Unit 1. Furthering the profession. Entry into practice / Carol J. Huston - - Bridging the academic-practice gap in nursing / Jonalyn Wallace, Erica D. Hooper-Arana, and Nikki West - - Developing effective leaders to meet today’s health care challenge / Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, Kathy Malloch, and Lynn Gallagher-Ford - - Advanced practice nursing: evolving roles and striving for autonomy / Holly T. Kralj and Paul C. Herman - - Evidence-based practice / Cassandra D. Ford and Barbara Ann Graves - - Unit 2. Workforce issues. Is there a nursing shortage? / Carol J. Huston - - Foreign nurse migration / Carol J. Huston - - Unlicensed assistive personnel and the registered nurse / Carol J. Huston - - Diversity in nursing workforce / Carol J. Huston - - Disaster planning: are we prepared? / Delizabeth O. Dietz - - Unit 3. Workplace issues. Mandatory minimum staffing ratios / Carol J. Huston - - Mandatory overtime in nursing / Carol J. Huston - - Promoting civility and healthy work environments in nursing and health care / Cynthia M. Clark - - The use of social media in nursing / Perry M. Gee and Michelle L. Litchman - - Medical errors / Carol J. Huston - - Resilience and self care in nursing / Gwen Sherwood - - Unit 4. Legal and ethical issues. Whistleblowing in nursing / Carol J. Huston - - Substance use disorder in nursing practice / Carol J. Huston and Jennifer Lillibridge - - Academic integrity in nursing education / George C. Pittman - - Assuring provider competence through licensure, continuing education and certification / Carol J. Huston - - Technology in health care / Carol J. Huston - -Health care reform: is the affordable care act the answer? / Carol J. Huston
- - Unit 5. Professional power. The nursing profession's historic struggle to increase its power base / Carol J. Huston - - Professional identity and image / Carol J. Huston - - Health and public policy: the influence and power of nursing / Sheila A. Burke and Donna M. Nickitas - - Professional nursing associations / Patricia E. Thompson and Cynthia Vlasich

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