Advance your career to the next level of professional practice! Build on your prior nursing experiences. Here are all the theories and concepts you need to progress from RN to BSN and beyond. From timely topics, such as JCAHO's safety initiatives, to healthcare reform and global issues, this popular text helps you continue your education and reach the next level of professional practice. Explore the challenges and issues that are changing the field of nursing. Then apply them to the situations you encounter in practice today . . . and to the challenges you'll encounter tomorrow. Perfect for both classroom-based and online courses!

Your professional identity -- Theory as the basis for practice -- Evolution and use of formal knowledge of nursing -- Health, illness, and holism -- Evidence-based practice -- Effective communication -- Critical thinking -- Working with groups / -- The teaching-learning process -- Managing and leading in the organization -- Change and innovation -- Professional ethics -- Quality and safety in health care -- Population health -- Informatics and documenting outcomes -- Economics and health care policy -- The politically active nurse : an imperative -- Healthcare reform and global issues -- Expanding the vision.