Nursing in Contemporary Society: Issues, Trends and transition to Practice
Author: Haynes
Blending a critical look at contemporary issues and trends with practical application, Nursing in Contemporary Society covers the broad spectrum of issues present in today's nursing environment and presents practical approaches designed to facilitate the transition into nursing practice. Topics build a foundation for success and continued learning through discussions of the evolution of nursing; current trends influencing practice; economic, political, and legal changes; and more. An emphasis on the unique role of the nurse within the health care environment allows readers to fully understand their role in the promotion of health and well being. This is an essential preparation resource for everyone entering the nursing practice.
Features
- Learning Objectives at the beginning of each chapter highlight key features for focused learning.
- Figures and Tables throughout offer visual interpretations of the content, issues, and trends.
- Critical Thinking and Reflection features throughout each chapter raise discussion on important issues.
- Transition to Practice feature in each chapter emphasizes how issues and trends affect the transition from the educational setting to the professional setting.
- Research Applications highlight evidence-based thinking.
- Key Points at the end of every chapter summarize key concepts.
- Suggested Reading section provides additional resources for review or expanded learning.
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Reviewer: Carol Ann Mannahan, BSN, MS, EdD (University of Oklahoma College of Nursing)
Description: This is a comprehensive trends and issues book for baccalaureate nursing students. It covers a wide array of topics including historical data about the profession and the healthcare system, professional values, specific issues impacting nursing practice, and career management. Learning objectives appear at the beginning of each chapter and figures and tables highlight and summarize key information throughout. In addition, each chapter contains critical thinking and reflection boxes, a section to assist students with transition of the content to practice, research applications, key points, and suggested readings. Web based teaching and learning support are also available at a Web site devoted to the book.
Purpose: The author's stated purpose is to provide a comprehensive review of trends and issues in nursing and a synthesis of practical approaches designed to facilitate the transition from the educational environment into professional practice. The book contains a wealth of information about the profession of nursing and the context in which nurses practice. The practical approaches are not as clear; the focus is primarily on provision of information. However, students are encouraged to reflect on the information through numerous critical thinking exercises, real world projects, and other web activities.
Audience: The author intends for this book to be used by baccalaureate nursing students and for new graduates and experienced nurses who want to be informed about current issues and trends facing the nursing profession. The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice served as the framework for the book, which is written in a scholarly and academic style. Most of the 32 contributors are faculty members from a variety of colleges and universities. The three authors and contributors appear to have proper academic credentials for a book of this type but there is no information readily available about their specific teaching and clinical practice experiences. Given the scope and focus of the book, additional contributors from practice settings, regulatory agencies, professional organizations, and even the insurance industry would have added depth and credibility.
Features: The book is organized into six units that guide the reader through detailed information about nursing's evolution, challenges facing the profession, and specific legal and leadership issues. Chapters address items as broad as healthcare economics and as focused as obtaining employment. The epilogue contains detailed information about professional organizations, state boards of nursing, ethical codes, and patient's rights. The online resources available to faculty and students are a unique feature of this book. The quizzes are well written and the reflective exercises and other learning activities will assist students who are willing to work independently. Students may find the book to be difficult reading, however. Lots of information is presented without much color or application. At times, it becomes tedious and difficult to concentrate due to copious information that is abstract and appears quite removed from clinical nursing.
Assessment: This is a comprehensive book that presents current information about the profession of nursing and the context in which nurses practice. The online resources provide additional learning activities and numerous web resources expand the scope and depth. However, this book is weak in application and generation of interest. Illustrations are few and overall appearance is flat and uninteresting. It is not a book that students are likely to select or come back to following the required reading. However, it will provide readers with much needed background about the history and complexity of their chosen profession. Highly dedicated and creative faculty will be needed to make the pages come alive for most readers.
Rating
3 Stars from Doody
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Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation
Author: Robert A Burgelman
The 4th Edition of Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation by Burgelman, Christensen, and Wheelwright continues its unmatched tradition of market leadership, by using a combination of text, readings, and cases to bring to life the latest business research on these critical business challenges. New co-author Clay Christensen provides his insights on innovation management and new market entries through several new cases. Approximately 40% of the cases are entirely new to this edition.Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation takes the perspective of the general manager at the product line, business unit, and corporate levels. The book not only examines each of these levels in some detail, but also addresses the interaction between the different levels of general management - for example, the fit between product strategy and business unit strategy, and the link between business and corporate level technology strategy.Each part of the book starts with an introductory chapter laying out an overall framework and offering a brief discussion of key tools and findings from existing literature. The remainder of each part offers a selected handful of seminar readings and case studies. Almost all of the cases deal with recent events and situations, including several that are concerned with the impact of the Internet. A few "classics" have been retained, however, because they capture a timeless issue or problem in such a definitive way that the historical date of their writing is irrelevant.
Booknews
Using a combination of text, readings, and cases, this book discusses how general managers can augment and develop a firm's capabilities for managing technological innovation. The third edition adds newer case studies such as Microsoft, Cisco Systems, and 3M. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Table of Contents:
Pt. 1 Integrating Technology and Strategy: A General Management Perspective
Technological Innovation 13
Technological Innovation and Strategy 78
Pt. 2 Design and Implementation of Technology Strategy: An Evolutionary Perspective
Technological Evolution 253
Industry Context 388
Organizational Context 486
Strategic Action 577
Pt. 3 Enactment of Technology Strategy-Developing a Firm's Innovative Capabilities
Internal and External Sources of Technology 719
Linking New Technology and Novel Customer Needs 799
Internal Corporate Venturing 878
Pt. 4 Enactment of Technology Strategy-Creating and Implementing a Development Strategy
New Product Development 1007
Building Competence/Capabilities Through New Product Development 1077
Pt. 5 Conclusion: Innovation Challenges in Established Firms
Credits 1235
Index 1238
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