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The Ninth Edition of this renowned resource introduces you to the complex health care environment you will enter as a nursing professional. Focusing on nonclinical aspects of nursing, the text complements your clinical training and plays a critical role in preparing you to excel in your profession. Fully updated to cover today's evolving topics, the new edition delivers greater focus on the nurse's role as leader and manager, and includes updated content on complementary and alternative medicine, the nurse's role in the community, issues and problems in the workplace, and more.
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The AJN Book of the Year award-winning textbook, Nursing in Today's World, is now in its thoroughly revised, updated Ninth Edition. This vibrant full-color text presents basic concepts underlying professional nursing along with contemporary issues affecting the profession, including educational preparation, health care finance, legal responsibilities, and ethics/bioethics. Critical thinking exercises are embedded throughout the chapters. Key terms and concepts are highlighted in bold. This edition has more critical thinking exercises, plus a new Communication feature that teaches students how to communicate effectively in difficult situations. A new chapter, Nursing for the Future, includes discussions on informatics in nursing and evidence-based practice.
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