Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 10th Edition (EPUB)
By Barbara Cherry DNSc MBA RN NEA-BC, Susan R. Jacob PhD MS RN
Get a comprehensive understanding of professional nursing issues and prepare for leadership roles with Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 10th Edition. This updated edition equips you for the fast-changing world of modern nursing, covering essential topics such as nursing theories, evidence-based practice, patient safety, clinical judgment, delegation, communication, teamwork, and navigating diverse cultural and generational environments. Authored by experienced nurse educators Barbara Cherry and Susan R. Jacob, this text supports both NCLEX-RN® success and your development as an effective nurse leader and manager.
New content includes the impact of COVID-19 on the nursing workforce, the rise of travel nursing, and topics related to self-care and post-pandemic stress. Emerging themes such as cultural humility, health disparities, and social determinants of health are also explored. Workforce advocacy topics have been updated to address the nursing shortage, the Nurses Bill of Rights, and whistleblower protections.
The book reflects the latest NCLEX-RN® updates, including Next Generation NCLEX® question types and the new test plan. Chapter summaries now directly connect back to each chapter’s opening questions. Expanded coverage of technology includes wearable health devices, sensors, remote monitoring, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and virtual and augmented reality.
Leadership and management sections have been improved with new information on bullying, incivility, cross-generational communication, and responsible social media use. Updated national patient safety goals highlight nursing quality indicators, AHRQ’s 2023 safety recommendations, and the role of nurses in quality improvement following the AACN 2021 Essentials. Health policy updates include findings from the Future of Nursing 2020–2030 report and strategies for reducing disparities to promote health equity.
Major units address current healthcare issues—such as rising costs, legal and ethical challenges, cultural competence, alternative healing, palliative care, collective bargaining, and emergency preparedness—and guide you through management skills like budgeting, delegation, staffing, communication, conflict resolution, and political advocacy. Career preparation topics include transitioning into professional practice, time management, job opportunities, and NCLEX-RN® strategies.
Engaging features such as colorful cartoons, case studies, chapter-opening vignettes, reflective questions, key terms, learning outcomes, and structured chapter overviews support understanding and clinical judgment. A chapter-ending summary reinforces the most important concepts for study and real-world practice.
