Popular, upbeat, and easy to read, Nursing in Today s World: Trends, Issues, and Management, 12th Edition, clarifies students role as a nurse and prepares them to confidently manage the realities of nursing practice in today s changing healthcare environment. This fully updated edition delivers engaging, unbiased coverage of nursing today, including the COVID-19 pandemic and its enduring impact, educational preparation, licensure, employment opportunities, ethics/bioethics, evidence-based practice, nursing theory, safety, culture, healthcare reform/politics, leadership, management, and more. Content is presented in chronological order, detailing history, current events and issues, and finally future roles and responsibilities of the nursing profession.