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Issues and Trends in Nursing synthesizes the essential contextual, technical, ethical, and organizational issues for new nurses to understand entering today's ever-evolving healthcare arena. Arranged into four major units comprehensively examining issues impacting the nursing metaparadigm--person, environment, health, and nursing--this relevant, timely text motivates students to further engage in contemporary issues by exploring topics via internet resources and practice highlights. Issues and Trends in Nursing covers the most vital issues pertinent to everyday practice including safety, confidentiality, informatics, emergency preparedness, and global health issues.