Chapter 12 Workforce Advocacy and the Nursing Shortage Debra D. Hatmaker, PhD, RN-BC, SANE-A Learning Outcomes After studying this chapter, the reader will be able to: 1. Identify issues that affect…

Chapter 28 The NCLEX-RN® Examination Tommie L. Norris, DNS, RN Learning Outcomes After studying this chapter, the reader will be able to: 1. Explain the purpose of the NCLEX-RN examination. 2. Evaluate…

Chapter 13 Collective Bargaining and Unions in Today’s Workplace Barbara Cherry, DNSc, MBA, RN, NEA-BC Learning Outcomes After studying this chapter, the reader will be able to: 1. Use terms associated…

Chapter 11 Complementary and Alternative Healing Charlotte Eliopoulos, PhD, RN, MPH, ND Learning Outcomes After studying this chapter, the reader will be able to: 1. Describe various complementary and alternative healing…

Chapter 26 Contemporary Nursing Roles and Career Opportunities Robert W. Koch, DNS, RN Learning Outcomes After studying this chapter, the reader will be able to: 1. Evaluate the effect of the…

Chapter 5 Theories of Nursing Practice Susan R. Jacob, PhD, MSN, RN “Science is built up with facts, as a house is with stones. But a collection of facts is…

Chapter 9 Ethical and Bioethical Issues in Nursing and Health Care Carla D. Sanderson, PhD, RN Learning Outcomes After studying this chapter, the reader will be able to: 1. Integrate basic…

Chapter 7 Paying for Health Care in America Rising Costs and Challenges Marylane Wade Koch, MSN, RN Learning Outcomes After studying this chapter, the reader will be able to: 1. Analyze…

Chapter 2 The Contemporary Image of Professional Nursing L. Antoinette (Toni) Bargagliotti, DNSc, RN, ANEF, FAAN “People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in…

Chapter 8 Legal Issues in Nursing and Health Care Laura R. Mahlmeister, PhD, MSN, RN Learning Outcomes After studying this chapter, the reader will be able to: 1. Differentiate among the…