Tomorrows Trends, 8th Edition by Joseph T.
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Unit 1: The Growth of Nursing
1: The Development of a Profession
2: Historical Perspectives
3: Theories and Models of Nursing
4: The Process of Educating Nurses
5: The Evolution of Licensure, Certification, and Nursing Organizations
Unit 2: Making the Transition to Professional
6: Ethics in Nursing
7: Bioethical Issues
8: Nursing Law and Liability
9: Reality Shock in the Workplace
Unit 3: Leading and Managing
10: Leadership, Followership, and Management
11: Communication, Negotiation, and Conflict Resolution
12: Understanding and Dealing Successfully With Difficult Behavior
13: Health-Care Delivery Systems
14: Ensuring Quality Care
15: Delegation in Nursing
16: Incivility: The Antithesis of Caring
17: Nursing Informatics
18: The Politically Active Nurse
Unit 4: Issues in Delivering Care
19: The Health-Care Debate: Best Allocation of Resources for the Best Outcomes
20: Spirituality and Health Care
21: Diversity
22: Impact of the Aging Population on Health-Care Delivery
23: Client Education: A Moral Imperative
24: Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
25: Integrative Health Practices
26: Preparing for and Responding to Disasters
27: Developments in Current Nursing Practice
28: NCLEX: What You Need to Know
Answers to NCLEX-Style Questions
Glossary
Index
Online Bonus Chapters
29: How to Take and Pass Tests
30: Governance and Collective Bargaining
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Questions
1. Nurses Are Often The Primary, And Frequently The Only, Defendants Named When
Errors Are Made That Result In Injury To The Client. This Is Due To Which Concept
Associated With The Nursing Profession?
1. Autonomy
2. Accountability
3. Precision
Specificity ANS:
2. If A Nurse Uses Information From Research As The Basis For Making Decisions
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About Providing Care, This Nurse Is Engaging In Which Type Of Practice?
1. Client-Based Practice
2. Physician-Based Practice
3. Evidence-Based Practice
Provider-Based Practice ANS:
3. Today’s Nurses Are Often Found In Remote And Often Hostile Areas, Providing
Care For The Sick And Dying, Working 12-Hour Shifts, Being On Call, And Working
Rotating Shifts. This Is Why Nursing Is Universally Known As Which Type Of
Profession?
1. Altruistic
2. Synergistic
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3. Optimistic
Pragmatic ANS:
4. With Florence Nightingale’s Radically New Idea About A Separate Educational Setting
For Nurses, The Nursing Profession Took Its First Steps Toward Which Of The
Following?
1. Autonomy
2. Accountability
3. Precision
Specificity ANS:
4. If An Advanced Practice Nurse Is Prepared To Provide Direct Client Care In Primary
Care Settings, Focusing On Health Promotion, Illness Prevention, Early Diagnosis, And
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Treatment Of Common Health Problems, This Nurse Is Acting In Which Advanced
Practice Role?
1. Nurse Practitioner
2. Certified Nurse Midwife
3. Clinical Nurse Specialist
Case Manager ANS:
6. If An Advanced Practice Nurse Focuses On The Care Of Pregnant Women Before,
During, And After The Birth Process, This Nurse Is Acting In Which Advanced Practice
Role?
1. Nurse Practitioner
2. Certified Nurse Midwife
3. Clinical Nurse Specialist
Case Manager ANS:
7. If An Advanced Practice Nurse Is Comfortable Working In High-Tech Environments
With Seriously Ill Individuals And Their Families, This Nurse Is Acting In Which
Advanced Practice Role?
1. Nurse Practitioner