Chapter 1-1
TEACH FOR NURSES LESSON PLAN
Chapter 1: Nursing in Today’s Evolving Healthcare Environment
CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
1. Describe the demographic profile of registered nurses today.
2. Recognize the wide range of settings and roles in which today’s registered nurses practice.
3. Identify evolving practice opportunities for nurses.
4. Consider nursing roles in various practice settings.
5. Explain the roles and education of advanced practice nurses.
STUDENT RESOURCES
understand Textbook Chapter 1
Sherpath for Black Professional Nursing*
Research Article Library (Evolve)
apply Case Studies (Evolve)
Review Questions (Evolve)
Student Exercises (Evolve)
CLINICAL JUDGMENT CLASSROOM TOOLS
in text Concepts and Challenges
Ideas for Further Exploration
Evidence-Based Practice Box 1.1 The Evidence: Better Professional Nurse Staffing Improves Quality and Safety of Patient Care
Evidence-Based Practice Box 1.2 Nurses Taking Care into Their Community: COVID-19 Testing Among the Resilient Alaskan Native
People
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, Chapter 1-2
lesson Recognize Cues
focus Analyze Cues
Generate Solutions
Take Actions
INSTRUCTOR RESOURCES
before class Nursing Curriculum Standards (below)
Clinical Judgment Classroom Tools (above)
in class PowerPoint Presentations (Evolve)
Image Collection (Evolve)
Learning Activities (below)
Discussion Topics (below)
In-Class/Online Case Study (below)
after class Test Bank (Evolve)
* Sold separately from textbook.
TEACHING STRATEGIES
Content Focus Content Highlights Learning Activities Resources
NURSING IN THE UNITED Investigate the website Discussion Topic: Ask the students what areas have seen Evidence-Based Practice Box 1.1 The
STATES TODAY provided in this section the largest growth of men in nursing and have them Evidence: Better Professional Nurse
(https://www.discovernurs speculate reasons for growth in these particular areas. Staffing Improves Quality and Safety
Nurses in the Workforce ing.com/explore- Online Activity/Discussion Topic: Foreign-educated nurse of Patient Care
specialties#.WhXOF0qnE2 migration is rapidly increasing. Have the students read Evidence-Based Practice Box 1.2
Gender w) and explore the the International Council of Nurses (https://www.icn.ch/ Nurses Taking Care into Their
numerous specialties that sites/default/files/inline- Community: COVID-19 Testing Among
Age are available to nurses. files/2010_guideline_career_moves_ the Resilient Alaskan Native People
migration_eng.pdf) and the Sigma Theta Tau International Professional Profile Box 1.1 Military
Race and Ethnicity Examine the statistics on (http://www.nursingsociety.org/docs/default-source/ Nurse
nursing that can be found position-papers/policy_migration.pdf) position papers. Professional Profile Box 1.2 Pediatric
Education in the most recent survey What are some of the reasons that nursing organizations Palliative Care Nurse
through the National are developing position papers about nurse migration? Power Point Slides 3-7
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, Chapter 1-3
TEACHING STRATEGIES
Content Focus Content Highlights Learning Activities Resources
Practice Settings for Sample Survey of What are the pros and cons of increased foreign-
Professional Nurses Registered Nurses educated nurse migration to the United States? Compare
(NSSRN). Discuss whether the educational requirements of nurses in the United
any of these statistics are States and Canada with those of other countries, both in
surprising. Europe and on other continents.
Interview Activity: Interview a nurse who is from a
Discuss the concerns of a different country. Pose questions about education,
possible nursing shortage authority, culture, salary, and “push/pull” factors. Write a
as older nurses, who make two-page paper about your interview and share it with
up 30% of the workforce, the class.
move toward retirement. Clinical Judgment Group Activity: Separate students into
small groups and have them list attributes that might be
Examine the settings required for different nursing opportunities or positions
available for nursing and state why they believe each attribute is necessary.
employment
opportunities. Invite
several nurses who work in
settings other than
hospital or physician office
to share their experiences
and the reasons they have
chosen a particular nursing
setting.
NURSING OPPORTUNITIES Examine the many Discussion Topic: Compare and contrast the current Professional Profile Box 1.3 Certified
REQUIRING ADVANCED opportunities for nurses demographics of RNs, nurse educators, and the US Nurse-Midwife
DEGREES with higher degrees, population. What changes need to be made within Power Point Slides 8-12
including nurse educators, nursing education to even out the demographics?
Nurse Educators APNs, and CNMs. Provide Discussion Topic: Explain why nurse educators are not a
some information on category within APN. Justify this reasoning.
Clinical Nurse Leaders average tuition costs for Activity: Assign students to research and read one article
higher degrees and make a on APN autonomy and write one paragraph summarizing
Advanced Practice list of states that allow their article. Discuss student findings in the next class.
Nursing APNs to work
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, Chapter 1-4
TEACHING STRATEGIES
Content Focus Content Highlights Learning Activities Resources
independently.
Issues in Advanced
Practice Nursing Discuss why that despite
recent advances,
opposition to APN
autonomy persists.
Examine ways for APNs to
continue to work with
their professional
organizations to promote
legislation mandating full
autonomy.
EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK Discuss the issue of wage Interprofessional Discussion Activity: In what ways will Power Point Slides 13-15
IN NURSING compression and the nursing roles and nursing practice settings be altered in
impact it has on retention the next several years and beyond?
within the nursing
profession.
RECOGNIZING AN Professional Profile Box 1.4
EXEMPLARY NURSE AND Recognizing an Exemplary Nurse and
HIS CAREER His Career
IN-CLASS/ONLINE CASE STUDY
IN-CLASS/ONLINE CASE STUDY
Abby Samuels has been an RN for 8 years. Since completing her associate degree in nursing (ADN) basic nursing education, she has worked on a
medical unit where many of her patients are terminally ill. She has become very interested in palliative care. Abby would like to become an APN
so that she can work more directly with terminally ill patients and their families on symptom and pain management. Her “dream job” is to be a
family nurse practitioner (FNP) with expertise in palliative care, working in a hospice.
Consider these questions:
1. What are Abby’s challenges in achieving her goals?
Copyright © 2024, Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
TEACH FOR NURSES LESSON PLAN
Chapter 1: Nursing in Today’s Evolving Healthcare Environment
CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
1. Describe the demographic profile of registered nurses today.
2. Recognize the wide range of settings and roles in which today’s registered nurses practice.
3. Identify evolving practice opportunities for nurses.
4. Consider nursing roles in various practice settings.
5. Explain the roles and education of advanced practice nurses.
STUDENT RESOURCES
understand Textbook Chapter 1
Sherpath for Black Professional Nursing*
Research Article Library (Evolve)
apply Case Studies (Evolve)
Review Questions (Evolve)
Student Exercises (Evolve)
CLINICAL JUDGMENT CLASSROOM TOOLS
in text Concepts and Challenges
Ideas for Further Exploration
Evidence-Based Practice Box 1.1 The Evidence: Better Professional Nurse Staffing Improves Quality and Safety of Patient Care
Evidence-Based Practice Box 1.2 Nurses Taking Care into Their Community: COVID-19 Testing Among the Resilient Alaskan Native
People
Copyright © 2024, Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
, Chapter 1-2
lesson Recognize Cues
focus Analyze Cues
Generate Solutions
Take Actions
INSTRUCTOR RESOURCES
before class Nursing Curriculum Standards (below)
Clinical Judgment Classroom Tools (above)
in class PowerPoint Presentations (Evolve)
Image Collection (Evolve)
Learning Activities (below)
Discussion Topics (below)
In-Class/Online Case Study (below)
after class Test Bank (Evolve)
* Sold separately from textbook.
TEACHING STRATEGIES
Content Focus Content Highlights Learning Activities Resources
NURSING IN THE UNITED Investigate the website Discussion Topic: Ask the students what areas have seen Evidence-Based Practice Box 1.1 The
STATES TODAY provided in this section the largest growth of men in nursing and have them Evidence: Better Professional Nurse
(https://www.discovernurs speculate reasons for growth in these particular areas. Staffing Improves Quality and Safety
Nurses in the Workforce ing.com/explore- Online Activity/Discussion Topic: Foreign-educated nurse of Patient Care
specialties#.WhXOF0qnE2 migration is rapidly increasing. Have the students read Evidence-Based Practice Box 1.2
Gender w) and explore the the International Council of Nurses (https://www.icn.ch/ Nurses Taking Care into Their
numerous specialties that sites/default/files/inline- Community: COVID-19 Testing Among
Age are available to nurses. files/2010_guideline_career_moves_ the Resilient Alaskan Native People
migration_eng.pdf) and the Sigma Theta Tau International Professional Profile Box 1.1 Military
Race and Ethnicity Examine the statistics on (http://www.nursingsociety.org/docs/default-source/ Nurse
nursing that can be found position-papers/policy_migration.pdf) position papers. Professional Profile Box 1.2 Pediatric
Education in the most recent survey What are some of the reasons that nursing organizations Palliative Care Nurse
through the National are developing position papers about nurse migration? Power Point Slides 3-7
Copyright © 2024, Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
, Chapter 1-3
TEACHING STRATEGIES
Content Focus Content Highlights Learning Activities Resources
Practice Settings for Sample Survey of What are the pros and cons of increased foreign-
Professional Nurses Registered Nurses educated nurse migration to the United States? Compare
(NSSRN). Discuss whether the educational requirements of nurses in the United
any of these statistics are States and Canada with those of other countries, both in
surprising. Europe and on other continents.
Interview Activity: Interview a nurse who is from a
Discuss the concerns of a different country. Pose questions about education,
possible nursing shortage authority, culture, salary, and “push/pull” factors. Write a
as older nurses, who make two-page paper about your interview and share it with
up 30% of the workforce, the class.
move toward retirement. Clinical Judgment Group Activity: Separate students into
small groups and have them list attributes that might be
Examine the settings required for different nursing opportunities or positions
available for nursing and state why they believe each attribute is necessary.
employment
opportunities. Invite
several nurses who work in
settings other than
hospital or physician office
to share their experiences
and the reasons they have
chosen a particular nursing
setting.
NURSING OPPORTUNITIES Examine the many Discussion Topic: Compare and contrast the current Professional Profile Box 1.3 Certified
REQUIRING ADVANCED opportunities for nurses demographics of RNs, nurse educators, and the US Nurse-Midwife
DEGREES with higher degrees, population. What changes need to be made within Power Point Slides 8-12
including nurse educators, nursing education to even out the demographics?
Nurse Educators APNs, and CNMs. Provide Discussion Topic: Explain why nurse educators are not a
some information on category within APN. Justify this reasoning.
Clinical Nurse Leaders average tuition costs for Activity: Assign students to research and read one article
higher degrees and make a on APN autonomy and write one paragraph summarizing
Advanced Practice list of states that allow their article. Discuss student findings in the next class.
Nursing APNs to work
Copyright © 2024, Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
, Chapter 1-4
TEACHING STRATEGIES
Content Focus Content Highlights Learning Activities Resources
independently.
Issues in Advanced
Practice Nursing Discuss why that despite
recent advances,
opposition to APN
autonomy persists.
Examine ways for APNs to
continue to work with
their professional
organizations to promote
legislation mandating full
autonomy.
EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK Discuss the issue of wage Interprofessional Discussion Activity: In what ways will Power Point Slides 13-15
IN NURSING compression and the nursing roles and nursing practice settings be altered in
impact it has on retention the next several years and beyond?
within the nursing
profession.
RECOGNIZING AN Professional Profile Box 1.4
EXEMPLARY NURSE AND Recognizing an Exemplary Nurse and
HIS CAREER His Career
IN-CLASS/ONLINE CASE STUDY
IN-CLASS/ONLINE CASE STUDY
Abby Samuels has been an RN for 8 years. Since completing her associate degree in nursing (ADN) basic nursing education, she has worked on a
medical unit where many of her patients are terminally ill. She has become very interested in palliative care. Abby would like to become an APN
so that she can work more directly with terminally ill patients and their families on symptom and pain management. Her “dream job” is to be a
family nurse practitioner (FNP) with expertise in palliative care, working in a hospice.
Consider these questions:
1. What are Abby’s challenges in achieving her goals?
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