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Your success as a nurse begins with an understanding of the profession and its development! Conceptual Foundations: The Bridge to Professional Nursing Practice, 8th Edition provides the foundation you need to prepare for your role as a professional nurse. The book’s conceptual approach lets you explore the thinking of leading theorists, analyze issues, and apply your knowledge to a variety of client populations and clinical settings. Other topics relating to patient care include healthcare policy, economic and legal issues, and the changing roles of nurses. Written by noted nursing educators Elizabeth E. Friberg and Karen J. Saewert, this text will deepen your understanding of nursing and help you advance in your career.
Your success as a nurse begins with an understanding of the profession and its development! Conceptual Foundations: The Bridge to Professional Nursing Practice, 8th Edition provides the foundation you need to prepare for your role as a professional nurse. The book’s conceptual approach lets you explore the thinking of leading theorists, analyze issues, and apply your knowledge to a variety of client populations and clinical settings. Other topics relating to patient care include healthcare policy, economic and legal issues, and the changing roles of nurses. Written by noted nursing educators Elizabeth E. Friberg and Karen J. Saewert, this text will deepen your understanding of nursing and help you advance in your career.
New to this edition
NEW! Two new chapters
include Fostering a Spirit of Inquiry: The Role of Nurses in Evidence-Based Practice and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Impact on Health Care and Nursing Care Strategies.
NEW! Expanded content on interprofessional collaboration is added to this edition.
NEW! Trauma-Informed Care chapter covers the evolving science and role of nurses in addressing the care of individuals who have experienced trauma in multiple forms.
NEW! Discussions of Healthy People 2030and theFuture of Nursing 2020-2030 are added to this edition.
Key Features
Case studies
throughout the text provide opportunities to develop your analytical skills.
Critical Reflection Exercises help you apply what you’ve learned to everyday nursing practice.
Learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter provide a framework for study.
Introductionexplains the approach of each chapter and a Summary at the end reviews key content.
Key Points emphasize the top take-away concepts in each chapter.
Key Terms are presented in italics, and included definitions.
Author Information
By Elizabeth E. Friberg, DNP, RN, Associate Professor University of Virginia School of Nursing Charlottesville, Virginia and Karen J. Saewert, PhD, RN, CPHQ, ANEF, Clinical Professor
Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation
Chair, Mary Killeen Program for Educational Excellence
Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation Endowed Fund, ASU Foundation
Barret Honors Faculty, ASU Honors College
Edson Liaison to ASU Office of Interprofessional Continuing Health Education (OICHE) Appointed Member, ASU OICHE Executive Committee and Advisory Council, ASU Office of the University Provost Arizona State University Phoenix, AZ
PART I Context of Professional Nursing Practice 1 A Brief History of the Professionalization of Nursing in the United States 2 Academic Progression 3 Beyond Professional Socialization 4 Fostering a Spirit of Inquiry: The Role of Nurses in Evidence-Based Practice 5 Theories and Frameworks for Professional Nursing Practice 6 Health Policy and Planning and the Nursing Practice Environment PART II Dimensions of Professional Nursing Practice 7 Economic Issues in Nursing and Health Care 8 Nurse as Interprofessional Collaborator 9 Think Like a Nurse 10 The Continuum of Learning and Teaching in Nursing 11 Legal Aspects of Nursing Practice 12 Ethical Dimensions of Nursing and Health Care 13 Information Management 14 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Impact on Health Care and Nursing Care Strategies PART III Themes in Professional Nursing Practice 15 Health and Health Promotion 16 Genetics and Genomics in Professional Nursing 17 Global Rural Nursing Practice 18 Trauma-Informed Care 19 Telehealth 20 Health Care Quality and Safety 21 Palliative Care: Compassionate Care Across Settings of Care 22 The Wisdom of Self-Care, Well-Being, and Resilience in Nursing APPENDIX A: Select National Initiatives for Quality and Safety: Quality Chasm Series (National Academy Press, Washington, DC) APPENDIX B: The Future of Nursing 2011 and 2021 Index
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Chair, Mary Killeen Program for Educational Excellence
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Barret Honors Faculty, ASU Honors College
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