Advancing Your Career: Concepts in Professional Nursing, 7th Edition Doody's Expert Review Review Questionnaire ISBN: 9780803690141 ISBN-10: 0803690142 Copyright: 2020 Edition: 7th Editor: Kearney-Nunnery, Rose Doody's Expert Review    Score: 98 Doody's Star Rating™ and Doody's Expert Review provide by Doody Enterprises, Inc. Reviewer: Janice Phillips,  PhD  (Rush University Medical Center) Description This seventh edition offers an excellent overview of professional concepts while describing the current landscape in healthcare, along with implications for the future of nursing. Nurses will find this to be an informative tool as they navigate their professional journeys. Purpose The purpose is to present a broad overview and discussion on concepts that have relevance for nurses regardless of specialty or practice setting. Chapters offer practical information that can be used to advance nursing practice, the delivery of healthcare, and the overall nursing profession. Audience The book serves as a helpful resource for novice nurses or nursing students seeking an overview on a variety of trends and issues impacting nursing and healthcare. More experienced nurses can use this book to remain current on issues such as evidence-based practice, effective communication, critical thinking, and professional ethics and leadership. Dr. Kearney-Nunnery is an accomplished author who has edited all seven editions. Features This book successfully captures several professional issues in four sections and 387 pages. Section I, "Professional Bases for Practice," describes some of the theoretical underpinnings of nursing practice. It discusses topics such as evidence-based practice, health, illness, and holism, as well as issues germane to establishing and maintaining a professional identify. The chapter on the evolution of formal knowledge of nursology provides an overview of many nursing and other theoretical frameworks in a user-friendly manner and is an excellent refresher for those not currently in nursing school. Section II, "Critical Abilities in Professional Nursing Practice," discusses the skills needed for professional nursing practice. Topics such as communication, critical thinking, and nursing leadership are among the issues covered in a practical, useful manner. Section III, "Quality Care for Individuals, Families, and Groups," includes a discussion on ensuring quality and safety and the economics of healthcare, along with up-to-date implications for today's nurses. The discussion on policy engagement is a nice addition as this chapter underscores the importance of policy engagement to advance health and professional nursing practice. Section IV, "Envisioning the Future," offers a glimpse of the future in nursing and healthcare along with a discussion of the competencies nurses must possess. The online resources, key points, and discussion questions that accompany each chapter are outstanding. Assessment This book is a useful, timely and evidence-based resource that can be used by nurses regardless of setting or professional role. The innovative features designed to enhance learning and retention are excellent. These features, coupled with the updated and expanded chapters, make this seventh edition a well-developed resource for new nurses, nursing students, and seasoned professionals. Review Questionnaire Range Question Score 1-10 Are the product's objectives met? 10 1-5 Does the website help achieve the purpose? 5 1-10 Rate the worthiness of those objectives. 10 1-5 Is this directed to an appropriate level? 5 1-5 Is there significant duplication? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 5 1-5 Are there significant omissions? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 5 1-5 Rate the authority of the authors. 5 1-5 Are there sufficient illustrations? 5 1-5 Rate the pedagogic value of the illustrations. 3 1-5 Are there sufficient references? 5 1-5 Rate the currency of the references. 5 1-5 Rate the helpfulness of the index. 5 1-5 Rate the added value from the online version. 5 1-5 Is the online version easy to access? 5 1-5 Rate the ease of navigation/search. 5 1-5 Rate the pedagogic quality of images on the online version. 5 1-5 Rate the value of added audiovisual features online. 5 1-5 Is there sufficient use of hypertext links? 5 1-5 Are there hyperlinks from references to journal articles? 5 1-5 Is there appropriate use of features like bookmarking, printing/exporting? 5 1-10 Is this a worthwhile contribution to the field? 10 1-10 If this is a 2nd or later edition, is this new edition needed? 10 ©2024 Doody Enterprises, Inc.