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  • Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing: Theory and Application, 12th Edition

    Authors: Carol J. Huston, RN, MSN, DPA, FAAN
    Copyright: 2027
    Available: Print, eBook, and CoursePoint

    Prepare future nurse leaders with Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing, 12th Edition. Combining trusted content with cutting-edge updates on AI, DEI, and post-pandemic challenges, this text equips students with the skills to lead with confidence in today’s healthcare environment.

    Feature highlights – see preface to view all features

    • Updated Examining the Evidence feature in each chapter highlights new research findings, evidence-based practice, and best practices in leadership and management.
    • Hundreds of learning exercises cultivate students’ critical-thinking capabilities and encourage valuable discussion.
    • Breakout Comments reinforce key ideas at-a-glance.
    • Tables, displays, figures, and illustrations clarify complex information and are sprinkled liberally throughout the text.
    • Key Concepts summaries emphasize essential chapter takeaways.
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  • Theoretical Basis for Nursing, 7th Edition

    Authors: Melanie McEwen, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, FAAN; Evelyn M. Wills, PhD
    Copyright: 2027
    Available: Print and eBook

    This AJN award-winning text goes beyond concepts to focus on real-world applications to help students confidently analyze and apply theories. Fully updated to align with the latest AACN Essentials, this edition includes a new chapter on informatics and expanded coverage of shared theories. Rich with engaging learning features for students and robust resources for faculty, this concise guide helps connect theory to clinical judgment, making it an essential addition to any nursing program.

    Feature highlights – see preface to view all features

    • NEW Informatics chapter explores theories supporting data, technology, and analytics, equipping students with essential knowledge for modern healthcare delivery.
    • Unique Applying the Essentials boxes highlight how topics align with the latest AACN Essentials, ensuring students meet core competencies for professional nursing education.
    • Links to Practice presents clinically related examples and tools, helping students directly apply theoretical content in their own practice and research.
    • Case Studies at the beginning and end of chapters relate content to the everyday experiences of a nurse, making complex theories more understandable and relevant.
    • Learning Activities provide critical thinking questions and projects to stimulate classroom discussion and reinforce understanding of key topics.
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Enhance your course with expanded learning tools from Lippincott

When you pair trusted Lippincott® content with CoursePoint and our practice products, you give students more than an eBook. You give them a better way to learn.

  • Lippincott CoursePoint is the leading digital curriculum solution for nursing education. It combines trusted eBook content with videos and interactive learning resources — all supported by in-depth reporting that gives educators actionable insights to personalize learning.

    Feature highlights include:
    • Interactive eBooks allow students to access the title anytime, take notes, and highlight text; with the read-aloud feature, learning is convenient.
    • One-Minute Nurse videos simplify complex nursing concepts into quick, digestible videos to enhance understanding and retention.
    • Stedman’s® Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing features more than 56,000 medical terms and thousands of images to illustrate key medical terms and concepts.

Additional practice solutions from Lippincott

Our practice solutions blend clinical judgment development and can be combined with CoursePoint in one course with one gradebook.

  • vSim® for Nursing helps students apply foundational knowledge in realistic virtual patient simulations. (included in CoursePoint+)
  • Lippincott® Client Cases for Clinical Judgment strengthens clinical reasoning, prioritization, and decision-making through realistic patient scenarios and unfolding EHRs.
  • Lippincott® DocuCare develops documentation, EHR, and professional communication skills through authentic clinical workflows.
  • vrClinicals for Nursing prepares students for the realities of nursing practice with immersive VR experiences that challenge learners to prioritize care, make clinical decisions, and build confidence under pressure.

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