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Professional Nursing - E-Book, 10th Edition

Concepts & Challenges
Author :
Beth Black
Date of Publication: 10/2022
**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Fundamentals**Discover what it means to be a professional nurse — the history, values and standards, and commitment to lifelong learning. Prof ...view more

**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Fundamentals**

Discover what it means to be a professional nurse — the history, values and standards, and commitment to lifelong learning. Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges, 10th Edition equips you with current professional nursing practices to positively impact your career. This easy-to-read text provides insight into the current state of the profession and thoroughly examines standards and scope of practice, with new information on interprofessional education and practice, nursing roles, Covid-19, the surge of ambulatory and community care, bullying, gender issues, clinical judgment, and more.

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**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Fundamentals**

Discover what it means to be a professional nurse — the history, values and standards, and commitment to lifelong learning. Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges, 10th Edition equips you with current professional nursing practices to positively impact your career. This easy-to-read text provides insight into the current state of the profession and thoroughly examines standards and scope of practice, with new information on interprofessional education and practice, nursing roles, Covid-19, the surge of ambulatory and community care, bullying, gender issues, clinical judgment, and more.


New to this edition
  • NEW! Updated content includes the latest information on interprofessional education and practice, nursing roles, COVID-19, the surge in ambulatory and community care, bullying, gender issues, the faculty shortage, and challenges faced by new graduates.
  • NEW! Expanded coverage of clinical judgment helps you develop the critical thinking and clinical decision-making skills required for the Next Generation NCLEX® and in nursing practice.

Key Features
  • Cognitive rehearsal prepares you for the unlikely threat of lateral violence.
  • Social justice in nursing helps you learn to advocate for patients who need your help.
  • Interview narratives explore the issues like culture and faith from the perspectives of leaders in those fields.
  • Historical Notes highlight little-known stories of heroisms in the nursing profession.
  • Tips on documentation include both electronic and paper records.
  • Concepts and Challenges and Ideas for Further Exploration at the end of the chapters help with review and test prep.
  • Discussions on the implications of social media on nursing, including ethics and boundaries.
  • Considering Culture boxes highlight the impact of culture on a nurse's role and responsibilities and the patient's healthcare experience.
  • Evidence-Based Practice boxes identify leading findings in nursing topics and trends.
  • Case Study boxes feature scenarios involving relevant issues in patient care.
  • Nurses Doing Research boxes highlight problems identified in patient care and the ongoing efforts to find patient interventions.
  • Professional Profiles boxes provide prospective from nurses in the field.
  • Thinking Critically boxes encourage higher-level consideration of potential factors affecting nurses.
  • Learning outcomes are presented at the beginning of each chapter.
  • Key terms are bolded where defined in the text.

Author Information
By Beth Black, PhD, RN, FAAN, Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill School of Nursing, Chapel Hill, North Carolina