Nursing 108

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Nursing 108 Table of Contents	3
Chapter One: Professional Role Development	9
1.1 Definition of Nursing	9
1.2 Early Images of Nursing	10
1.3 The Influence of World Events and Trends on the Development of Nursing	11
1.4 Significant Nursing Leaders and Their Contributions	13
1.5 Influence of Major Studies and Reports on Nursing	18
1.6 Nursing Organizations	23
1.7 Educational Patterns in Nursing	29
1.8 Accreditation of Academic Programs	35
1.9 Credentialing	36
1.10 Continuing Education	36
1.11 Transition to the Professional Nurse Role	37
1.12 Nursing as a Profession	43
1.13 Roles and Practice Settings Relative to Each Level of Education	46
1.14 Competencies Shared by all Levels of Professional Nursing	50
1.15 Critical Thinking	54
1.16 Learning Concepts	56
1.17 Chapter One Unit Review	58
1.18 Chapter One Practice Exam	59
Chapter Two: Ethical, Legal, Regulatory, and Professional Implications	61
2.1 Ethical Aspects of Nursing Practice	61
2.2 Rights and Responsibilities in Healthcare	69
2.3 Legal Aspects that Impact Nursing Practice	72
2.4 Legal Documents	77
2.5 Criminal Law	79
2.6 Statutory Law	81
2.7 The Legal Process of a Lawsuit	87
2.8 Standards of Nursing Care	87
2.9 Socioeconomic Factors and Demographic and Cultural Trends in Healthcare	92
2.10 Types of Healthcare Plans	98
2.11 Quality and Affordable Care Act	102
2.12 Healthcare Access and Availability of Services for the Uninsured	103
2.13 Educational Factors Influencing the Healthcare System	104
2.14 Health Care Organizations	106
2.15 Accreditation/Recognition of Healthcare Agencies	109
2.16 Regulatory Bodies	111
2.17 The Development of Healthcare Legislation and Policy	113
2.18 Workplace Issues	116
2.19 Employment Rights	119
2.20 Emerging Roles for Nurses	121
2.21 Chapter Two Unit Review	122
2.22 Chapter Two Practice Exam	123
Chapter Three: Management of Patient Centered Care	127
3.1 Nursing Theory	127
3.2 Nurse Theorists and their Influence on the Nursing Profession	129
3.3 Evidence-Based Research	133
3.4 Quality Management and Quality Improvement	135
3.5 The RN’s Role in Quality Improvement	139
3.6 The Nurse in the Health Care Organization	141
3.7 The Inter-Professional Health Team	143
3.8 Communication Techniques	146
3.9 Organizational Patterns for the Delivery of Nursing Care	147
3.10 Assigning, Delegating, and Supervising Care	148
3.11 Leadership Theories and Styles	151
3.12 Conflict Management	153
3.13 Patient Centered Care	155
3.14 Informatics and Technology	155
3.15 Chapter Three Unit Review	157
3.16 Chapter Three Practice Exam	158
Practice Exam	160
Answer Keys	174

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