Most humble people go through life not expecting to be placed on center stage. Yet my daddy was a big star in my life--my influencer and inspiration. He taught me more than he ever realized. This book shares my adolescent innocence raised in a junkyard and spiritually nurtured in the family church--Church of God. I discuss the challenges of readjusting my life as a single mother and finding the spiritual stamina to become a successful entrepreneur.

Embarking on a nursing career Authored by leading nursing academics from Australia and New Zealand, Contexts of Nursing is an essential resource that equips students with a foundational understanding of the theory, language and scholarship of nursing and healthcare. This book provides critical insights that shape the future practice of aspiring nurses, ensuring they are well prepared for the complexities of modern healthcare. The book is an indispensable guide for nursing students, coverin...

Leadership is fundamental to the nature of nursing to ensure the development of safe practice, interdisciplinary relationships, education, research and ultimately, the delivery of quality healthcare. Leadership and Nursing: Contemporary Perspectives 2e presents a global perspective of leadership issues within the Australian context. It builds on the premise that nursing leadership is for all nurses — not just those who are authorised to hold a position within an organisation. In addition, ...

This textbook is a practical, user-friendly and essential guide for doctoral students, their supervisors and advisors and administrators of doctoral programs in nursing and health sciences. Nurses and health scientists have a relatively young tradition of doctoral training, and this means students often come to doctoral studies without a clear understanding of what is required to be successful at this level of education. Supporting students to successful completion of doctoral studies invo...

- Content updated to reflect national registration and standards for practice of the NMBA and NCNZ - 'Stories' throughout – featuring case studies on chapter content - Reflection points throughout the chapters to encourage personal reflection - New chapters, including:- Nursing and social media- Health disparities: the social determinants of health- Mental health promotion- Global health and nursing - Includes eBook with print purchase on evolve

The new edition of this popular nursing text introduces students to the theory, language and scholarship of contemporary nursing.Contexts of Nursing, 4th edition continues to challenge and extend nursing students by exploring the key concepts underpinning contemporary nursing practice. This exceptional nursing textbook incorporates diverse views and voices and sometimes-controversial topics, encouraging student nurses to reflect, discuss and debate various issues, and ultimately helping th...

Contexts of Nursing 3e builds on the strengths of previous editions and continues to provide nursing students with comprehensive coverage of core ideas and perspectives underpinning the practice of nursing. The new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated. New material on Cultural Awareness and Contemporary Approaches in Nursing has been introduced to reflect the realities of practice. Nursing themes are discussed from an Australian and New Zealand perspective and are supported by i...

Nursing Leadership covers contemporary concepts in leadership and management and their application to nursing practice. In addition to covering the fundamentals, a wide range of current topics are addressed including: change management, contemporary approaches to nursing care delivery & health outcomes evaluation; developing & enhancing quality in nursing practice; research based practice; cultural change processes; shared governance; development & leadership of staff; quality of work life...

DIE RANCH DER SINNLICHEN TRÄUME von BRENDA JACKSONSchon viel zu lange träumt Alison heimlich von ihrem distanzierten Boss Mark. Bis sie sich auf seiner Ranch vorübergehend um seine kleine Nichte kümmert. Plötzlich ist da dieses Prickeln! Bildet sie es sich nur ein, oder geht es ihrem Chef ähnlich?BLITZHOCHZEIT MIT DEM RIVALEN von JO MCNALLYWie konnte sie sich nur dazu hinreißen lassen? Spontan hat Dahlia Fortune in Las Vegas Rawlsto...

DIESES STÜRMISCHE VERLANGEN von BRENDA JACKSONDer Ex-Footballstar Terrence ist so sexy! Und zwischen ihm und Sherri knistert es geradezu unverschämt. Doch Sherrie weiß, dass Terrence nur Affären und keine Beziehungen will, und das reicht ihr nicht. Doch dann müssen sie gemeinsam einen Hurrikan überstehen. Auf engstem Raum …FRAG NICHT – LIEB MICH von NANCY ROBARDS THOMPSONEndlich kann Camden Fortune seine Pläne für die Ranch umsetzen...

Films as Rhetorical Texts: Cultivating Discussion about Race, Racism, and Race Relations presents critical essays focusing on select commercial films and what they can teach us about race, racism, and race relations in America. The films in this volume are critically assessed as rhetorical texts using various aspects and components of critical race theory, recognizing that race and racism are intricately ingrained in American society. Contributors argue that by viewing and evaluating cultu...

Misogyny and Media in the Age of Trump argues that misogyny has increased in the United States under President Trump and that although women’s experiences under misogyny are by no means universal, patriarchal social and institutional systems facilitate gender-based hostility. Systemic misogyny and power inequities are at the root of male-on-female bullying, the bullying and harassment of non-hegemonic males and other minorities as well as sexual harassment, rape, and even murder. Given the...