Advance your career to the next level of professional practice!
Here are all the concepts and theories returning and practicing RNs need to continue their education and reach the next level of professional practice. You’ll find in-depth coverage of the critical components of professional nursing practice, including effective communication, professional ethics, leadership, group theory, teaching/learning, and multicultural issues.

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.

The Textbook of Choice For West Haven University’s RN to BSN “… expertly written by professionals within the field of nursing who have an appreciation for the needs of returning RN students in a unique training environment. From time management to conflict resolution in a dynamic health care setting, this book covers it all. It is simply a panoply of the essential ingredients needed to cultivate the nursing leaders of tomorrow. In a word, it is excellent.”—Dr. Charles M. Frye, President, West Haven University, Online Reviewer


New! The AACN’s Essentials 2021 and ANA’s 2021 Scope & Standards of Practice, and the National Academy of Medicine’s Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity
New, Revised & Expanded! Content on the progress of the Healthy People 2030 initiatives, the social determinants of health, structural racism, cultural humility, and public health emergencies like COVID-19 as well as overage of interoperability and data security, artificial intelligence/machine learning, wearables, remote patient monitoring, and interprofessional practice as a collaborative partner on a healthcare team
New! The importance of clinical reasoning and judgment in clinical practice and communication
“Evidence-Based Practice” boxes with questions and online “Case Scenarios” with questions
Discussions of the abilities critical to professional nursing, including communication, critical thinking, teaching and learning, leadership and management skills, and professional ethics
Section on quality care for individuals and groups with emphasis on safety, population health, economics, and the politically active nurse