Contemporary nursing; issues, trends & management, 4th ed.9780323052177 Contemporary nursing; issues, trends & management, 4th ed. Cherry, Barbara and Susan R. Jacob. Elsevier Mosby 2009 604 pages $49.95 Paperback RT41 Cherry (leadership studies and nursing, Texas Tech U. Health Sciences Center) and Jacob (nursing, U. of Tennessee Health Science Center) present a text that addresses issues related to the nursing profession in the US, including health care, leadership and management, and career management, as well as information on the development of the profession. In this edition, all chapters have been updated, with a new chapter on budgeting, and new information on the nursing practice doctorate and clinical nurse leader position, new technologies in health care, pandemic pandemic /pan·dem·ic/ (pan-dem´ik) 1. a widespread epidemic of a disease. 2. widely epidemic. pan·dem·ic adj. Epidemic over a wide geographic area. n. influenza influenza or flu, acute, highly contagious disease caused by a virus; formerly known as the grippe. There are three types of the virus, designated A, B, and C, but only types A and B cause more serious contagious infections. and other mass casualty events, collective bargaining collective bargaining, in labor relations, procedure whereby an employer or employers agree to discuss the conditions of work by bargaining with representatives of the employees, usually a labor union. , patient safety, and compassion fatigue compassion fatigue, n emotional drain experienced by caregivers us-ually after caring for another with a progressive illness. , and updated information on the nursing shortage and the NCLEX-RN NCLEX-RN National Council Licensure Exam for Registered Nurses test. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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