NEW! Emphasis on the holistic self-care of the nurse includes Self-Care Nudge content in the narrative and new Simplify and Deepen boxes. NEW! Case studies for the Next-Generation NCLEX(R) in relevant chapters challenge you to apply clinical judgment to nursing communication scenarios. NEW! Confronting Bullying and Incivility with Honesty and Respect chapter helps you learn how to approach these difficult situations and respond in an honest and respectful manner. NEW! Three new appendices provide mapping of the AACN(R) Essentials to the text, a holistic self-care assessment, and the answer key for Next-Generation NCLEX(R) case studies.