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This intensely practical text helps nurses build the skills they need to gain and use influence throughout their entire careers. This second edition is updated throughout with new information on nursing, health care, and technology--including social media. Readable, timely, and upbeat, this book teaches through real-life examples, offering proven advice for using influence to solve many contemporary workplace problems. Each chapter contains sections...

Nurses typically go in to the profession of nursing because they want to "care" for patients, not knowing that the inherent stresses of the work environment put them at risk for developing psychological disorders such as burnout syndrome, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and depression. Symptoms of these disorders are often debilitating and affect the nurse's functioning on both a personal and professional level. While environmental and/or...

"Jean Watson's first edition of Nursing, now considered a classic, introduced the science of human caring and quickly became one of the most widely used and respected sources of conceptual models for nursing. This completely new edition offers a contemporary update and the most current perspectives on the evolution of the original philosophy and science of caring from the field's founding scholar. A core concept for nurses and the professional and...

Should spiritual care be taught in nursing education? Should nursing claim healing as part of its mission? What do recent brain studies tell us about spirituality? These are some of the fundamental questions addressed in this book for practitioners, nurses, nurse managers, educators, and students. Barnum, a nursing educator affiliated with New York University, examines spirituality in nursing from an interdisciplinary perspective, drawing from theoretical,...

At the center of professional nursing lies the "authentic presence" of the nurseùthe intention and commitment that bring us to the profession, and unfold as we develop as nurses. In this new edition, JoEllen Koerner explores the intersection of scientific, creative, and spiritual approaches that inform and inspire this "healing presence" in caregiver and patient. Revised, updated, and refocused, the book integrates traditional nursing practice with...

Carol Levine and Thomas Murray bring together accomplished physicians, nurses, social workers, and policy experts to examine the differences and conflicts (and sometimes common ground) between family caregivers and health care professionals -- and to suggest ways to improve the situation. The Cultures of Caregiving provides needed answers in the contemporary crisis of family caregiving for a readership of professionals and students in medical ethics,...