Nursing Now: Today's Issues, Tomorrow's Trends: Today's Issues, Tomorrows Trends Ninth Edition
by Joseph T. Catalano PhD RN (BY CATALANO 2023)|| LATEST EDITION
9th Edition
,Table of Contents
chapter 1: the growth of nursing .............................................................................................................. 3
chapter 2: historical perspectives ........................................................................................................... 22
chapter 3: theories and models of nursing ............................................................................................. 46
chapter 4: the process of educating nurses ............................................................................................ 70
chapter 5: the evolution of licensure, certification, and nursing organizations ..................................... 92
chapter 6: ethics in nursing................................................................................................................... 114
chapter 7: bioethical issues................................................................................................................... 139
chapter 8: nursing law and liability ....................................................................................................... 166
chapter 9: reality shock in the workplace ............................................................................................. 189
chapter 10: leadership, followership, and management ...................................................................... 211
chapter 11: communication, negotiation, and conflict resolution ....................................................... 236
chapter 12: understanding and dealing successfully with difficult behavior ....................................... 258
chapter 13: health-care delivery systems ............................................................................................. 283
chapter 14: ensuring quality care ......................................................................................................... 305
chapter 15: delegation in nursing ......................................................................................................... 328
chapter 16: incivility: the antithesis of caring ....................................................................................... 352
chapter 17: nursing informatics ............................................................................................................ 375
chapter 18: the politically active nurse................................................................................................. 399
chapter 19: the health-care debate: best allocation of resources for the best outcomes .................. 421
chapter 20: spirituality in health care ................................................................................................... 426
chapter 21: cultural diversity ................................................................................................................ 450
chapter 22: impact of the aging population on health-care delivery ................................................... 475
,chapter 1: the growth of nursing
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
4. specificity
Ans>>2
2. if a nurse uses information from research as the basis for making decisions about providing care,
this nurse is engaging in which type of practice?
1. client-based practice
2. physician-based practice
3. evidence-based practice
4. provider-based practice
ans>> 3
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
3. optimistic
4. pragmatic
Ans>>1
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
4. specificity
ans>> 1
5. 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 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
4. case manager