This is an open educational resource with CC-BY licensing. It has been developed specifically for prelicensure nursing students preparing to graduate and take the NCLEX-RN to obtain their nursing license. Content is based on the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) statewide nursing curriculum for the Nursing Management and Professional Concepts course (543-114), the 2019 NCLEX-RN Test Plan, and the Wisconsin Nurse Practice Act.

This book introduces concepts related to nursing leadership and management, prioritization strategies, delegation and supervision, legal implications of nursing practice, ethical nursing practice, collaboration within the interprofessional team, health care economics, quality and evidence-based practice, advocacy, preparation for the RN role, and the avoidance of burnout with self-care. Several online, interactive learning activities are included in each chapter that encourage application of content to patient-care situations. Additionally, the Appendix includes a “suite of patients” with suggested prompts for classroom discussion to assist students in applying concepts from the book to real patient-care situations.

Contents

• Preface
• Standards & Conceptual Approach
• Chapter 1 - Overview of Management and Professional Issues
  • 1.1. OVERVIEW
• Chapter 2 - Prioritization
  • 2.1. PRIORITIZATION INTRODUCTION
  • 2.2. TENETS OF PRIORITIZATION
  • 2.3. TOOLS FOR PRIORITIZING
  • 2.4. CRITICAL THINKING AND CLINICAL REASONING
  • 2.4. CRITICAL THINKING AND CLINICAL REASONING
  • 2.4. CRITICAL THINKING AND CLINICAL REASONING
  • 2.7. LEARNING ACTIVITIES
  • II. GLOSSARY
• Chapter 3 - Delegation and Supervision
  • 3.1. DELEGATION & SUPERVISION INTRODUCTION
  • 3.1. DELEGATION & SUPERVISION INTRODUCTION
  • 3.3. ASSIGNMENT
  • 3.4. DELEGATION
  • 3.5. SUPERVISION
  • 3.6. SPOTLIGHT APPLICATION
  • 3.7. LEARNING ACTIVITIES
  • III. GLOSSARY
• Chapter 4 - Leadership and Management
  • 4.1. LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION
  • 4.2. BASIC CONCEPTS
  • 4.3. IMPLEMENTING CHANGE
  • 4.4. SPOTLIGHT APPLICATION
  • 4.5. LEARNING ACTIVITIES
  • IV. GLOSSARY
• Chapter 5 – Legal Implications
  • 5.1. LEGAL IMPLICATIONS INTRODUCTION
  • 5.2. UNDERSTANDING THE LEGAL SYSTEM
  • 5.3. PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY AND YOUR NURSING LICENSE
  • 5.4. FREQUENT ALLEGATIONS AND SBON INVESTIGATIONS
  • 5.5. PROTECTING YOUR NURSING LICENSE
  • 5.6. OTHER LEGAL ISSUES
  • 5.7. SPOTLIGHT APPLICATION
  • 5.8. LEARNING ACTIVITIES
  • V. GLOSSARY
• Chapter 6 – Ethical Practice
  • 6.1. ETHICAL PRACTICE INTRODUCTION
  • 6.2. BASIC ETHICAL CONCEPTS
  • 6.3. ETHICAL DILEMMAS
  • 6.4. ETHICS COMMITTEES
  • 6.5. ETHICS AND THE NURSING STUDENT
  • 6.6. SPOTLIGHT APPLICATION
  • 6.7. LEARNING ACTIVITIES
  • VI. GLOSSARY
• Chapter 7 – Collaboration Within the Interprofessional Team
  • 7.1. COLLABORATION WITHIN THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM INTRODUCTION
  • 7.1. COLLABORATION WITHIN THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM INTRODUCTION
  • 7.3. VALUES AND ETHICS FOR INTERPROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
  • 7.4. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILILITES OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
  • 7.5. INTERPROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION
  • 7.6. TEAMS AND TEAMWORK
  • 7.7. CONFLICT RESOLUTION
  • 7.8. NURSING RESPONSIBILITIES IN INTERPROFESSIONAL COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE
  • 7.9. SPOTLIGHT APPLICATION
  • 7.10. LEARNING ACTIVITIES
  • VII. GLOSSARY
• Chapter 8 – Health Care Economics
  • 8.1. HEALTH CARE ECONOMICS INTRODUCTION
  • 8.2. TRENDS RELATED TO INCREASED HEALTH CARE COSTS
  • 8.3. HEALTH CARE FUNDING
  • 8.4. HEALTH CARE REIMBURSEMENT MODELS
  • 8.5. BUDGETS AND STAFFING
  • 8.6. RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP AND CASE MANAGEMENT
  • 8.7. SPOTLIGHT APPLICATION
  • 8.8. LEARNING ACTIVITIES
  • VIII. GLOSSARY
• Chapter 9 – Quality and Evidence-Based Practice
  • 9.1. QUALITY AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE INTRODUCTION
  • 9.2. QUALITY CARE
  • 9.3. MEASURING AND IMPROVING QUALITY
  • 9.4. EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE AND RESEARCH
  • 9.5. SPOTLIGHT APPLICATION
  • 9.6. LEARNING ACTIVITIES
  • IX. GLOSSARY
• Chapter 10 – Advocacy
  • 10.1. ADVOCACY INTRODUCTION
  • 10.2. BASIC ADVOCACY CONCEPTS
  • 10.3. INDIVIDUAL AND INTERPERSONAL ADVOCACY
  • 10.4. COMMUNITY AND ORGANIZATION ADVOCACY
  • 10.5. POLICY ADVOCACY
  • 10.6. STEPS TO BECOMING AN ADVOCATE
  • 10.7. QSEN: ADVOCATING FOR PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY CARE IN NURSING EDUCATION
  • 10.8. SPOTLIGHT APPLICATION
  • 10.9. LEARNING ACTIVITIES
  • X. GLOSSARY
• Chapter 11 – Preparation for the RN Role
  • 11.1. PREPARATION FOR THE RN ROLE INTRODUCTION
  • 11.1. PREPARATION FOR THE RN ROLE INTRODUCTION
  • 11.3. OBTAINING YOUR NURSING LICENSE
  • 11.4. APPLYING FOR A NURSING POSITION
  • 11.5. TRANSITIONING TO THE RN ROLE
  • 11.6. LIFELONG LEARNER
  • References
  • 11.7. SPOTLIGHT APPLICATION
  • 11.8. LEARNING ACTIVITIES
  • XI. GLOSSARY
• Chapter 12 – Burnout and Self-Care
  • 12.1. BURNOUT & SELF-CARE INTRODUCTION
  • 12.2. STRESS IN THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
  • 12.3. IDENTIFYING STRESS IN SELF
  • 12.4. ACKNOWLEDGING STRESS IN OTHERS
  • 12.5. ORGANIZATIONAL STRESS & RETENTION CYCLE
  • 12.6. MITIGATING STRESS WITH SELF-CARE
  • 12.7. EMERGING MODELS
  • 12.8. SPOTLIGHT APPLICATION
  • 12.9. LEARNING ACTIVITIES
  • XII. GLOSSARY
• Appendix: Classroom Activities
• Answer Key