives. Clinically useful information such as laboratory values to be monitored, patient teaching points, and safety information is interspersed throughout each diagnosis. Additional quick-access features include information presented in convenient table format and an alphabetical cross-reference index of drugs by generic and brand name, with FDA pregnancy category and controlled drug schedule (I, II, III, IV, V). Key Features: Includes 31 new diagnoses totaling over 600 organized alphabetically Serves as a quick-access prescribing reference for APRN and PA students and health care providers in all primary care settings Presents drug information in condensed and summary form for ease of use Within each diagnosis, drug choices are listed alphabetically by generic /trade name, FDA pregnancy category, adult/pediatric dosing, dose forms, and additives Delivers guidance on lab values to be monitored, patient education points, and safety information Includes 30 Appendices with ready access to key drug classifications, FDA Pregnancy Categories, US Schedule of Controlled Substances, Immunization Schedules, Contraceptive Guidance, categories Anti-Infectives, and more! Offers brand/generic cross-reference
Publication Date: 2019
Curriculum Development and Evaluation in Nursing Education by
Reorganized and updated to deliver practical guidelines for evidence-based curricular change and development, the fourth edition of this classic text highlights current research in nursing education as a springboard for graduate students and faculty in their quest for research projects, theses, dissertations, and scholarly activities. It also focuses on the specific sciences of nursing education and program evaluation as they pertain to nursing educators. New chapters address the role of faculty regarding curriculum development and approval processes in changing educational environments; course development strategies for applying learning theories, educational taxonomies, and team-building; needs assessment and the frame factors model; ADN and BSN and pathways to higher degrees; and planning for doctoral education. The fourth edition continues to provide the detailed knowledge and practical applications necessary for new and experienced faculty to participate in essential components of the academic role--instruction, curriculum, and evaluation. At its core, the text discusses the importance of needs assessment and evidence as a basis for revising or developing new programs and highlights requisite resources. With a focus on interdisciplinary collaboration, the book addresses the growth of simulation, how to help new faculty transition into the academic role, and use of curriculum in both practice and academic settings. Additionally, the book describes the history and evolution of current nursing curricula and presents the theories, concepts, and tools necessary for curriculum development. Chapters include objectives, discussion points, and learning activities. New to the Fourth Edition: Reorganized and updated to reflect recent evidence-based curricular changes and developmentsHighlights current researchNew chapter on curriculum planning for undergraduate programsNew content on needs assessment and the frame factors modelNew content on planning for doctoral education in nursingNew content on curriculum evaluation, financial support, budget management, and use of evidence Key Features: Supports new faculty as they transition to academeAddresses the need for preparing more faculty educators as defined by the Institute of Medicine, the Affordable Care Act, and the APRN Consensus ModelDescribes the scope of academic curriculum models at every practice and academic levelThreads the concept of interdisciplinary collaboration in education throughoutServes as a CNE certification review
Publication Date: 2018
Leadership for Evidence-Based Innovation in Nursing and Health Professions by
Leadership for Evidence-Based Innovation in Nursing and Health Professions addresses the core competencies and behaviors required to be an innovative leader. This text fulfills the market need for an advanced practice resource focused on how to address new and emerging sources of evidence-based practice that can inform, translate and scale the complexity of leading innovation in healthcare organizations. Leadership for Evidence-Based Innovation in Nursing and Health Professions takes a patient-centered approach, discusses the perspectives on the dynamic of innovation and evidence as well as emerging competencies for leaders of healthcare innovation. To address the core competencies the text is expertly organized into four sections: I. Addresses the current landscape of evidence in innovation II. Examines new sources of evidence including technology and big data III. Discusses strategies for measuring innovation at a variety of system levels IV. Provides strategies to synthesize and disseminate evidence to advance innovation in healthcare.Key Features:* Teaches students how to mine and manage large data sets* Connects the idea of evidence-based practice to leadership practice* Addresses the gap in the knowledge base around research
Publication Date: 2017
Davis's Comprehensive Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests with Nursing Implications by
Fast Find: Lab and Dx--The complete F.A. Davis Lab & Diagnostic Test database online U.S. and Canadian content Searchable and printable Mobile and tablet friendly "Potential Nursing Problems" tables within many studies that present problems, signs and symptoms, and interventions related to the study 'Common Use' for each monograph to provide an at-a-glance description of what the test is for, presented in everyday language that patients will understand Monographs that focus on what you need to do before, during, and after each laboratory and diagnostic test, including... Patient Teaching Detailed coverage of patient safety "Sensitivity to Social and Cultural Issues" and "Nutritional Considerations," where appropriate Diagnostic imaging monographs with explanations of the reasons for the test result Pathophysiology information that explains why a lab test result is increased or decreased Reference Ranges that are expressed in both conventional and SI units (with the SI unit conversion factor) and include age- and gender-specific variations when indicated and normal variations due to cultural considerations Interfering Factors, including food, natural products, timing of test, handling of specimen, underlying patient conditions, and drugs that may interfere with the results of the test Unique coverage of laboratory and diagnostic tests for subspecialties, such as maternity, therapeutic drug monitoring, nutrition and sensory Cross referencing of related lab and diagnostic tests in every monograph "Body System" appendix that includes therapeutic drug monitoring and toxicology as well as nutrition-related lab tests
Publication Date: 2019
Advanced Practice Nursing in the Care of Older Adults by
Essential gerontological coverage perfect for Advanced Practice Nursing students A focus on caring for the older adult along the wellness-illness continuum and how to help this population maintain wellness and independence. Body Systems chapters covering common disorders in the older adult. Coverage of psychosocial issues that can affect the health and wellness of the older adult, family, and society. Evidence-based citations to support practice. "Signal Symptoms" feature to help you quickly target potential differential diagnoses. Consistent presentation of symptoms and syndromes and diseases and disorders to make reference easy
Publication Date: 2019
Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses by
SAFETY FIRST! Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses®, Sixteenth Edition delivers all of the information you need to administer medications safely across the lifespan--well-organized monographs for hundreds of generic and thousands of trade-name drugs.
Publication Date: 2018
Diffusion of Innovations, 5th Edition by
Now in its fifth edition, Diffusion of Innovations is a classic work on the spread of new ideas. In this renowned book, Everett M. Rogers, professor and chair of the Department of Communication & Journalism at the University of New Mexico, explains how new ideas spread via communication channels over time. Such innovations are initially perceived as uncertain and even risky. To overcome this uncertainty, most people seek out others like themselves who have already adopted the new idea. Thus the diffusion process consists of a few individuals who first adopt an innovation, then spread the word among their circle of acquaintances--a process which typically takes months or years. But there are exceptions: use of the Internet in the 1990s, for example, may have spread more rapidly than any other innovation in the history of humankind. Furthermore, the Internet is changing the very nature of diffusion by decreasing the importance of physical distance between people. The fifth edition addresses the spread of the Internet, and how it has transformed the way human beings communicate and adopt new ideas.
Publication Date: 2003
Middle Range Theory for Nursing by
Three-time recipient of the AJN Book of the Year Award Praise for the third edition: "This is an outstanding edition of this book. It has great relevance for learning about, developing, and using middle range theories. It is very user friendly, yet scholarly." Score: 90, 4 Stars -Doody's Medical Reviews The fourth edition of this invaluable publication on middle range theory in nursing reflects the most current theoretical advances in the field. With five additional chapters, new content incorporates exemplars that bridge middle range theory to advanced nursing practice. Additional content for DNP programs includes two new theories: Bureaucratic Caring and Self-Care of Chronic Illness. This user-friendly text stresses how theory informs practice and research in the everyday world of nursing. Divided into four sections, content sets the stage for understanding middle range theory by elaborating on disciplinary perspectives, an organizing framework, and evaluation of the theory. Middle Range Theory for Nursing, Fourth Edition, presents a broad spectrum of 13 middle range theories. Each theory is broken down into its purpose, development, and conceptual underpinnings, and includes a model demonstrating the relationships among the concepts, and the use of the theory in research and practice. Including concept building for research through the lens of middle range theory, a rigorous 10-phase process that moves from a practice story to a conceptual foundation, and exemplars that clarify the concept building process, this new edition remains an essential text for advanced practice theory and research courses. New to the Fourth Edition: Reflects new theoretical advancesFive completely new chaptersNew exemplars linking middle range theory to advanced nursing practiceNew content for DNP programsTwo new theories: Bureaucratic Caring and Self-Care of Chronic IllnessTwo articles from Advances in Nursing Science documenting a meta-perspective about middle range theory development over the decades Key Features: Provides a strong contextual foundation for understanding middle range theoryIntroduces the Ladder of Abstraction to clarify the "range" of nursing's theoretical foundationPresents 13 middle range theories with philosophical, conceptual, and empirical dimensions of each theoryExamines research application through exemplars demonstrating the use of middle range theory for advanced practice nursingIncludes Appendix summarizing middle range theories from 1988 to 2017
Publication Date: 2018
Fundamentals Success : NCLEX-style Q & A Review by
Alternate-format questions, including multiple choice, select all that apply, fill-in-the blank, ordered response, graphic, and chart/exhibit items Rationales for correct and incorrect responses 100-question final exam in book A focus on the needs of the beginning nursing student taking a fundamentals course Glossary of more than 250 common English words often found on nursing tests for the benefit of ESL and other students All questions field tested by nursing students and an expert panel of nurse educators NEW! FREE, 30-day access to Davis Edge NCLEX-RN® included with purchase of new print book. Test yourself with 10,000+ challenging questions; review proven test-taking strategies; and prepare for the biggest test of your career with simulated NCLEX exams.
Publication Date: 2019
Pharmacology Success by
About 1,200 questions in all with Medication Memory Joggers for select questions and rationales for both correct and incorrect answers. Includes a 100-question comprehensive final exam Most questions written at application and analysis level--just like the exam. An easy-to-follow format, organized by body system. All questions field tested by nursing students. NEW! FREE, 30-day access to Davis Edge NCLEX-RN® included with purchase of new print book. Test yourself with 10,000+ challenging questions; review proven test-taking strategies; and prepare for the biggest test of your career with simulated NCLEX exams.
Publication Date: 2019
The Doctor of Nursing Practice Project : A Framework for Success by
The Doctor of Nursing Practice Project, A Framework for Success, Third Edition guides students and faculty in the DNP project process. With a primary focus on delivering key information on planning, implementing, and evaluating a project, the text also emphasizes the impact that DNP-prepared nurses and well-developed DNP projects have in shaping the future of nursing. The Third Edition focuses on the evolution of the DNP degree by featuring AACN taskforce updates and reorganized content about the clinical scholar and practice scholarship. With chapters devoted to formulating a meaningful DNP project, from selecting appropriate project team members to the importance of communicating and disseminating the results of the project appropriately, it serves as a comprehensive guide for students and faculty alike.New to the Third Edition:* Updated historical perspectives* Overview of project variability* Coverage of project sustainability and measures of impact* New chapter on health policy, how policies impact practice, and how the DNP nursing role relates to advocacy* Navigate 2 Essentials Package features digital templates of the project tools
Publication Date: 2020
Encyclopedia of Nursing Research by
This award-winning nursing reference, meticulously researched by luminaries in the field, represents the state of the art in nursing science. Comprehensive and concise, entries provide the most relevant and current research perspectives and demonstrate the depth and breadth of nursing research today. This one-stop reference presents key terms and concepts and clarifies their application to practice. The fourth edition has been substantially updated to contain the latest research for nurse scientists, educators, and students in all clinical specialties. With new information from the National Institute of Nursing Research, this reference is an essential compendium of nursing research for nursing students at any level and researchers in all clinical specialities. New to the Fourth Edition: Extensively revised and updatedProvides new information emphasized by the National Institute of Nursing Research on wellness, end-of-life and palliative care, and health technologyNew entries, including Symptom Management Theory and Self-Management Key Features: Provides the most relevant and current research perspectivesWritten by over 200 experts in the fieldClarifies research applications in practice
Publication Date: 2018
Mastering Simulation : A Handbook for Success by
This book is a handbook for individuals working in or preparing to work in simulation and for academic and service organizations that are using simulation or are planning to use simulation. It provides the knowledge needed to become a simulation professional and information on how to best use that knowledge to effectively use simulation in their organizations. Evidence-based and pragmatic, this book raises awareness of the knowledge and expertise required to utilize simulation strategies.
Publication Date: 2014
Neonatal Nursing Care Handbook : An Evidence-Based Approach to Conditions and Procedures, Second Edition by
Neonatal nurses face an ever-changing practice landscape that requires swift decisions and actions. This is an up-to-date, comprehensive, quick reference resource written specifically for neonatal nurses throughout the globe. Designed for speedy information retrieval, it encompasses vital information about commonly encountered conditions and procedures on the neonatal unit. The handbook is written by outstanding neonatal practitioners in accessible language and consistently formatted for ease of use. Illustrations, diagrams and flow charts enhance information, which is divided into sections covering Systems Assessment and Management of Disorders, Special Care Considerations, and Procedures and Diagnostic Tests. Appendices deliver such valuable tools for clinical practice as a list of common abbreviations and pertinent web resources. Also included are downloadable, digital, patient management tools, reusable templates, and quick-reference calculation tools. Key Features: Provides quick-access, current information about common neonatal conditions and procedures Assists neonatal nurses in making sound clinical decisions Written by prominent leaders in the neonatal field Delivers information concisely and clearly for neonatal nursing staff and APs worldwide Enhances content with illustrations, diagrams, and flow charts and digital patient management and calculation tools
Publication Date: 2016
Public / Community Health and Nursing Practice by
Problem-based learning approach features exercises, such as critical-thinking and end-of-chapter questions, to enhance your skills and apply what you're learning. Three case studies for every chapter provide you with a step-by-step process that enables you to apply public health principles in the real world. Coverage of public health nursing competencies and roles highlights national standards in public health. Call-out boxes in each chapter highlight important information on Healthy People 2020, (updated to reflect the Mid-Course Review statistics), evidence-based practice, and rate calculations.
Publication Date: 2020
Creative Teaching Strategies for the Nurse Educator by
Implement nearly 200 teaching strategies to flip your classroom and engage your students for active learning. Follow step-by-step operational guidelines for implementing innovative strategies and understand their advantages and disadvantages. Leverage five NEW strategy-filled chapters about teaching in concept-based curricula, in online and hybrid courses, and in flipped classrooms. Use case studies, 'how-to's' and examples on how and when to apply techniques to actively involve students in learning and move beyond lectures. Recognize the challenges presented by different types of educational settings and specific learning situations and explore potential solutions and teaching methods to overcome them. See how to structure your curricula around the content areas and integrated processes of the NCLEX® or the components of QSEN. Enhance your creative teaching with new information on how we learn and how to "make nursing stick."
Publication Date: 2020
Oxford Handbook of Cancer Nursing by
Taking a systematic approach to the main areas of cancer nursing practice, 'Oxford Handbook of Cancer Nursing' covers all aspects of cancer care. It guides the user from pre-diagnosis, through treatment, to issues of advanced disease and palliative care. It includes cancer biology, genetics and treatments, as well as new targeted and complementary therapies.
Publication Date: 2019
The Road to Positive Work Cultures by
Chapter 1: The Leader's Role in Creating and Sustaining Positive Work Cultures -- Chapter 2: Establish a Culture of Mutual Respect and Civility -- Chapter 3: Maintain Appropriate Boundaries -- Chapter 4: Avoid Micromanaging -- Chapter 5: Deal With Problems When They Occur -- Chapter 6: Build Effective Teams -- Chapter 7: Reduce Workplace Stress -- Chapter 8: Show Appreciation and Reward Desired Behavior Appropriately -- Chapter 9: Be an Authentic Leader -- Chapter 10: Be Passionate and Purposeful in Looking to the FutureReferences -- Index
Publication Date: 2020
Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice by
Presents 25 major theories written by the original theorists or eminent scholars to help students understand the interrelationship between nursing theories and nursing practice. Covers the middle range theories and practice models that define the best outcomes and links theory to clinical practice. Addresses how to implement theory-based practice. Explores the historical and contemporary theories that are the foundation of nursing practice today. Features in-depth coverage of the development of the theories that guide nursing practice.
Publication Date: 2020
A Nurse's Step-By-Step Guide to Publishing a Dissertation or DNP Project by
As a newly minted PhD or DNP, you've completed your dissertation or scholarly project. Congratulations! Wondering whether or how to publish? Confused about the publication process? Feeling overwhelmed? You are not alone. A Nurse's Step-By-Step Guide to Publishing a Dissertation or DNP Project is a concise guide to preparing and polishing your work for publication. In a straightforward, conversational tone, author Karen Roush offers encouragement as well as information on everything from honing essential writing skills to choosing a publisher to submitting your manuscript-and all the steps in between. This book will help you navigate the world of scholarly publishing with less frustration-and more confidence-on the way to disseminating your research and knowledge. Book jacket.
Publication Date: 2020
Mastering Precepting : A Nurse's Handbook for Success by
The preceptor role -- Learning : the foundation of precepting -- Precepting strategies -- Core precepting concepts -- Having a plan : developing and using goals, objectives, and outcomes -- Communication -- Coaching -- Effectively using instructional technologies -- Precepting specific learner populations -- Precepting advanced practice registered nurses -- Assessing and addressing preceptee behavior and motivation -- Pragmatics of precepting -- Self-care for preceptors -- For managers : selecting, supporting, and sustaining preceptors -- Preceptor development.
Publication Date: 2019
Staff Educator's Guide to Clinical Orientation : Onboarding Solutions for Nurses by
Staff educators, are you struggling with developing a new-hire orientation program? We all know how important onboarding can be in lowering turnover rates. Is there a sure-fire way to ensure a new nurse's success? Staff Educator's Guide to Clinical Orientation guides you in creating and sustaining a high-quality orientation and onboarding program that meets the needs of nurses, organizations, and patients. In this fully revised second edition, authors Alvin Jeffery, Robin Jarvis, and Amy Word-Allen provide all the tools you need to successfully develop a nursing and healthcare workforce. Whether you're new to leading orientation efforts or a seasoned nursing staff development specialist, this book will help you: Understand and use the ADDIE model Analyze, design, and implement an orientation program Evaluate an Individual's competency Conduct surveys and focus groups Manage orientee errors and personality conflicts New: Understand the role of the preceptor in clinical orientation activities Assess and ensure competency of contract or temporary staff Collaborate with academic afiliates Book jacket.
Publication Date: 2018
De-Escalating Violence in Healthcare : Strategies to Reduce Emotional Tension and Aggression by
"This book is a comprehensive guidebook of therapeutic de-escalation techniques for nurses and other healthcare professionals to improve safety in healthcare facilities. Readers will explore the concepts of aggression (including risk factors), de-escalation, and therapeutic communication. They will also learn how to perform mental status assessments, manage and even prevent aggressive behavior, and practice conflict resolution, and--when faced with individuals with depressive disorders, suicidal ideation, and/or self-injurious behavior (SIB)--engage in crisis intervention. Specific therapeutic interventions for difficult behavioral issues associated with schizophrenia, dementia, bipolar disorder, cognitive impairment, anxiety and panic disorders are also covered, as are stress-management techniques to help patients cope, tips for creating a caring and healing environment to stop violence before it starts, and a framework for building a healthcare violence prevention program. Nursing students and healthcare professionals of all educational levels will find this book to be immensely valuable. De-escalation is one of the most valuable skills a healthcare worker can possess. Indeed, all healthcare workers need this vital skill to help ensure their safety in the healthcare environment. It's not uncommon for healthcare professionals to encounter an agitated or aggressive person. How that healthcare worker responds will dictate whether the situation is defused or escalated--perhaps even resulting in physical violence. The goal of this book is to ensure the result is the former--to prevent healthcare violence, and to foster a safe healthcare workplace that benefits all and promotes peace and safety for everyone"--
Publication Date: 2020
Critical Conversations in Healthcare : Scripts & Techniques for Effective Interprofessional & Patient Communication by
Critical Conversations in Healthcare, Second Edition, provides scripts and scenarios to facilitate better, more effective communication in healthcare settings. Chapters feature do's and don'ts, reflective questions, and practical tools to help you improve your on-the-job interactions. Whether you are a new nurse at the bedside or the CEO of a major healthcare facility, this fully revised second edition will show you how to: New: Communicate mindfully, New: Interpret body language, New: Develop a growth mind-set, Work with frustrated families, angry physicians, and uncooperative colleagues, Deal with gossip, harassment, and other tough topics, Successfully address workloads, management styles, and other tricky subjects, Improve the patient experience, Overcome conversation traps Book jacket.
Publication Date: 2019
Writing for Publication in Nursing by
Designated a Doody's Core Title "Writing for publication is essential for disseminating nursing knowledge, and this book will surely prepare budding authors and serve as a resource for experienced authors. It is a great reference for authors at all levels." Score: 100, Five Stars --Doody's Medical Reviews This in-depth resource on writing for nurses--clinicians, graduate students, researchers, and faculty--guides users through the entire process of writing evidence-based research papers and journal articles, disseminating clinical project findings and innovations, and preparing manuscripts for publication. The completely updated fourth edition expands the content on conducting and writing systematic, integrative, and literature reviews; disseminating evidence and writing papers on clinical topics; and reporting quality-improvement studies. It provides new examples of excellent writing from a varied selection of nursing journals. Woven throughout is an explanation of current writing guidelines for research such as CONSORT and PRISMA. Also included are electronic versions of useful forms and updated web resources relevant to each chapter. Chapters feature helpful tables, figures, and illustrations; learner exercises to guide development of competencies; and discussion topics designed to address the variety of challenges posed when writing for publication. The print version of the book includes searchable digital access to entire contents. New to the Fourth Edition: Updated chapters and new examples from a wide variety of nursing journalsExpanded content on conducting and writing systematic, integrative, and literature reviewsGuidelines for reporting different types of researchCriteria for evaluating the quality of a nursing journal and avoiding predatory journalsExamination of open-access journal marketsStrategies for interprofessional collaborationUpdated content on quality-improvement reportingTips to avoid plagiarismGuidance on writing case studies, case reports, policy papers, and articlesExpanded discussion and examples of searchable databasesElectronic versions of useful formsUpdated web resources in each chapter and in an appendix Key Features: Takes the reader step by step through the entire process of writing for publicationCovers conducting and writing a literature review and writing research, review, quality-improvement, evidencebased practice, and clinical practice articlesDelivers strategies for writing all types of journal articles, chapters, books, and other forms of writingIncludes tips for turning dissertations, DNP projects, and course assignments into manuscriptsDetails the submission, editorial review, and publication processesIncludes a module for online courses in each chapterIncludes Instructor's Manual, PowerPoints, and sample syllabus
Publication Date: 2019
Etiquette and Communication Strategies for Nurses : Advancement Techniques for Your Career Third Edition by
This revised and expanded third edition of Etiquette & Communication Strategies for Nurses will help you increase your confidence, enhance your reputation, and focus your career aspirations. Filled with practical tips, avoidable faux pas, and informative Q&As, this book will help you:* NEW: Plan an engaging and impactful presentation* NEW: Boost your career by writing an article* NEW: Use a leadership strategy to achieve your personal and professional goals* Interview successfully for a new position* Dine with confidence in any business or social setting* Increase your comfort with business travel* Manage online and social media interactions safely and professionally* Interact with everyone from executives to subordinates with grace and polish, regardless of the setting or situation* Moderate productive meetings* Thrive, not just survive, in culturally diverse interactions
Publication Date: 2020
CMSA's Integrated Case Management : A Manual for Case Managers by
Written by case managers for case managers, this reference manual for nurses and other health professionals presents a Case Management Society of America (CMSA)-tested approach toward systematically integrating physical and mental health case management principles and assessment tools. Since the health care field has undergone major changes such as the passing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Mental Health Parity, Transition of Care & Chronic Care Management, and the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), health care workers must know how to integrate those new regulations, describe alternative payment options, and implement requirements for greater patient and family assessment, care planning, and care coordination in their practice. CMSA's Integrated Case Management delves into the role of the case manager and unpacks how case managers assess and treat complex patients. These are patients who may be challenged with medical and behavioral conditions, poor access to care services, as well as chronic illnesses and disabilities, and require multidisciplinary care to regain health and function. With a wealth of information on regulatory requirements, new models of care, integration of services, digital and telemedicine, and new performance measures that are clearly defined for nurses in nursing terminology, chapters outline the steps needed to begin, implement, and use the interventions of the Integrated Case Management approach. All content aligns with the newly revised 2017 Model Care Act, the CMSA Standards of Practice 2016, and the CMSA Core Curriculum for Case Management, Third Edition.
Publication Date: 2018
Leadership for Evidence-Based Innovation in Nursing and Health Professions by
Where Evidence-Based Practice Meets InnovationHealthcare organizations require both innovation and evidence-based practice to build systems that will support the future of improved care. Leadership for Evidence-Based Innovation in Nursing and Health Professions, Second Edition addresses the core competencies and behaviors required to be an innovative leader. This text fulfills the market need for an advanced practice resource focused on how to address new and emerging sources of evidence-based practice that can inform, translate and scale the complexity of leading innovation in healthcare organizations. The Second Edition has been heavily revised and updated to refine the focus on leadership of innovation and place less foundational focus on evidence-based practice process. In addition to a strong revision to the organization and updated content, this unique text features three new chapters discussing workarounds as a source of innovation, performance improvement leadership vs. innovation methodology and the use of evidence in both, and a technology primer for nusing leaders.Leadership for Evidence-Based Innovation in Nursing and Health Professions, Second Edition takes a patient-centered approach, discusses the perspectives on the dynamic of innovation and evidence as well as emerging competencies for leaders of healthcare innovation. To address the core competencies the text is expertly organized into four sections: Section 1 Addresses the current landscape of evidence in innovation, Section 2 Examines new sources of evidence including technology and big data, Section 3 Discusses strategies for measuring innovation at a variety of system levels, and Section 4 Provides strategies to synthesize and disseminate evidence to advance innovation in healthcare.
Publication Date: 2021
Caring for the Vulnerable : Perspectives in Nursing Theory, Practice, and Research by
Caring for the Vulnerable: Perspectives in Nursing Theory, Practice, and Research focuses on vulnerable populations and how nurses can care for them, develop programs for them, conduct research, and influence health policy. Units I and II focus on concepts and theories; Unit III on research; Units IV, V, and VI on practice-oriented measures, including teaching nursing students to work with vulnerable patients and clients; and Unit VII on policy. The text provides a broad overview of material critical to working with these populations, comprehensive treatment of issues related to vulnerable populations, outstanding contributors who are experts in what they write, and a global focus.The Fifth Edition will be a major overhaul, as each new edition of this text has been. There will be a total of 31 new chapters focusing on new and emerging research on vulnerable populations. This text is generally used as a supplement in a wide variety of courses - from health promotion to population health, to global health.New to the Fifth Edition:Thirty-one new chapters focusing on new and emerging research on vulnerable populations, exploring topics such as: Intersection of Racial Disparities and Privilege in Women's HealthHIV Prevention EducationCaring for the Transgender CommunityCaring for Vulnerable Populations: Outcomes with the DNP-Prepared NurseWith some chapters delving into key clinical topics in identified regions, such as:Opioid Abuse and Diversion Prevention in Rural Eastern Kentucky The Effects of Gun Trauma on Rural Montana Healthcare ProvidersHealth Care in MexicoFifth edition will continue to focus more on DNP authors and assess each chapter for relevance to DNP-prepared nursesFeatures an included test bank, practice activities, PPTs, IM, and a sample syllabus
Publication Date: 2020
Nursing Skills in Professional and Practice Contexts by
Quick and easy to reference, this short, clinically focused guide is ideal for use on placements or for revision. The professional role of the nurse is at the very foundation of good care management and provision. Nurses are accountable to patients, the public, employers and their entire profession. It is imperative that you have a sound understanding of the various ethical, legal and professional issues you will face during your career. This competency-based text covers: Professional issues and accountability Communication The patient journey Diagnostic testing Care planning Managing and leading in the clinical environment End-of-life care Outlining relevant key concepts, lifespan matters, assessment and nursing skills, it also helps you learn by including learning outcomes, concept map summaries, activities, questions and scenarios with sample answers, and critical reflection thinking points. It is suitable for pre-registration nurses, students on the nursing associate programme and newly qualified nurses.
Publication Date: 2020
Nursing Skills in Safety and Protection by
People should be cared for in a safe environment that is protected from internal and external harm. This quick reference guide covers vital practical skills for nurses including: Emergency management and resuscitation The safe and accurate administration of medicines Infection control The anatomy and physiology of skin and temperature regulation Personal care Wound care. This competency-based text covers relevant key concepts, anatomy and physiology, lifespan matters, assessment and nursing skills. To support your learning, it also includes learning outcomes, concept map summaries, activities, questions and scenarios with sample answers, and critical reflection thinking points. Quick and easy to reference, this short, clinically-focused guide is ideal for use on placements or for revision. It is suitable for pre-registration nurses, students on the nursing associate programme and newly qualified nurses.
Publication Date: 2020
Nursing Skills in Nutrition Hydration and Elimination by
The body needs a constant supply of nutrients and water in order to survive, with water being required for the transportation of nutrients to cells and also for the transportation of waste out of the body. This practical pocket guide focuses on what you need to know to support your patients' health and comfort. It looks at: The anatomy and physiology of the gastrointestinal system The anatomy and physiology of the renal system Elimination and associated skills Catheterisation Nutrition Hydration Fluid balance This competency-based text covers relevant key concepts, anatomy and physiology, lifespan matters, assessment and nursing skills. To support your learning, it also includes learning outcomes, concept map summaries, activities, questions and scenarios with sample answers, and critical reflection thinking points. Quick and easy to reference, this short, clinically focused guide is ideal for use on placements or for revision. It is suitable for pre-registration nurses, students on the nursing associate programme and newly qualified nurses.
Publication Date: 2020
Leadership and Systems Improvement for the DNP by
Develop the necessary skills to serve as a leader in systems improvement This unique, practical text will help DNP students develop the leadership skills needed to effectively implement and sustain meaningful change in the healthcare system. Presenting improvement methods within the framework of leadership, the book helps students to understand the practical applications of their education. Beyond orienting students to the work of the DNP, the text helps them to understand the scope of practice and how it is related to larger issues and challenges within healthcare. A significant portion of the text is devoted to leadership, particularly from a systems perspective. Using cases and examples, it addresses different ways DNPs can lead in healthcare and elaborates on the types of improvement processes that are initiated by DNPs: translation of EBP and research into practice, process improvement, and program evaluation. The book discusses how improvement is measured and offers several chapters on the DNP project, including its financial implications. PowerPoint slides accompany the text along with an Instructor's Guide, which provides tips on how instructors can help students assimilate the large body of knowledge required in the DNP program. Key Features: Frames content within the context of leadershipPrepares DNPs to serve as leaders of innovation in healthcareOffers an innovative approach to understanding the DNP leader and the DNP projectDelivers up-to-date information about improvement work in healthcare systems specific to the needs of DNP students and graduatesIncludes practical cases and examplesDistills resources that faculty and students will return to again and again
Publication Date: 2020
Critical Thinking Skills for Your Nursing Degree by
Critical Thinking Skills for your Nursing Degree provides you with a sound knowledge and understanding of: the nature of critical thinking, and of its relevance and importance in HE how to adopt a critical approach to all aspects of your nursing study the importance of active, critical reading, and how it allows you an efficient, principled, effective assessment of the literature in your field the need to adopt a critical approach to writing, characterised by analytical and evaluative use of sources and the development of your own 'voice' If you are embarking on a university nursing or midwifery degree, the books in this series will help you acquire and develop the knowledge, skills and strategies you need to achieve your goals. They provide support in all areas important for university study, including institutional and disciplinary policy and practice, self-management, and research and communication. Tasks and activities are designed to foster aspects of learning which are valued in higher education, including learner autonomy and critical thinking, and to guide you towards reflective practice in your study and work life.
Publication Date: 2018
Fast Facts Workbook for Cardiac Dysrhythmias and 12-Lead EKGs by
This workbook presents a multitude of practice examples to help critical care students and practitioners grasp and excel at key concepts of 12-lead EKG and dysrhythmia interpretation. Designed to supplement any established dysrhythmia textbook, this straightforward resource is ideal for new graduates and nurses who are considering a switch to critical or acute care. This book distills complexities of the 12-lead to determine whether a patient is safe or at risk. Fast Facts Workbook for Cardiac Dysrhythmias and 12-Lead EKGs delivers instruction on all foundational aspects of EKG interpretation. It contains numerous practice examples with instant feedback to provide nursing students with much-needed reinforcement of this often-challenging content. Feedback includes a detailed discussion of the "why" behind the diagnosis and treatment often missed by students and beginning clinicians. The book begins with a section on general rules and procedures. Part I progresses into atrial rhythms, junctional rhythms, AV blocks, ventricular rhythms, pacemakers, and 12-lead EKG, including valuable practice exercises with abundant rhythm strips in each chapter. Part II provides answers to all the practice examples, including correct interpretation, treatment, and discussion. Key Features: Delivers a handy practice workbook on EKG interpretation for new and experienced critical and acute care nurses and students in these specialty areas.Organized to present information from simple to complexIncludes numerous practice strips and exemplars with detailed information on correct interpretation, treatment, and discussionFeedback on exemplars promotes critical thinking and clinical understanding.Can be used effectively with all current EKG instructional resources to provide much-needed practice examplesFeatures over 80 practice strips
Publication Date: 2019
Transcultural Caring Dynamics in Nursing and Health Care by
How do you perceive your cultural identity? All of us are shaped by the cultures we interact with and the cultural backgrounds and ethnicities that are part of our heritage. Take a dynamic approach to the study of culture and health care relationships. Dr. Marilyn A. Ray shows us how cultures influence one another through inter-cultural relationships, technology, globalization, and mass communication, and how these influences directly shape our cultural identities in today's world. She integrates theory, practice, and evidence of transcultural caring to show you how to apply transcultural awareness to your clinical decision making. Go beyond common stereotypes using a framework that can positively impact the nurse-patient relationship and the decision-making process. You'll learn how to deliver culturally competent care through the selection and application of transcultural assessment, planning and negotiation tools for interventions.
Publication Date: 2016The Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health by "Aims to educate people about allied health and nursing, whether pursuing a degree in an allied health field or already working as a nurse or allied health professional. Individuals traversing the healthcare system due to their own medical needs or that of a loved one can find medical information they need in order to make informed health decisions"--
Publication Date: 2018The Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders by "Provides in-depth coverage of neurological diseases and disorders, including stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson disease, Tourette Syndrome, Alzheimer's disease, cerebral palsy, vertigo, amnesia, and epilepsy, targeted to patients, their families and allied health students"--
Publication Date: 2017
Intervention Research and Evidence-Based Quality Improvement : Designing, Conducting, Analyzing, and Funding by
First Edition received 2012 First Place AJN Book of the Year Award in Nursing Research "This is a resource for success and should be a part of any researcher's library." --Doody's Medical Reviews (Praise for the First Edition) Written for researchers, clinicians and doctoral students, the newly revised edition of this comprehensive reference continues to deliver the essentials of intervention research with added content on evidence-based quality improvement, a must for improving healthcare quality, safety and population health outcomes. Although typically it takes years for research-based interventions to make their way to real world clinical settings, this "prolonged time for translation" frustrates researchers and their interprofessional teams. This second edition now delves even deeper into key strategies for rapidly moving research-based interventions into real world settings in the form of evidence-based quality improvement as well as the challenges of working in an increasingly diverse professional research environment. Intervention Research and Evidence-Based Quality Improvement, Second Edition begins at the pilot study phase for intervention research and highlights every step of the way through to full-scale randomized controlled trials. Written in user-friendly format, content covers designing, conducting, analyzing, and funding intervention studies that improve healthcare quality and people's health outcomes. Chapters cover writing grant applications and show examples of actual applications that have been funded by NIH and other organizations. These real-life samples are available online, alongside additional progress reports and final reports. Real-world examples of evidence-based quality improvement projects that have improved outcomes also are highlighted in this second edition. New to the Second Edition: Describes evidence-based quality improvement and specific steps in conducting EBQI projects, which are essential for enhancing healthcare quality, safety and costs along with enhancing population health outcomes.Emphasizes the importance of interprofessional teams.
Focuses on using research-based interventions in real-world settings. Six new chapters o Generating Versus Using Evidence to Guide Best Practice o Setting the Stage for Intervention Research and Evidence-based Quality Improvement o Evidence-based Quality Improvement o Translational Research: Why and How o Factors Influencing Successful Uptake of Evidence-Based Interventions in Clinical Practice o Using Social Media to Enhance Uptake of Research-Based Interventions into Real World Clinical Settings Key Features: Provides a practical, comprehensive resource for designing, conducting, analyzing, and funding intervention studies.
Outlines the specific steps in designing, conducting and evaluating outcomes of evidence-based quality improvement projects. Includes examples of funding research grants, progress reports, and final reports. Serves as a core text for students in doctoral nursing and other health sciences programs.
Publication Date: 2019
Quality and Safety in Nursing : A Competency Approach to Improving Outcomes by
Drawing on the universal values in health care, the second edition of Quality and Safety in Nursing continues to devote itself to the nursing community and explores their role in improving quality of care and patient safety. Edited by key members of the Quality and Safety Education for Nursing (QSEN) steering team, Quality and Safety in Nursing is divided into three sections. Itfirst looks at the national initiative for quality and safety and links it to its origins in the IOM report. The second section defines each of the six QSEN competencies as well as providing teaching and clinical application strategies, resources and current references. The final section now features redesigned chapters on implementing quality and safety across settings. New to this edition includes: Instructional and practice approaches including narrative pedagogy and integrating the competencies in simulation A new chapter exploring the application of clinical learning and the critical nature of inter-professional teamwork A revised chapter on the mirror of education and practice to better understand teaching approaches This ground-breaking unique text addresses the challenges of preparing future nurses with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSAs) necessary to continuously improve the health care system in which they practice.
Publication Date: 2017
Developing Online Courses in Nursing Education, Fourth Edition by
Addresses importance of new technology and changing structures of online learning This authoritative text shows nurse educators and students how to teach in the online environment, using best practices and the latest technology. The fourth edition discusses the importance of lifelong learning and the relationship to flexible online learning environments, which are changing the dynamics of education. This valuable resource provides updated strategies for organizing and disseminating course content and examines such topics as massive open online courses (MOOCs), certificates, badges, and stackable degrees. The fourth edition also provides the latest evidence-based research examining student-teacher interactions, course management, web-based resources, and best practices. Chapters include real-world examples and applications of these concepts. New to the Fourth Edition: Delivers four new chapters on the changing role of the nurse educator, changing faculty roles, designing flexible learning environments, and using technology to meet the needs of studentsAddresses the interaction between nurse educators and instructional designersProvides enhanced understanding of design, design strategies, and technologyIncludes updated best practices for pedagogy, interaction, reconceptualizing course content, student assessment, course evaluation, and moreUnderscores the importance of lifelong learning and flexible, creative learning environments Key Features: Demonstrates foundational concepts for using technology to teach onlineDelineates pathways for using online modalities to engineer learningDelivers theories and frameworks guiding the development and use of a flexible environmentIdentifies guiding structures for maximizing learning in online environmentsDefines the distinct role of the online educatorPromotes best use of technology according to the needs of the learnerIncludes abundant examples and reflective questionsSupplemental instructor's manual included
Publication Date: 2020Population-Based Nursing : Concepts and Competencies for Advanced Practice, Third Edition by "In its third edition, Population-Based Nursing continues to be the only advanced practice nursing text to focus on core competencies in both epidemiology and population health. This comprehensive resource delivers essential content for doctoral nursing practice (as outlined by the AACN) and encompasses the many changes in health care that affect population-based nursing. It describes the role of the advanced practice nurse in identifying and mitigating health care disparities at the local, national, and global levels and provides guidance on how to conduct community assessments. A strong foundation in epidemiologic methodology is provided, including coverage of mortality measures, testing validity and reliability, study designs, risk and casualty assessment, and data analysis and interpretation."--Provided by publisher.
Publication Date: 2019
Transformational Leadership in Nursing : From Expert Clinician to Influential Leader by
Provides invaluable guidance for nursing graduate students to develop the skills necessary to transform healthcare through clinical leadership within complex healthcare settings. The award-winning Transformational Leadership in Nursing: From Expert Clinician to Influential Leader guides nursing graduate students and professionals in the development of skills required to fulfill emerging leadership roles in our increasingly complex healthcare system. It provides a wealth of critical information, practical tools, creative vision, and inspiration to help facilitate leadership in a wide variety of settings. This expanded and updated third edition presents current challenges in healthcare and frameworks for becoming a transformational leader during times of change. Expert leaders discuss the tenets of collaborative leadership--networks, influence, and decision-making--as well as the creation of organizational environments and cultures to support practice excellence. The text will help readers master the skills necessary to work effectively across disciplines and generations; develop and implement strategic plans; design, implement, and evaluate practice models; build cohesive and effective teams; and lead across systems of care to resolve healthcare disparities and improve outcomes. This inspirational text fulfills the DNP Core Competencies, as described in the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice. New to This Edition: Outlines key leadership competencies for effective leadership in complex organizations Expands scope of healthcare economics and finance section to address the monetization of nursing innovations; expands coverage of population health strategies Features "Leadership in Action" vignettes and reflective questions to help students apply theoretical concepts to their own situations Includes updated tools, health care paradigms, and leadership inspiration Presents cases and reflective questions that help students apply the theoretical content to their own situations and generate discussion across cohorts of students Key Features/Benefits: Written expressly for APRNs transitioning into leadership roles Traces the trajectory from expert clinician to the role of leader in complex organizations and patient populations Utilizes "Leadership in Action" vignettes to highlight real-world application of concepts and strategies Provides learning objectives, reflection questions, inspirational quotations from noted leaders, and resources for further learning Includes a robust ancillary package with an instructor's manual and PowerPoint slides Purchase includes access to the eBook for use on most mobile devices or computers
Publication Date: 2021
Oncology Nurse Navigation: Delivering Patient-Centered Care Across the Continuum by
This second edition provides novice and experienced nurse navigators with an overview of the role of the nurse navigator in cancer care and outlines the development of a navigation program, the skills and training needed to work as a nurse navigator, methods to evaluate outcomes, and issues related to assisting patients with specific types of cancers.
Publication Date: 2020
Fast Facts in Health Informatics for Nurses by
"Provides a broad overview of informatics knowledge to empower nurses to be thoughtful and participate in the capture, storage, and use of data to create information and knowledge to optimize patient outcomes...In this book, you will gain an understanding of how clinical decision support tools work so you can provide feedback about their] effectiveness and recommend additional ways decision support tools help." --Bonnie L. Westra, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, FACMI, From the Foreword Understanding and managing technology is a key component in providing quality patient care today. This addition to the popular Fast Facts series provides RNs and nursing students with an accessible, concise, step-by-step introduction to the essentials of informatics and its impact on patient lives. This book delivers required competencies and frameworks for both nursing education and practice, expanding upon integral systems and technologies within our healthcare system and their impact on the responsibilities of the individual nurse. Highlighting the intricacies within a specialized approach to healthcare data, data mining, and data organization, this resource connects day-to-day informatics practices to larger initiatives and perspectives. Clear and concise synopses of healthcare essentials, case studies, and abundant practical examples help readers understand how health informatics improves patient care within the nursing scope of practice. Thought-provoking questions in each chapter facilitate in-depth considerations on chapter content.Key Features: Key information about the electronic health record, telehealth, wearables, and decision-support toolsPractical examples demonstrate how informatics improves patient care within the nurse's scope of practiceCase studies with thought-provoking questionsNurses' influence on data qualityRelevant ethical, legal, and social issuesThe intersection of technology and informatics and the power of data
Publication Date: 2020
Dimensions on Nursing Teaching and Learning : Supporting Nursing Students in Learning Nursing by
The book presents five significant areas of learning within professional programmes of preparation most applicable to student nurses and midwives in their pre-registration education but also with relevance to other learners on healthcare related disciplines. This volume has emerged from several sources: the editor’s role as a Director for Learning and Teaching in Adult, Child Nursing and Midwifery and also from an EU funded project looking at quality benchmarks and assuring clinical learning environments (HEALINT). The Francis Report (Francis 2013) and the Shape of Caring Report (Willis 2015) highlighted challenges related to practice learning and mark a renewed focus in its overall significance (Morley et al 2017). In addition to discussions regarding models of support in practice, there is also a clear emphasis on the need for nurses to have the knowledge and skills to undertake more flexible roles and an increasing requirement for nurses to have higher order knowledge and skills at the point of registration, according to the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC 2017). The book will meet these new educational needs especillay for educators working in Nurse and midwife colleges.The new standards of proficiency for pre-registration nursing were published in 2018, with all higher education institutions (HEIs) approved to deliver the programme from September 2019. This creates a demand for a publication which explores the potential impact of a new education approach and issues with preparation (teaching and learning) for nurses and the breadth and dimensions of teaching and learning. NMC proposed roles of Practice Supervisor, Practice Assessor and Academic Assessor will not have a prescribed preparation programme and universities and practice partners will be seeking guidance and direction in developing local programmes of preparation.
Publication Date: 2020
Data for Nurses : Understanding and Using Data to Optimize Care Delivery in Hospitals by
Provides information for nurses on how to work with data to effectively evaluate and improve care delivery for patients. Quality, benchmarking, and research data are increasingly used to guide care in hospitals and health systems, and nurses are expected to actively use this information to identify interventions to optimize outcomes and meet reporting and financial targets. However, not all nurses receive formal training on data utilization, making interpretation and application of the different types of data difficult. This book provides information on topics such as benchmarking and reportable indicators, financial metrics, quality improvement, research, and implementation science, with applications to nursing practice. Important information on protective measures to guarantee integrity and security of personal patient data is also included. The book is a valuable resource for nurses and other healthcare professionals who require a basic understanding of key principles of data utilization in order to increase engagement in evidence-based practices, quality improvement, and mandatory reporting of key indices.
Publication Date: 2020
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Practice Guidelines by
The First Book of its Kind Praise from Doody's Medical Reviews - Score: 93 "This well-developed book provides acute care guidelines for the geriatric population in an easy-to-follow format that uses structural elements such as numbering and multilevel lists for each system. It is an excellent reference for advanced practice prepared-clinicians to help identify, diagnose, and develop a treatment plan for acute health issues in older adults and geriatric patients." -Tho Nguyen, DNP, MSN, RN Delivers expert guidance for the common conditions seen in adult-gerontology acute care practice The first book of its kind, this evidence-based resource provides nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other advanced practice providers with the clinical knowledge they need to effectively practice adult-gerontology acute care. In quick-reference format, this system-based text describes more than 90 common conditions health providers are likely to see in their acute care practice. In this interprofessionally contributed text, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, and physician authors provide expert insight into each condition, enabling readers to categorize symptoms, be alert to the distinguishing features of disease symptoms and clusters, and find associated diagnoses. Comprehensive descriptions of conditions encompass definitions, incidence, pathophysiology, common signs and symptoms, vital subjective and pertinent physical exam data, differential diagnoses, diagnostic tests, and evaluation and management plans. This handy, accessible text also includes perioperative considerations, discharge guidelines, treatment and disease management algorithms, and procedural guidelines. Key Features: Presents key points for more than 90 acute care conditions in quick-reference formatIncludes considerations for such topics as preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative evaluation and managementOffers discharge guidelines for inpatient conditionsDisseminates over 20 procedural guidelines, such as central and arterial line insertion, bronchoscopy, ECMO, endotracheal intubation, and more.
Publication Date: 2019
Coping with Caring : A Nurse's Guide to Better Health and Job Satisfaction by
Nurses typically go in to the profession of nursing because they want to "care" for patients, not knowing that the inherent stresses of the work environment put them at risk for developing psychological disorders such as burnout syndrome, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and depression. Symptoms of these disorders are often debilitating and affect the nurse's functioning on both a personal and professional level. While environmental and/or organizational strategies are important to help combat stress, oftentimes the triggers experienced by nurses are non-modifiable including patient deaths, prolonging life in futile conditions, delivering post-mortem care and the feeling of contributing to a patient's pain and suffering. It is paramount that nurses enhance their ability to adapt to their work environment. Resilience is a multidimensional psychological characteristic that enables one to thrive in the face of adversity and bounce back from hardships and trauma. Importantly, resilience can be learned. Factors that promote resilience include attention to physical well-being and development of adaptive coping skills. This book provides the nurse, and the administrators who manage them, with an overview of the psychological disorders that are prevalent in their profession, first-person narratives from nurses who share traumatic and/or stressful situations that have impacted their career and provide detailed descriptions of promising coping strategies that can be used to mitigate symptoms of distress.
Publication Date: 2020
Pay for Your Graduate Nursing Education Without Going Broke : Tips From the Pros by
"This book will give nursing students a roadmap to paying for their advanced nursing degrees. It gives much needed direction for navigating the complex problem of paying for advanced nursing degrees. You will learn the secret ins and outs of financing your education from national experts. This guide will enable you to invest in your future profession"-- Provided by publisher.
Publication Date: 2020
Emergency Nursing : 5-Tier Triage Protocols, Second Edition by
"The authors not only encourage data gathering, they emphasize the qualities of personal interactions, courtesy and sensitivity, and consideration to upgrade triage category when history is hampered by youth, age, impairment of faculties, or language ability that might otherwise conceal potential problems. Appropriate treatments to initiate at triage are indicated where needed. This book puts forward a practical way of coming back to basics and helps categorize priority for patients. As an educator or manager, I would feel confident that, with it, my nurses are being prepared to make safe decisions with an accurate program that reflects current thinking in triage strategy." -Tom Trimble, RN, CEN, BA, ASN, AA Editor and Publisher Emergency Nursing World This critical-thinking blueprint for the triage nurse delivers essential knowledge for accurate decision-making in emergency triage situations. Formatted to provide easily accessible and retrievable information, the manual facilitates rapid recognition and understanding of acuity levels and their application to patient care. The newly updated second edition reflects current health conditions and scenarios in EDs, urgent care centers, offices, and first aid centers, both domestic and international. It contains important new information on program development, training, and quality management along with useful tips and tools. Completely new protocols, additional case studies, and quality management guidelines and tools further add to the merit of the second edition. The resource addresses a wide range of both adult and pediatric conditions that are system-based and listed in alphabetical order. Each protocol has been developed to ensure accuracy and consistency, regardless of which 5-tier triage system is in use. Abundant case studies and multiple appendices provide additional information to support the protocols, broadening the nurse's scope of knowledge and prompting in-depth examination of potentially lethal conditions. Additionally, appendices contain valuable training materials for program development, training, and quality management tips and tools. New to the Second Edition: Updated protocols reflecting current health conditions/situations in EDs, urgent care centers, offices, and first aid centers Important new information on program development, training, and quality management tips and tools Additional material including mass casualty, exposure (biological, chemical, disease), military care, infections (isolation concerns), behavioral issues (violence), and narcotic overdose New case studies Developing a triage program Quality management guidelines and tools Key Features: Facilitates consistency in triage decisions among different nurses Uses health care resources appropriately and efficiently Sets minimum expectations for triage decisions Guides nurses in asking the right questions, determining how soon the patient must be seen, and interventions to consider Serves as a valuable reference for both new and experienced nurses Serves as a training tool in orientation
Publication Date: 2020
Evidence-Based Geriatric Nursing Protocols for Best Practice by
AJN Book of the Year 2016 First-Place Winner in Gerontological Nursing! "The evidence-based protocols are designed as a primary reference and are useful, substantive, and timely...The broader contributions of useful format and succinct review of the evidence make it likely that this text will continue to be the leading resource in nursing education and practice."--The Gerontologist "As a gerontological clinical educator/research nurse, I will often use this as a reference. The format and the content are good, and the explanations of how to best use the evidence simplify the process of sifting through mountains of information to figure the best practice." Score: 97, 5 Stars. --Doody's The newest edition of this distinguished reference in geriatric nursing delivers updated guidelines, new illustrative case studies, and the latest evidence-based protocols developed by leading researchers, educators, and practitioners in each topic area. The sixth edition includes new approaches devoted to supporting LGBTQ+ elders, persons living with dementia and their families, and older adults living with HIV. New operational strategies provide guidance in using the electronic health record, implementing improved person-centered care approaches, and maintaining age-friendly atmospheres. Using evidence derived from all levels of care, this text offers developed guidelines for improving both quality and outcomes when caring for older adults in multiple disciplines, including interprofessional team members, long-term care and other staff educators, social workers, dietitians, and physicians. Chapters provide assessment and management principles, clinical interventions, specialty practice, and models of care. They consistently feature chapter objectives, annotated references, evidence ratings for each protocol, and resources for further investigation. Each protocol is embedded within the chapter content to provide context and detailed evidence. The protocols consistently include an overview, evidence-based assessment, intervention strategies, and a supporting case study with discussion. PowerPoint presentations and a test bank are available as instructor's resources. New Chapters: Informational Technology: Embedding CPGs Organizational Approaches to Promote Person-centered Care Environmental approaches to support aging friendly care HIV and the Older Adult LGBTQ+ Perspectives Key Features: Evidence-based geriatric protocols for best practices for in-patient, in-home, and long-term care settings Case studies with discussions in each chapter to illustrate application of clinical practice and related Nursing Standard of Practice Protocol Guidelines that are developed by experts on the topics of each chapter and are based on the best available evidence The AGREE systematic method was used to evaluate each protocol and validate this book's content Instructor's resources including PowerPoints and a Test Bank
Publication Date: 2020
Fast Facts to Loving Your Research Project : A Stress-Free Guide for Novice Researchers in Nursing and Healthcare by
While often greeted with trepidation, the importance of a research project--how it is conducted and its significance to practice--is an essential aspect of nursing and other healthcare arenas. This innovative resource is a user-friendly introduction to evidence-based practice and other types of research-based initiatives that improve patient outcomes. Using a method formed through years of teaching experience, Brenda Marshall translates the difficult and sometimes confusing language of research into everyday vocabulary, linking complicated concepts with easily understood scenarios. Written in quick-access Fast Facts style, this book presents knowledge in a consistent, step-by-step format characterized by bite-sized information. Each chapter opens with learning objectives that unfold into new concepts, followed by everyday life examples. Fast Facts boxes, systematized tables, and new vocabulary reinforce learning and highlight key concepts. This application-based approach helps students question their preconceived notions about research and then engage in it with newfound confidence.Key Features: Translates complex research concepts into straightforward languageDemonstrates clear, step-by-step methods that facilitate successful attainment of research goalsHelps students to construct an argument, build a theory, and critically explore a beliefPromotes self-sufficiency in lifelong learning and achievementWritten by an instructor whose classes have propelled many successful research careers
Publication Date: 2020
The DNP Project Workbook by
Streamlines the DNP project into clear, concrete, and manageable steps. Authored by nurse educators with an in-depth understanding of the challenges of the DNP project, this text provides sequential, guided activities designed to jump-start and project students forward through the DNP project process. By incorporating active learning activities into project development, the workbook delivers a proven method for developing, implementing, evaluating, and sustaining the DNP project. It fosters critical-thinking and innovation, while also providing a means for faculty to measure and document the progress of project milestones. The DNP Project Workbook offers more than 100 activities that address all facets of the DNP project, including the identification, investigation, and framing of problems; project team assembly; research; methodology; implementation; and dissemination. This resource also includes examples of a variety of DNP projects to demonstrate the successful integration of all elements. The activities may be completed within the workbook or in online, editable PDFs for easy submission to faculty. Instructor resources include a manual with selected completed activities, PowerPoint slides, and blank activities and templates. Key Features: Provides sequential, guided activities designed to jump-start and project students forward through the DNP project process Offers more than 100 active learning activities that address all facets of the DNP project Delivers a proven method for developing, implementing, evaluating, and sustaining DNP projects Facilitates measurement and documentation of project milestones Features examples of a variety of DNP projects Includes robust faculty resources-an instructor manual with selected completed activities, PowerPoint slides, and blank activities and templates Purchase includes access to the eBook for use on most mobile devices or computers
Publication Date: 2021
101 Primary Care Case Studies by
Real-life primary care case studies* from more than 50 primary care providers, including physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and physicians!101 Primary Care Case Studies offers real-life patient scenarios and critical thinking exercises to help you work through a patient's chief complaint. Through narrative case studies, you will determine how best to diagnose, treat, and manage your patient based on the history of present illness, review of systems, relevant history, and physical examination findings. This workbook will ask probing questions to help you determine differential and most likely diagnoses, diagnostic tests to order, and appropriate patient management strategies using relevant and timely references to support your decisions. The organization of each case study simulates the patient care journey from chief complaint to outcome. Serving as a virtual clinical preceptor, this workbook can be used independently or in a classroom setting. It is accompanied by a robust online student supplement that provides answers to all questions, real outcomes of the cases, and valuable personal insights from the authors on how the patient was successfully managed. Not only will this workbook help you work through patient cases clinically, it will also share important, but often overlooked, bedside manner skills needed to successfully communicate with and care for your patients. Covering conditions across all organ systems and across the lifespan, this workbook is organized by chief complaint, providing an authentic perspective on what to expect in the patient care environment. It even includes information on pathophysiology and how to use ICD-10 and CPT (E/M) codes in your documentation. The book uniquely weaves together both the science and art of medicine by including personal insights into quality and compassionate care. Key Features Provides real-life patient cases from an interprofessional author team of physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and physicians Uses a templated case study design and critical thinking exercises to help you methodically work through various patient scenarios Teaches clinical and bedside manner skills imperative for delivering quality patient care Covers patients across the lifespan, including pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations Offers additional insight on patient education, medical and legal concerns, and interprofessional collaboration Includes a robust online student supplement with valuable insights from the authors on how they successfully managed the cases Provides instructors with a table of contents that is filterable by chief complaint, diagnosis, patient population, and organ system
Publication Date: 2020
AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing, Fourth Edition by
Succinct, complete guidance on how to safely and competently care for adult, critically ill patients and their families - written by top clinical experts. A Doody's Core Title for 2019. Endorsed by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), this acclaimed textbook sets the standard for critical care nursing education. Recognizing the learner's need to assimilate foundational knowledge before attempting to master more complex critical care nursing concepts, the book features a practical building-block organization that starts with the basics and logically progresses to advanced topics.
Bolstered by helpful tables and essential content cases, AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing is an essential tool for clinicians at the point of care, and those preparing for CCRN® certification in critical care nursing. AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing, Fourth Edition is presented in four sections. *The Essentials presents core information that new clinicians must understand to provide safe, competent nursing care to all critically ill patients, regardless of their underlying medical diagnoses. * Pathologic Conditions covers pathologic conditions and management strategies commonly encountered among adult critical care patients. * Advanced Concepts in Caring for the Critically Ill Patient moves beyond the essentials and includes information about specific pathologic conditions that require specialized critical care management. * Key Reference Information features normal laboratory and diagnostic values, troubleshooting guides for hemodynamic monitoring, summary tables of critical care drugs, and cardiac rhythms and treatment guides. Learning aids include Knowledge Competencies that can be used to gauge progress, Principles of Management to summarize key concepts and "Essential Content" case studies with questions and answers to further reinforce the learners' knowledge.
Publication Date: 2018
Advanced Assessment by
Your essential guide in the assessment and diagnostic process. Step by step, you'll hone your ability to perform effective health assessments, obtain valid data, interpret the findings, and recognize the range of conditions that can be indicated by specific findings to reach an accurate differential diagnosis. You'll have coverage of 170 conditions and symptoms across the lifespan at your fingertips. See what students and practitioners are saying online... Really good organization. Helpful descriptions. Easy to find information. "I actually really liked this text for my Advanced Assessment course. I liked how it was broken down by area or body system, and then further broken down my differential diagnosis. The information is organized in a way that makes sense and is super easy to skim to find exactly what you need."--Alexx Happy I bought this book. "This is my number one resource for Differential Diagnosis. The information in this book is making my Assessment class easier. I'm glad I bought it!"-- Aida G. "I use it everyday in my practice, it helped me improve my assessment skills."--Ernest C.
Publication Date: 2018
Advanced Pediatric Assessment by
Underscores the unique health needs of children at different ages and developmental stages. This is the only text/reference book to deliver the specialized knowledge and skills needed to accurately assess children during health and illness. Comprehensive and detailed, it emphasizes the unique anatomic and physiologic differences among infants, children, and adults. The third edition features updated clinical practice guidelines, clinical decision-making, formulating differential diagnoses, and evidence-based practice. It newly addresses toxic stress and trauma-informed care and child witnesses to violent acts. Additionally, the book provides several new features facilitating quick access to key information along with new instructor and student resources. Using a body system that highlights developmental and cultural considerations, the text examines the physical and psychosocial principles of growth and development with a focus on health promotion and wellness. Especially useful features include a detailed chapter on helpful communication techniques when assessing children of various ages and developmental levels, a chapter on the assessment of child abuse and neglect, over 280 photos and charts depicting a variety of commonly encountered pediatric findings, and sample medical record documentation in each chapter. New to the Third Edition: Now in full-color! Now includes NEW instructor resources (Power Points, Test Bank, 4-color Image Bank) Updated clinical practice guidelines Clinical decision making, formulating differential diagnoses, and evidence-based practice Immigrant and refugee health Toxic stress and trauma-informed care Child witnesses to violent acts Content outline at the beginning of each chapter Call-out boxes summarizing key information Summary boxes on essential areas of physical exams Key Features: Focuses exclusively on the health history and assessment of infants, children, and adolescents Describes the unique anatomic and physiologic differences among infants, children, and adults Provides comprehensive and in-depth information for APN students and new practitioners Addresses family, developmental, nutritional, and child mistreatment assessment Includes clinical practice guidelines for common medical conditions Incorporates up-to-date screening and health promotion guidelines
Publication Date: 2019
Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology by
Specifically designed for future health care providers who will diagnose, manage, and prescribe.This advanced physiology and pathophysiology text is designed to address the specific learning needs of future nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other advanced health care providers caring for patients across the lifespan. Focusing on practical applications of physiology, it facilitates in-depth understanding of important pathophysiological concepts as they relate to major disorders commonly seen in clinical practice and includes comprehensive pediatric and geriatric considerations. This knowledge is crucial to providing the foundation required to be an informed and confident clinical decision maker. The author team includes experienced clinicians and educators: nurses and nurse practitioners, physician assistants, doctors of pharmacy, physicians, and basic scientists. This collaboration has produced a text that carefully details and richly illustrates the cellular structure and function of each organ system and mechanisms of associated major clinical disorders. Uniquely interweaving aspects of organ function during healthy states with disease-associated changes, the text emphasizes and extends the basic science foundation to practical clinical applications. The text promotes a deep understanding of cellular function in health and disease that provides the bedrock knowledge required to master pharmacology for prescriptive practice. Equally important, the solid foundation of applied pathophysiological mechanisms offered in this text prepares the student clinician to care for patients with a broad variety of disorders. This resource not only provides a deep dive into pathophysiology, but it also examines WHY patients often present with particular symptoms, the rationale for ordering specific diagnostic tests and interpretation of results, and common management strategies that proceed from the underlying pathophysiology. Key Features: Designed explicitly to build a foundation for pharmacology and clinical courses that lead to successful clinical practice and prescribing Includes comprehensive lifespan considerations with key insights from specialists in pediatric and geriatric pathophysiology Provides a complete chapter on the basic principles of genetics and genomics with coverage of genetic variations, assessment, and genomics woven throughout the book Integrates thought questions and case studies to promote discussion and synthesis of information Offers a unique Bridge to Clinical Practice in each chapter to translate science to patient care Includes more than 500 images to illustrate complex scientific concepts Provides access to the fully searchable ebook, including student ancillaries on Springer Publishing Connect Offers robust instructor resources, including instructor manual, test bank, PowerPoint lectures for each chapter, image bank, and more!
Publication Date: 2020
Advanced Practice Nursing Procedures by
Awarded second place in the 2020 AJN Book of the Year Award in the Adult Primary Care category Here is an illustrated, easy-to-reference handbook with step-by-step instructions for the procedures most commonly performed by primary care clinicians in office, hospital, and other outpatient settings. Organized by major body systems, each section reviews the diagnostic procedures for that system, followed by all of the information you need to perform the procedure. Begin with an overview and a list of methods for performing the procedure, followed by rationales, indications and contraindications. The procedure section lists the required equipment and provides step-by-step instructions for performing the procedure. You'll also have CPT coding guidelines and health promotion and safety prevention tips for client teaching as well as post-procedure care. A Definite Book for any Learning Clinician, Easy To Read and Understand With Pictures... "I would definitely say this is by far one of the best books I have gotten. Pictures, clear and precise information as well as easy to read and understand. Definitions for everything being performed as well as information regarding irregular findings."--Amazon Reviewer
Publication Date: 2020
ASPEN Fluids, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base Disorders Handbook, Second Edition by Publication Date: 2020
Building a Culture of Ownership in Healthcare by
Using construction as their metaphor, authors Joe Tye and Bob Dent make a compelling case that a healthcare organization's invisible architecture--a foundation of core values, a superstructure of organizational culture, and the interior finish of workplace attitude--is no less important than its visible architecture. Further, they assert that culture will not change unless people change, and people will not change unless they are inspired to do so and given the right tools. This fully updated second edition of Building a Culture of Ownership in Healthcare takes readers on a journey from accountability to ownership--providing a proven model, strategies, and practical solutions to help improve organizational culture in the healthcare setting. Learn how investing in your organization and your people can enable a significant, successful change in productivity; employee engagement; nurse satisfaction, recruitment, and retention; quality of care; patient satisfaction; and financial outcomes. New to this edition: - Expanded coverage of the importance of culture assessment, including details on the validated VCI-17 Culture Assessment Survey - A deep dive into the four dimensions of transformational leadership - New examples of values and culture in action - Updated chapter questions to facilitate discussion at the unit level
Publication Date: 2020
Case Files Critical Care, Second Edition by
SHARPEN YOUR CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AND IMPROVE PATIENT CARE Experience with clinical cases is key to mastering the art and science of medicine, and ultimately to providing patients with competent clinical care. Case Files®: Critical Care, Second Edition provides 42 true-to-life cases that illustrate essential concepts in critical care. Each case includes an easy-to-understand discussion correlated to key concepts, definitions of key terms, clinical pearls, and board-style review questions to reinforce your learning. With Case Files®, you'll learn instead of memorize. * The Second Edition has been revised throughout to reflect the very latest standard-of-care updates * 42 high-yield cases, each with board-style questions, teach diagnostic or therapeutic approaches relevant to critical care medicine * Explanations for the cases emphasize the mechanisms and underlying principles * Complete discussion of each case makes this an instructive and practical primer for critical care rotations * Perfect for residents, medical students, physician assistants and nurse practitioners working in the ICU
Publication Date: 2017
Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health by
As an increasing number of children and adolescents with psychiatric symptoms go unrecognized in our current healthcare system, the ability to identify and treat these issues in multiple healthcare settings has become vitally important. With access to primary care providers increasing and a shortage of child psychiatric providers, collaboration between psychiatric, pediatric and family advanced practice nurses is essential to improving care for this vulnerable population. Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health provides a practical reference to aid in this endeavour. Written and reviewed by over 70 nurse experts, it is a must-have reference for all practitioners caring for children and adolescents.
Publication Date: 2012
Complexity Leadership by
Lead effectively in today's complex health systems! Understand the complex adaptive systems of today's healthcare organizations. Apply a new model of leadership to achieve better outcomes and greater success. Use real-world case studies to learn how to apply theory to practice. Build your self-awareness and discover new ways to lead. As hospitals and healthcare organizations strive to meet standards to achieve status in the Magnet Hospital Recognition Program and address the issues in the Institute of Medicine's Nursing Work Force Issues Initiative, they must be able to respond in ways that embrace rapid change. The 3rd Edition of this groundbreaking text addresses the leadership roles advanced practice nurses can assume in this new environment. It defines the concept of complexity and teaches the leadership skills that are best suited for complex adaptive systems, while also enabling you to build the self-awareness you need to learn new ways to lead. Case studies help you apply your new skills and prepare for your advanced practice roles. Must read for nurses. "A refreshing look at leadership! Everyone in healthcare should be aware of these principles."--Joyce, Online Reviewer
Publication Date: 2020
An Educator's Guide to Humanizing Nursing Education : Grounded in Caring Science by
Delivers specific guidelines for implementing human caring within teaching practices along with a wealth of examples Grounded in the belief that translating caring science within teaching practices will humanize nursing education, this important book emphasizes the ways in which teachers can translate Human Caring and Caritas in order to include strategies for establishing authentic caring pedagogical relationships with their students. It aims to strengthen Human Caring as the basis for humanitarian teaching and to infuse the learning environment with caring practices for both students and teachers. The work provides an antidote for the continuous dominant biomedical and behavioral paradigm in nursing education. It includes specific guidelines for implementing Human Caring ethics, ontology, and epistemology throughout the teaching-learning community and describes how to translate caring values and assumptions into living Caritas as the nurse teachers' moral ideal and praxis of authentic caring pedagogical relationships. Pragmatic examples provided by administrators, teachers, and students illustrate the value of a humanitarian caring science paradigm for nursing education and caring praxis. Key Features: Delivers an internationally renowned scholars' perspective on teaching grounded in Human Caring Includes exemplars of educators' lived teaching experiences guided by their caring pedagogical praxis Provides examples of students' lived learning experiences within a caring- teaching environment Offers reflective practice exercises for nurse teachers to enhance their caring pedagogical relationships with students Provides guided caring artistic activities to promote ways of knowing, doing, being, and becoming in nursing education Purchase includes access to the eBook for use on most mobile devices or computers
Publication Date: 2020
Emerging Technologies for Nurses by
Learn and innovate with the latest technologies in Nursing and Healthcare!The first text of its kind in nursing, this book provides up-to-date information on innovative, smart technologies that nurses can use in clinical and non-clinical settings to keep up with the changing face of healthcare. This compelling guide will provide you with information about exciting areas of technology that have great potential to improve patient care. Subjects include big data, artificial intelligence, virtual and augmented realities, connected technologies, and precision health. There is also discussion of the shift of healthcare delivery into the community, with an outlook on improving outcomes and enhancing practice. Each chapter focuses on developing competency in current and future real-world applications of emerging technologies. Early chapters describe how to utilize new tools, processes, models, and products to serve the Quadruple Aim of better managing populations, decreasing costs, and enhancing both the patient and the clinician's experience. The culture of innovation coincides with the ever-changing politics of healthcare in later chapters, which then evolves into the entrepreneurial opportunities for nurses. This text is an essential introduction for all practicing nurses, nurse leaders, and nurses teaching health IT or informatics courses. Key Features: Written by Nurses for Nurses The latest information on emerging Health Information Technology and associated Nursing Implications Compelling cases show the dramatic effect of innovations on value-based care Learn how applying novel technologies can improve patient care
Publication Date: 2020
Evidence-Based Leadership, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship in Nursing and Healthcare : A Practical Guide to Success by
"Evidence from numerous studies support that leadership and innovation are critical factors for organizational success and improved outcomes. Further, no change takes place and sustains without strong leadership. Although the United States spends more money on healthcare than any western world country, our health outcomes are poor. For example, the U.S. is the worst western world country for a women to give birth. Sick care continues to be the predominant paradigm and needs to be shifted to well care since 80 percent of chronic conditions can be prevented with healthy lifestyle behaviors. We also are living during a time when over 50 percent of clinicians are suffering from burnout, which is affecting the quality and safety of care. Solutions, including strong leaders and innovators, are urgently needed"-- Provided by publisher.
Publication Date: 2021
Family Emergent/Urgent and Ambulatory Care, Second Edition by
Updated to promote ultra-quick access to current information NPs need daily. Now in its second edition, this reference guide for nurse practitioners and other health care providers in emergency, medical, screening, fast track, and/or primary care family settings continues to provide ultra-quick access to key assessment and management information. The Pocket NP delivers a wealth of information for assessment and management of the most-commonly encountered problems in fast-track settings. Arranged in a logical head-to-toe format, it includes the history, physical examination, and essential medical decision-making considerations needed to walk you step-by-step through a typical patient encounter. New to the Second Edition: Updated medical decision-making sections with documentation templates Updated pharmacology and drug administration information New ultrasound dictation templates for each section where it is performed New tables including eye chart for vision in trauma patients New ultrasound images New line drawings depicting various conditions Updated clinical guidelines Key Features: Provides ultra-quick access to patient treatment information Offers easy-to-use framework for quickly locating critical knowledge Presents templates for identifying normal and abnormal presentations Delivers content in logical head-to-toe format Includes time-tested "Tips" and "Don't Miss" boxes with bullet points of critical information Provides anatomic illustrations that assist in diagnosis/management of conditions Contains billing information
Publication Date: 2020
The Family Nurse Practitioner by
The Family Nurse Practitioner provides essential guidance and information for understanding how to diagnose and manage typical (and some atypical) patient cases. With contributions from noted experts on the topic, this new edition contains updated cases to reflect today's patient-centered approach, and includes the most recent advances in patient care. From neonatal to geriatric, all the cases demonstrate real-life scenarios and present appropriate solutions on a case-by-case basis to reflect the nuance required in practice. The revised edition emphasizes pharmacological management, with a new section on mental health care and additional cases on chronic conditions. Greater consideration is given to race, gender, ethnicity and their impact on management options. Contains more than 70 case studies Offers new cases on pelvic pain, substance abuse, food allergies, celiac disease, child abuse, pre-conception planning, and dermatology Includes discussion questions to help develop understanding Written for students and academics of nursing and nurse practitioners, The Family Nurse Practitioner is the ideal text for developing and expanding one's knowledge and comprehension of the diagnosis and management of patient care.
Publication Date: 2020
Geriatric Emergent/Urgent and Ambulatory Care, Second Edition by
Updated to promote ultra-quick access to current information NPs need daily. Now in its second edition, this reference guide for nurse practitioners and other health care providers in emergency, medical, screening, fast track, and/or geriatric settings continues to provide ultra-quick access to key assessment and management information. The Pocket NP delivers a wealth of information for assessment and management of the most-commonly encountered problems in fast-track settings. Arranged in a logical head-to-toe format, it includes the history, physical examination, and essential medical decision-making considerations needed to walk you step-by-step through a typical patient encounter. New to the Second Edition: Updated medical decision-making sections with documentation templates Updated pharmacology and drug administration information New ultrasound dictation templates for each section where it is performed New tables including eye chart for vision in trauma patients New ultrasound images New line drawings depicting various conditions Updated clinical guidelines Key Features: Provides ultra-quick access to patient treatment information Offers easy-to-use framework for quickly locating critical knowledge Presents templates for identifying normal and abnormal presentations Delivers content in logical head-to-toe format Includes time-tested "Tips" and "Don't Miss" boxes with bullet points of critical information Provides anatomic illustrations that assist in diagnosis/management of conditions Contains billing information
Publication Date: 2020
Guide to the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements by Publication Date: 2015
Innovative Strategies in Teaching Nursing : Exemplars of Optimal Learning Outcomes by Publication Date: 2021
Knowledge Translation in Nursing and Healthcare by
Knowledge Translation in Nursing and Healthcare provides authoritative guidance on the implementation of evidence-informed practice, covering issue identification and clarification, solution building and implementation, evaluation, and sustainment. Integrating theory, empirical research, and experiential knowledge, this hands-on resource assists nurses and healthcare practitioners in collecting quality evidence, transforming it into a useable, customized recommendation, and then applying best practice in various point-of-care settings. Written by highly experienced implementation researchers working with practitioners, the book demonstrates how the synthesis and translation of evidence supports improvement of existing care and service delivery models, and produces increased benefit for both patients and health services. Examples drawn from the authors' first-hand experience--such as pressure injury prevention in acute care, transition of care for people with heart failure, and community leg ulcer care--illustrate the use of best practice in addressing care and quality issues. This important reference and guide: Outlines a planning framework that activates research and evidence in practice settings, moving knowledge into action and sustaining the use of best practice Introduces the framework that enables effective evidence-informed methodology and decision-making Features numerous illustrative field examples of both successful and unsuccessful implementations in a variety of practical situations Offers perspectives on best practice implementation from experienced practitioners and researchers Knowledge Translation in Nursing and Healthcareis a must-have for those wanting to implement, evaluate, and sustain best practice in the delivery of evidence-informed healthcare to patients, families, and communities.
Publication Date: 2021
Longest's Health Policymaking in the United States by
Future healthcare leaders: Do you have an obligation to serve the common good? If your answer to this ethical question is yes, then you need a working knowledge of health policy. An understanding of how policy decisions are made gives healthcare leaders a knowledge base from which they can turn what once appeared to be limitations or obstacles into opportunities to facilitate better access to care, improve the quality of care, and more effectively manage costs. Leaders who have a firm grasp on the policymaking process can advocate for their patients, their organizations, and their communities. This revamped version of the classic textbook originally authored by Beaufort B. Longest, Jr., links policy concepts to practical applications and real healthcare outcomes. It covers formulation, implementation, and modification of health policymaking at both the federal and state levels, while giving readers insight into real-life political results and details of on-the-ground policy decisions. Highlights include: a new chapter on federalism and the role of the states; Policy Snapshots at the beginning of each of the book's sections that offer brief, true stories of a significant policy event or an opportunity for students to envision their future selves as health advocates; a thoroughly revised and updated chapter on how the courts shape health policy; a rich array of new or updated examples drawn from actual policymaking events, in addition to new graphics and sidebars; updated appendixes reorganized to provide easy access to examples germane to the topic at hand; and an epilogue highlighting federal and state policy challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic of 2020.
Call Number: UCF ONLINE General Collection -- RA395.A3.M433 2021
Mastering Simulation, Second Edition by
One of the biggest challenges we face in healthcare is how to educate and train healthcare professionals without endangering patients--especially when we are teaching the management of high-stakes situations such as codes, trauma care, chest pain, or anaphylactic shock, in which any delay in treatment threatens the outcome. Often, new healthcare practitioners enter their profession without ever having seen--much less gotten experience with--many high-risk/low-volume patient conditions. The use of simulation is growing exponentially in academic and service settings. Simulation can enable students, new graduates, and experienced clinicians to develop clinical competence and confidence in caring for patients in a learning environment that is cognitively and emotionally realistic and safe for the learner--and does not compromise patient safety or outcomes. Simulation can be applied to many clinical situations--far more than a learner can be exposed to in a live clinical environment. Simulation activities need not be bound by one profession, time, or place. Simulation can be expanded to include the systems dynamics of care, interprofessional teamwork, and considerations for hospital technology and equipment at any point in the healthcare continuum. In a clinical setting, simulation can be used to onboard new graduates and experienced staff. Simulation also offers the ability to objectively assess the performance of healthcare professionals based on a well-defined standard of practice. Many organizations carefully assess the competency and performance of new staff, but--other than perhaps yearly skills fairs--do little to ensure that existing staff continue to meet standards of practice and follow evidence-based and best practice processes and protocols. Renewing nursing or medical licenses generally requires only paying a fee and completing continuing education programs--not demonstrating continued competence. Simulation can be developed for continued development of staff and educators. Although we know much more about healthcare education today than we did 20 years ago, much has yet to be discovered. Research is changing healthcare practice on an almost daily basis. Simulation can be used to improve an organization's ability to ensure that all its clinicians maintain competence. Knowing is not doing. Simulation can demonstrate the successful application of knowledge. There is also growing evidence that simulation is effective in developing, assessing, and improving the performance of healthcare teams.
Publication Date: 2020
Evaluation and Testing in Nursing Education by
The only text to comprehensively address the assessment of student learning, as well as the evaluation of instructor and program effectiveness, in a wide variety of settings. Long considered the gold standard for evaluation and testing in nursing education, the sixth edition of this classic text provides expert and comprehensive guidance for educators in the assessment of student learning in a wide variety of settings, as well as the evaluation of instructor and program effectiveness. It presents fundamental measurement and evaluation concepts that will aid nurse educators in the design, critique, and use of appropriate tests and evaluation tools. Important social, ethical, and legal issues associated with testing and evaluation also are explored, including the prevention of cheating and academic policies for testing, grading, and progression.Written by experts in the field of nursing education, Evaluation and Testing in Nursing Education features practical advice on the development of test blueprints; creation of all types of test items, including next-generation NCLEX-type items; the assembly, administration, and scoring of tests; test and item analyses and how to use analyses to interpret and improve tests; evaluation of higher levels of learning; assessment of written assignments; and suggestions for creating tests in online courses and programs. An entire section is devoted to clinical evaluation process and methods, including the use of simulation for assessment and high-stakes evaluation; clinical evaluation in distance settings; and the use of technology for remote evaluation of clinical performance. The text meets the NLN CNE Certification Competency #3: Use Assessment & Evaluation Strategies. New to This Edition: Expanded coverage of test item analysis and how to use analyses to interpret and improve tests Expanded coverage of clinical evaluation processes and methods Guidance on how to work with part-time clinical educators and preceptors to ensure that evaluation processes are followed consistently Expanded content on the construction and administration of online tests Tips for adapting test-bank items and other item-writing resources Guidelines for the design of academic policies for academic integrity, testing, grading, and progression Key Features: Describes how to develop test blueprints and assemble, administer, write, and analyze tests Provides guidelines for the selection of standardized tests for a nursing curriculum Details how to evaluate written assignments with sample scoring rubrics Includes a robust ancillary package: Instructor Manual with sample syllabus, course modules, learning activities, discussion questions, assessment strategies, and online resources; chapter PowerPoint slides; and a collection of sample test items Purchase includes access to the eBook for use on most mobile devices or computers.
Publication Date: 2021
Needs and Moral Necessity by
Needs and Moral Necessity analyses ethics as a practice, explains why we have three moral theory-types, consequentialism, deontology and virtue ethics, and argues for a fourth needs-based theory.
Publication Date: 2007
Nurse As Educator: Principles of Teaching and Learning for Nursing Practice by
Nurse as Educator: Principles of Teaching and Learning for Nursing Practice, Fifth Edition prepares nurse educators, clinical nurse specialists, and nurse practitioners and students for their ever-increasing role in patient teaching, health education, and health promotion. One of the most outstanding and unique features of this text is that it focuses on multiple audiences therefore making it applicable to both undergraduate and graduate nursing courses. The Fifth Edition features coverage of relevant topics in nursing education and health promotion such as health literacy, teaching people with disabilities, the impact of gender and socioeconomics on learning, technology for teaching and learning, and the ethical, legal, and economic foundations of the educational process. New to the Fifth Edition: Certified Nurse Educator Mapping Expanded content on the importance of interprofessional education Navigate 2 Advantage Access New examples of how to apply theory to practice Updated references Revised tables and figuresInstructor Resources Test BankSlides in PowerPoint formatLearning activitiesCase studiesSyllabusDiscussion questionsmapping to CNE certification requirements
Publication Date: 2019
Nursing Care of Children and Young People with Long-Term Conditions by
The second edition of Nursing Care of Children and Young People with Long Term Conditions remains the only nursing-specific text on the care of paediatric patients with chronic illness. Written to meet the needs of nursing students and professionals alike, this comprehensive volume provides authoritative and up-to-date information on the context, theory, and practice of delivering holistic care to children and families in a range of health and social care settings. Contributions from a team of experienced academics, educators, and practitioners offer valuable insight into the impact of chronic illness on children and parents, the practical implications of meeting their physical, psychological, and social needs, empowering them to be 'experts' in their care, and many more vital aspects of long-term paediatric care. This edition features new and revised content reflecting contemporary guidelines and evidence-based practice, including updated clinical case studies and a new chapter examining the impact of having a sibling with a long-term condition. Emphasising a multi-disciplinary approach to managing chronic illness, this important resource: Provides numerous case studies and activities illustrating the application of theoretical principles and current evidence in nursing practice Investigates the genetic basis of chronic illness and the differing onsets of long-term conditions Discusses current political, economic, and social policies that are influencing healthcare for children and bringing challenges to managers and practitioners Examines both classic and contemporary theories of grief, loss, coping, and adaptation Explores ethical, legal, and professional aspects of nursing children and young people with chronic illness Addresses evolving nursing roles, the importance of acute emergency care, and the planning and delivery of effective transition from child to adult services Nursing Care of Children and Young People with Long Term Conditions is required reading for student and registered children's nurses, as well as for practitioners in related health and social care disciplines.
Publication Date: 2021
Nursing Diagnosis Manual by
Identify interventions to plan, individualize, and document care. Here's the resource you'll turn to again and again to select the appropriate diagnosis and to plan, individualize, and document care for more than 850 diseases and disorders. Only in the Nursing Diagnosis Manual will you find for each diagnosis...defining characteristics presented subjectively and objectively * sample clinical applications to ensure you have selected the appropriate diagnose * prioritized action/interventions with rationales * a documentation section, and much more! See what students are saying online... This book is like a life saver. "I really love this, you can find almost everything you need for Nursing Diagnoses plus the rest pf the information you need to make a very good Nursing Care plan! This has more details than the NANDA book we are using in Nursing."--Ingrid P., Amazon Reviewer A must buy for student nurses! "Great nursing diagnosis manual for student nurse. Detailed care plans and nursing interventions and outcomes."--RM, Amazon Reviewer A must have for nursing school! "Amazing product! It literally has everything in it you need to complete a care plan in a fast and efficient manner. I've recommended it to my entire nursing class!"--Frank L., Amazon Reviewer
Publication Date: 2019
Nursing : Scope and Standards of Practice by
The premier resource for professional nursing practice, Nursing: Scope & Standards of Practice, 3rd Edition, is informed by the advances in health care and professional nursing today. This keystone standard contains 17 national standards of practice and performance that define the who, what, where, when, why and how of nursing practice.
Publication Date: 2015
Organizational Behavior, Theory, and Design in Health Care by
Organizational Behavior, Theory, and Design, Third Edition was written to provide health services administration students, managers, and other professionals with an in-depth analysis of the theories and concepts of organizational behavior and organization theory while embracing the uniqueness and complexity of the healthcare industry.Using an applied focus, this book provides a clear and concise overview of the essential topics in organizational behavior and organization theory from the healthcare manager's perspective.The Third Edition offers:- New case studies throughout underscore key theories and concepts and illustrate practical application in the current health delivery environment- In-depth discussion of the industry's redesign of health services offers a major focus on patient safety and quality, centeredness, and consumerism.- Current examples reflect changes in the environment due to health reform initiatives.- Diversity, health disparities, and cultural competencies are addressed in health care- Timely new material on change management provides new insight for future healthcare managers.- Each new print copy includes Navigate 2 eBook Access enabling users to read their digital textbook online or offline, on computers, tablets, and mobile devices.
Publication Date: 2021
Pediatric Emergent/Urgent and Ambulatory Care, Second Edition by
Updated to promote ultra-quick access to current information NPs need daily. Now in its second edition, this reference guide for nurse practitioners and other health care providers in emergency, medical, screening, fast track, and/or pediatric settings continues to provide ultra-quick access to key assessment and management information.The Pocket NP delivers a wealth of information for assessment and management of the most-commonly encountered problems in fast-track settings. Arranged in a logical head-to-toe format, it includes the history, physical examination, and essential medical decision-making considerations needed to walk you step-by-step through a typical patient encounter. New to the Second Edition: Updated medical decision-making sections with documentation templates Updated pharmacology and drug administration information New ultrasound dictation templates for each section where it is performed New tables including eye chart for vision in trauma patients New ultrasound images New line drawings depicting various conditions Updated clinical guidelines Key Features: Provides ultra-quick access to patient treatment information Offers easy-to-use framework for quickly locating critical knowledge Presents templates for identifying normal and abnormal presentations Delivers content in logical head-to-toe format Includes time-tested "Tips" and "Don't Miss" boxes with bullet points of critical information Provides anatomic illustrations that assist in diagnosis/management of conditions Contains billing information
Publication Date: 2020
Pharmacological Considerations in Gerontology by
Underscores the complexity of prescribing drugs for older adults while providing state-of-the-art guidelines for safe patient care.An evidence-based, quick-access reference for adult gerontology nurse practitioners and related health care providers, this text describes a holistic, patient-centered approach to prescribing drugs to older adults. Comprehensive yet concise writing distills timely guidance on the complexities of safely prescribing to this unique population. This book opens with physiologic changes and assessment considerations for older adults, followed by a discussion of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, then a final section on guidelines for drug selection, drug interactions, and multimorbidities. Each chapter presents information in a consistent, easy-to-read template. Patient Care Pearls alert readers to crucial information and relevant case studies with examples of inappropriate medical prescribing provide context for drug delivery. Key points and chapter summaries help reinforce information. Additional features include the provision of guidelines for psychotropic medications in LTC facilities, special considerations for frail older adults, and the role of pharmacists as a resource for other practitioners. Key Features: Decision-making guidance on prescribing practices in varied settings Discusses in depth physiological considerations including multimorbidity and poly pharmacy Presents Beer's Criteria and its implications Guidelines for psychotropic medications in LTC facilities Special considerations for frail older adults Patient care pearls, case studies, key points, and chapter summaries
Publication Date: 2019
Practice-Based Clinical Inquiry in Nursing by
Meticulously compiled to serve the specific needs of APRNs and nurse executives engaged in doctoral-level research, this text provides evidence-based and practice-based scholarly methods not traditionally taught in PhD or DNP programs. Building on and expanding traditional nursing research methods, the bookfocuses on both existing and evolving methods of clinical inquiry, some of which incorporate technology and knowledge from other disciplines. These areapproaches that can be translated into clinical practice, providing the nursing profession with unprecedented opportunities for collaboration in improvinghealth and health care systems. Methods include quality improvement, implementation science, logic models, program planning and evaluation, patient-engaged and community participatory research, dissemination research, big data, comparative effectiveness research, secondary analysis, and systematic reviews. Chapters provide clear guidance on why and how to use a particular method, and are consistently organized to enable a comparison and contrast of different approaches in order to select the one that best fits a particular research need. The text highlights the importance of each approach, and discusses why touse a particular method for doctoral nursing work. Chapters describe how to apply the method along with how to interpret findings and disseminate them. Thedescription of each method concludes with examples from the published literature. Practical tips for impact and success in research and program proposals increase the text value. Key Features: Presents research methods specifically for doctoral-level evidence-based and practice-based clinical research Describes interdisciplinary health care methodologies focused on evidence-based improvement in health care Offers practical information on benefits and use of each method Provides examples of each method from published literature Written by experienced academic and practice scholars from across the United States
Publication Date: 2016
Primary Care the Art and Science of Advanced Practice Nursing by
The premier reference for APNs providing primary care! Written by nurse practitioners for nurse practitioners in collaboration with a physician, this popular text builds a solid understanding of the theoretical foundation of nursing practice, while also providing comprehensive patient-care guidance based on the latest scientific evidence.
Publication Date: 2015
Psychotherapy for Psychosis by
In this innovative book, master clinician Michael Garrett shows how to weave together cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and psychodynamic therapy to support the recovery of persons suffering from psychosis. This integrated framework builds on the strengths of both methods to achieve lasting gains, even for patients with severe, chronic mental illness. The therapist is guided to use CBT to help the patient recognize the literal falsity of delusions, while employing psychodynamic strategies to explore the figurative truth and personal meaning of psychotic symptoms. Extended case presentations and numerous clinical vignettes illustrate Garrett's compassionate, empowering approach. Winner (Second Place)--American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award, Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Category
Publication Date: 2019
The Quadruple Aim in Nursing and Healthcare by
In times of ever-changing healthcare policy, many organizations have developed methods for reforming and optimizing healthcare systems. One prevailing healthcare approach is the Quadruple Aim, which incorporates four different goals: improving population health; improving experience of care; lowering healthcare costs; and improving provider work life (team vitality). Created by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, the Quadruple Aim method is not nursing-specific, but its framework for optimizing health system performance is coherent with the nursing profession today. This book argues that the widespread adoption of the Quadruple Aim could help create a sustainable healthcare system. Using the work and legacy of nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale, this book provides an early example of successful, holistic healthcare that balances cost-effectiveness with quality of care for both patients and nurses.
Publication Date: 2020
The Rebel Nurse Handbook by
Mentorship from an array of Nurse Innovators "As you will read the stories ahead of the incredible, rock star Rebel Nurses who each have challenged the status quo and chosen the road less traveled, remember that each journey has its own period of self-doubt, fear of failure and uncertainty of success - but they persevered. We hope that these stories will inspire you to believe in yourself and aim a little higher each day." --From the Foreword Molly K. McCarthy MBA, BSN, RN-BC National Director, US Provider Industry and Chief Nursing Officer Microsoft US Health and Life Sciences SONSIEL is recognized as an Associate Member of The Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations (CoNGO) to the United Nations. This compilation of stories from more than 40 diverse nurse leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs portrays the winding and demanding paths that every nurse has braved in order to improve themselves, their patients' care, and the healthcare of today. These Rebel Nurses push the boundaries of their profession by demanding a seat at the table of healthcare innovation, lobbying on Capitol Hill, expanding their horizons to fix the broken healthcare systems around the world, and valuing the humanity of the inevitable moments of life's end. The inspiring innovation and entrepreneurship of these nurse leaders ranges from the incorporation of informatics or design communities and the implementation of artificial intelligence, to the creation of New York's Silicon Valley or nationwide adolescent programs that focus on school shootings--consistently disrupting the status quo through implementing life-changing procedures and policies. Readers will be inspired to transform today's era of healthcare by improving communities, implementing proactive care, and enhancing the environment of health and healing through research and policy application. Key Features/BenefitsDevelop a personalized plan for success by using the Motivational Introductions, Rebel Nurse's Progress Notes, Thought-Provoking Questions, and Online Resources.Helps nurses at all career levels embrace and develop leadership potential to effect change in healthcareDraws on the leadership expertise of internationally recognized nurse innovators, entrepreneurs, and leaders to mentor and inspire the readerProvides powerful tools to help nurses evolve in their roles of innovationExplains the "Five 'Rights' of Healthcare Innovation" and other innovative methodologies to spur creative problem-solvingAppendix includes a list of dynamic resources authored by SONSIEL members for further insight and professional development
Publication Date: 2020
The Science of Health Disparities Research by
Integrates the various disciplines of the science of health disparities in one comprehensive volume The Science of Health Disparities Research is an indispensable source of up-to-date information on clinical and translational health disparities science. Building upon the advances in health disparities research over the past decade, this authoritative volume informs policies and practices addressing the diseases, disorders, and gaps in health outcomes that are more prevalent in minority populations and socially disadvantaged communities. Contributions by recognized scholars and leaders in the field--featuring contemporary research, conceptual models, and a broad range of scientific perspectives--provide an interdisciplinary approach to reducing inequalities in population health, encouraging community engagement in the research process, and promoting social justice. In-depth chapters help readers better understand the specifics of minority health and health disparities while demonstrating the importance of advancing theory, refining measurement, improving investigative methods, and diversifying scientific research. In 26 chapters, the book examines topics including the etiology of health disparities research, the determinants of population health, research ethics, and research in African American, Asians, Latino, American Indian, and other vulnerable populations. Providing a unified framework on the principles and applications of the science of health disparities research, this important volume: Defines the field of health disparities science and suggests new directions in scholarship and research Explains basic definitions, principles, and concepts for identifying, understanding and addressing health disparities Provides guidance on both conducting health disparities research and translating the results Examines how social, historical and contemporary injustices may influence the health of racial and ethnic minorities Illustrates the increasing national and global importance of addressing health disparities Discusses population health training, capacity-building, and the transdisciplinary tools needed to advance health equity A significant contribution to the field, The Science of Health Disparities Research is an essential resource for students and basic and clinical researchers in genetics, population genetics, and public health, health care policymakers, and epidemiologists, medical students, and clinicians, particularly those working with minority, vulnerable, or underserved populations.
Publication Date: 2021
Successful Grant Writing for Health and Human Service Professionals, Fifth Edition by
Following in the tradition of its previous editions, the updated and fully revised fifth edition of this classic guide to grant writing is especially written for health and human service professionals. It provides a comprehensive, systematic, and easy-to-follow, step-wise guide to writing competitive grant proposals for research, education, innovative practices and demonstration projects. Never has the need to advance evidence to improve the health of the public been greater. Generating evidence requires funding and grant writing has become an essential activity for every health and human service professional who must seek funds to advance innovative research, education and practice initiatives.Uniquely focused on developing grant-writing skills as part of a professional's career, this one-of-a-kind guide addresses the full range of essential competencies needed to assure success. The new edition expands coverage on how to compose an effective aims page, how to write a compelling literature review to support significance of a proposal, and describes considerations for specific types of study designs. Additionally, the guide provides a more extensive discussion of mentorship, plus tips for pre-doctoral students and post-doctoral fellows. New to the Fifth Edition: Spotlights important new trends that can make or break grant success Features Professional Spotlights reflecting the experiences and advice from successful grant writers - from novice to expert Highlights special considerations for pre-doctoral students and post-doctoral fellows Examines how to write an effective grant application for specific types of study designs Explains how to craft compelling statements about significance and innovation Provides guidelines on mentorship Covers ways to manage post-award activities and offers strategies and templates for documenting grant progress Key Features: Key summary points in every chapter Case examples throughout Strategies for managing a grant writing team and post-award activities Considerations in building a grant writing career and matching your level of experience to funding mechanisms Testimonies from novices and experts describing their unique grant writing experiences
Publication Date: 2020
Teaching in Nursing and Role of the Educator, Second Edition by
With essential, updated content for novice and experienced nurse educators This evidence-based text delivers the full scope of knowledge necessary for novice and experienced faculty to become competent teachers in nursing. The only book to focus on the full academic role, it encompasses all of the key concepts required for effective teaching, curriculum development, evaluation and testing, becoming a scholar in nursing education, and much more. The second edition is updated throughout and includes four new chapters on Understanding the Learner, Interprofessional Education, Curriculum Models, and Global Nursing Education. It offers new content on role of the nurse educator, learning theories, active learning, flipped class/team-based learning, teaching strategies, teaching in an online nursing course, using new technologies and simulation, clinical teaching and evaluation, test construction, scholarship of teaching, and more. Chapters begin with objectives and conclude with a content summary. Each chapter integrates research and evidence into the text and includes specific examples of the methods and strategies presented, and 'How-to Tips' for readers. Also available with the book is an online course with sample course syllabus, modules for each chapter, learner activities, discussion forum questions, and Power Point slides. New to the Second Edition: Four new chapters: Understanding the Learner, Interprofessional Education, Curriculum Models, and Global Nursing EducationLearning concepts important in teachingActive learning strategies, flipped class/team-based learningTeaching in online nursing courses and programsNew technologies and what's new in simulationInnovative models of clinical teachingAssessment, evaluation, and test constructionCurriculum development and evaluationScholarship of teaching and becoming a scholar in nursing educationDeveloping partnerships with clinical settingsNew ancillary with complete online course of 20 modules Key Features: Encompasses current, evidence-based information about the complete academic role--the only text of its kindDelivers key concepts required for effective teaching, curriculum development, evaluation and testing, scholarship, and morePrepares graduate nursing students and nurses transitioning into educator role with essential knowledge and competenciesIncludes both theoretical and practical informationProvides specific examples of content and "how to" tips
Publication Date: 2017
Telehealth Essentials for Advanced Practice Nursing by
A timely, practical, and concise resource for advanced practice registered nursing (APRN) students, faculty, and providers, Telehealth Essentials for Advanced Practice Nursing provides readers with an understanding of and tools to embrace the emerging field of telehealth and optimize its application in clinical practice. Telehealth offers a unique solution to many health-care challenges, such as provider shortages, chronic disease management, an aging population, protection from infectious disease, and limited access to care. As telehealth is being incorporated into health care and health care delivery at an ever-increasing rate, APRNs that can navigate the telehealth arena are uniquely positioned to serve as leaders in the health care of the future. Using Telehealth Essentials for Advanced Practice Nursing, readers will learn how to utilize telehealth to provide new and innovative methods of care. Authors Patty A. Schweickert and Carolyn M. Rutledge present a multi-modal approach to telehealth education that layers telehealth onto nurses' existing knowledge of nursing practice. The text begins with the history and basics of telehealth before moving on to critical content that a provider must understand to maximize its use in the health care arena, covering topics including: Technology used in the early response to infectious diseases such as COVID-19 The process of integrating telehealth in practice Laws, policies, and regulations governing telehealth practice Barriers to implementation and strategies for overcoming them Telehealth etiquette and ethics Using telehealth for effective interprofessional collaboration Each chapter includes group exercises, prompts for reflection, questions for discussion, and case studies. Instructors in educational settings can visit www.efacultylounge.com for an instructor's manual and guide to telehealth resources. With Telehealth Essentials for Advanced Practice Nursing, APRN students, faculty, and practicing providers will learn to advocate for telehealth implementation, establish telehealth programs, and utilize telehealth to overcome barriers to care in order to optimize access and quality of care.
Publication Date: 2020
Toxic Nursing : Managing Bullying, Bad Attitudes, and Total Turmoil by
Today's nurse managers--tasked with a wide array of responsibilities from staffing and budgeting to promoting safe and effective patient care--face unprecedented demands in their role as leaders of the largest healthcare workforce in the industry. They must be clinically competent, relationally savvy, and administratively gifted--and find the time to create and sustain a healthy work environment. In addition to those demands, the lopsided aging of the population has had a double impact: More nurses are retiring from the profession at the same time as elderly baby boomers require increasingly complex and costly care. As nursing workforce retirements increase, a continued push for effective leadership will be critical to healthcare outcomes in the coming decades. As workforce shortages continue, it will be critical to educate managers who can advocate for, support, and empower staff. Healthcare organizations have a duty to provide nurse managers with the tools and support needed to manage effectively. Toxic Nursing is an integral part of that education. Each chapter begins with an overview of particular areas where nurse toxicity often arises. Following that is a section titled "Clearing Toxicity: Scenarios, Insights, and Reflections." Here there are scenarios based on real-life accounts, with insight and advice from nurse leaders--a group of 31 experts in nursing management who were asked to respond to the narratives from the perspective of preventing, addressing, or minimizing the consequences of conflict. Experts were asked to avoid citing references and rely on their own experiences and intuitive skills to provide practical advice about the situation. Following the "Nurse Leader Insight" section are "Reflections" with prompts to help readers explore the issues presented. At the end of each chapter is a section called "Fostering Cultural Change" that can help guide you as you explore with your staff methods to decrease toxicity and promote a healthier and more satisfying work environment. Toxic Nursing, Second Edition helps nurses--from bedside nurses to charge nurses to nurse managers--navigate the nuances and gray areas of toxic behavior.
Publication Date: 2020
Translation of Evidence into Nursing and Health Care by
Named a 2013 Doody's Core Title! Designed as both a text for the DNP curriculum and a practical resource for seasoned health professionals, this acclaimed book demonstrates the importance of an interprofessional approach to translating evidence into nursing and health care practice in both clinical and nonclinical environments. The third edition reflects the continuing evolution of translation frameworks by expanding the Methods and Process section and providing updated exemplars illustrating actual translation work in population health, specialty practice, and the health care delivery system. It incorporates important new information about legal and ethical issues, the institutional review process for quality improvement and research, and teamwork and building teams for translation. Additionally, an unfolding case study on translation is threaded throughout the text. Reorganized for greater ease of use, the third edition continues to deliver applicable theory and practical strategies to lead translation efforts and meet DNP core competency requirements. It features a variety of relevant change management theories and presents strategies for improving health care outcomes and quality and safety. It also addresses the use of evidence to improve nursing education, discusses how to reduce the divide between researchers and policy makers, and describes the interprofessional collaborative imperative for our complex health care environment. Consistently woven throughout are themes of integration and application of knowledge into practice, leadership and evaluating change, leadership strategies for translation, and interprofessional applications across settings. New to the Third Edition: Expands the Methods and Process section Provides updated exemplars illustrating translation work in population health, specialty practice, and the health care delivery system Reorganized into a more user-friendly format Includes an entire new section, "Enablers of Translation" Delivers expanded information on Legal and Ethical Issues Present new chapters, "Teamwork and Building Teams for Translation" and "The Institutional Review Process for Quality Improvement and Research" Weaves an unfolding case study on translation throughout the text Key Features: Authored by esteemed experts and educators in practical translation of evidence Delivers applicable theories and strategies that meet DNP core requirements Presents a variety of relevant change management theories Offers strategies for improving outcomes and quality and safety Addresses the use of evidence to improve nursing education Discusses how to reduce the divide between researchers and policy makers Underscores the importance of translating evidence into practice to improve health care and its delivery Supplies extensive lists of references, web links, and other resources to enhance learning Purchase includes access to the ebook for use on most mobile devices or computers
Publication Date: 2021
Writing for Publication in Nursing and Healthcare by
Writing for Publication in Nursing and Healthcare helps readers develop the skills necessary for publishing in professional journals, presenting conference papers, authoring books, research reports, and literature reviews, and more. This comprehensive resource covers all aspects of writing for publication, including good practice in reviewing, the editorial process, ethical aspects of publishing, and the rules that govern academic writing, publishing, and dissemination. Assuming no prior expertise in the subject, the text uses an accessible, step-by-step approach that incorporates a wealth of real-life examples, hands-on activities, and valuable tips throughout. The second edition reflects the latest developments, guidelines, and practices both in academic publishing and in research assessment and dissemination. New and updated material covers the increasing use of social media to disseminate published work, post-publication scrutiny, contemporary issues surrounding predatory or unethical publishers, and new requirements for research registration and submission data. Edited by leading experts in the field, this practical 'how to' guide: Describes the basics of writing for publication and how to get started Includes numerous examples illustrating the practical ways abstracts, papers, book reviews, and other publications are written and disseminated Discusses current issues and developments, such as the impact of major ethics organisations on publishing worldwide and the rise of online journals, blogging, and podcasting Features contributions by internationally recognised academics and practitioners Explains how to turn research reports and other assignments into publishable works The definitive introduction to the subject, Writing for Publication in Nursing and Healthcare is a must-have for all nurses and healthcare professionals, as well as undergraduate and graduate students in nursing and healthcare programs who are required to write for publication.
Publication Date: 2021
