Nursing Today
Transition and Trends
- 12 Edición - 1 de febrero de 2026
- Última edición
- Editores: JoAnn Zerwekh, Ashley Zerwekh Garneau
- Idioma: Inglés
Make a smooth transition from nursing school into the practice setting! Nursing Today: Transition and Trends, 12th Edition, gives you a solid understanding of the issues and trends… Leer más
Make a smooth transition from nursing school into the practice setting! Nursing Today: Transition and Trends, 12th Edition, gives you a solid understanding of the issues and trends that affect the nursing profession. Not only will you graduate with patient care skills, but you will advance your career with insights into writing a resume, interviewing, finding a job, and obtaining specialty certifications. This edition takes a deeper look into topics such as workplace bullying, conflict management, artificial intelligence and its impact on health care, social determinants of health, and new question types found on the Next Generation NCLEX® examination. Written by well-known nursing educators JoAnn Zerwekh and Ashley Zerwekh Garneau, this easy-to-read text prepares you for success on the NCLEX-RN® exam and in professional nursing practice.
- Thorough coverage includes the most important issues faced by new nurses, preparing you for the transition to a professional career
- Engaging presentation with lively cartoons, chapter objectives, bibliographies, and colorful boxed information clarifies key concepts and makes learning more enjoyable
- Emphasis on transitioning from student to professional covers topics such as the NCLEX® exam, employment considerations, resume writing, interviewing, mentoring, preceptorship, and nurse residency programs
- Critical Thinking boxes present relevant questions and exercises that challenge you to apply what you’ve learned to clinical practice
- Research for Best Practice boxes highlight research evidence that supports clinical practice
- Call for Clinical Judgment boxes provide cases and questions to help strengthen your clinical judgment and decision-making skills
Nursing students in capstone issues & trends courses in both ADN & BSN level programs
UNIT I: PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND TRANSITION
1. Role Transitions
2. Personal Management: Time and Self-Care Strategies
3. Mentorship, Preceptorship, and Nurse Residency Programs
4. Employment Considerations: Opportunities, Resumes, and Interviewing
5. NCLEX-RN® Exam and the New Graduate
UNIT II: NURSING: A DEVELOPING PROFESSION
6. Nursing History and the Image of Professional Nursing
7. Nursing Education
8. Nursing Theories
9. Effective Communication, Team Building, and Interprofessional Practice
UNIT III: NURSING MANAGEMENT
10. Conflict Management
11. Challenges of Nursing Management and Leadership
12. Clinical Judgment
13. Building Nursing Management Skills
14. Delegation and Assignment in the Clinical Setting
UNIT IV: CURRENT ISSUES IN HEALTH CARE
15. The Health Care Organization and Patterns of Nursing Care Delivery
16. Economics of the Health Care Delivery System
17. Political Action in Nursing
18. Collective Bargaining: Traditional (Union) and Nontraditional Approaches
19. Ethical Issues
20. Legal Issues
UNIT V: CONTEMPORARY NURSING PRACTICE
21. Cultural and Spiritual Awareness
22. Quality Patient Care
23. Healthcare Information Technology and Its Impact on Nursing Practice
24. Using Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Research
25. Workplace Issues
26. Emergency Preparedness
1. Role Transitions
2. Personal Management: Time and Self-Care Strategies
3. Mentorship, Preceptorship, and Nurse Residency Programs
4. Employment Considerations: Opportunities, Resumes, and Interviewing
5. NCLEX-RN® Exam and the New Graduate
UNIT II: NURSING: A DEVELOPING PROFESSION
6. Nursing History and the Image of Professional Nursing
7. Nursing Education
8. Nursing Theories
9. Effective Communication, Team Building, and Interprofessional Practice
UNIT III: NURSING MANAGEMENT
10. Conflict Management
11. Challenges of Nursing Management and Leadership
12. Clinical Judgment
13. Building Nursing Management Skills
14. Delegation and Assignment in the Clinical Setting
UNIT IV: CURRENT ISSUES IN HEALTH CARE
15. The Health Care Organization and Patterns of Nursing Care Delivery
16. Economics of the Health Care Delivery System
17. Political Action in Nursing
18. Collective Bargaining: Traditional (Union) and Nontraditional Approaches
19. Ethical Issues
20. Legal Issues
UNIT V: CONTEMPORARY NURSING PRACTICE
21. Cultural and Spiritual Awareness
22. Quality Patient Care
23. Healthcare Information Technology and Its Impact on Nursing Practice
24. Using Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Research
25. Workplace Issues
26. Emergency Preparedness
- Edición: 12
- Última edición
- Publicado: 1 de febrero de 2026
- Idioma: Inglés
JZ
JoAnn Zerwekh
Afiliaciones y experiencia
President/CEO, Nursing Education Consultants, Inc., Chandler, Arizona, USAAG
Ashley Zerwekh Garneau
Ashley Zerwekh Garneau works in the Nursing Faculty, Department of Nursing, at GateWay Community College, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Nursing Faculty, Department of Nursing, GateWay Community College, Phoenix, Arizona, USA