Black, Beth Perry.
Professional nursing : concepts and challenges / - Eighth edition - St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, c2017. - xi, 364 pages :
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: 1 Nursing in today's evolving health care environment -- 2 The history and social context of nursing -- 3 Nursing's pathway to professionalism -- 4 Nursing education in an evolving health care environment -- 5 Becoming a professional nurse: defining nursing and socialization into practice -- 6 Nursing as a regulated practice: legal issues -- 7 Ethics: basic concepts for professional nursing -- 8 Conceptual and philosophical foundations of professional nursing practice -- 9 Nursing theory: the basis for professional nursing -- 10 The science of nursing and evidence-based practice -- 11 Developing nursing judgement through critical thinking -- 12 Communicating and collaboration in professional nursing -- 13 Nurses, patients, and families: caring at the intersection of health, illness, and culture -- 14 Health care in United States -- 15 Political activism in nursing: communities, organizations, government -- 16 Nursing's challenge: to continue to evolve.
English
9780323431125 [paperback]
Nursing--Study and teaching
Nursing schools
Vocational guidance
Professional nursing : concepts and challenges / - Eighth edition - St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, c2017. - xi, 364 pages :
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: 1 Nursing in today's evolving health care environment -- 2 The history and social context of nursing -- 3 Nursing's pathway to professionalism -- 4 Nursing education in an evolving health care environment -- 5 Becoming a professional nurse: defining nursing and socialization into practice -- 6 Nursing as a regulated practice: legal issues -- 7 Ethics: basic concepts for professional nursing -- 8 Conceptual and philosophical foundations of professional nursing practice -- 9 Nursing theory: the basis for professional nursing -- 10 The science of nursing and evidence-based practice -- 11 Developing nursing judgement through critical thinking -- 12 Communicating and collaboration in professional nursing -- 13 Nurses, patients, and families: caring at the intersection of health, illness, and culture -- 14 Health care in United States -- 15 Political activism in nursing: communities, organizations, government -- 16 Nursing's challenge: to continue to evolve.
English
9780323431125 [paperback]
Nursing--Study and teaching
Nursing schools
Vocational guidance