TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cherry, Barbara
AU  - Jacob, Susan R.
TI  - Contemporary nursing: issues, trends, & management.
SN  - 0323016316
AV  - RT41.C56 
PY  - 2002///
CY  - St. Louis, Missouri
PB  - Mosby
KW  - Nursing
KW  - Nursing-trends
KW  - Nursing-organization & administration
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents: The development of nursing: The evolution of professional nursing -- The contemporary image of professional nursing -- Theories of nursing practice -- The influence of contemporary trends and issues on nursing education -- Nursing licensure and certification -- Current issues in health care: Financial health care and economic issues -- The health care delivery system and managed care -- Legal issues in nursing and health care -- Ethical and bioethical issues in nursing and health care -- Health policy and politics -- Cultural competency and social issues in nursing and health care -- Workplace advocacy and workplace issues -- Collective bargaining -- Computers, informatics, clinical information and the professional nurse -- Alternative healing -- Leadership and management in nursing: Nursing leadership and management -- Effective communication -- Effective delegation and supervision -- Staffing and nursing care delivery models -- Nursing's role in improving the quality of health care -- Nursing research -- Career management: Making the transition from student to professional nurse -- Managing time: AKA managing yourself -- Contemporary nursing roles and career opportunities -- Job search: finding your match -- The NCLEX-RN examination --
ER  -