Professional nursing : concepts & challenges /
Black, Beth Perry.
Professional nursing : concepts & challenges / Beth Perry Black. - 8th ed. - Maryland Heights, Mo. : Elsevier/Saunders, [2017] - xi, 364 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nursing in today's evolving health care environment -- The history and social context of nursing -- Nursing's pathway to professionalism -- Nursing education in an evolving health care environment -- Becoming a professional nursingnurse : defining nursing & and socialization into professional practice -- Nursing as a regulated practice : legal issues -- Ethics : basic concepts for professional nursing practice -- Conceptual & and philosophical foundations of professional nursing practice -- Nursing theory : the the basis for professional nursing -- The science of nursing and evidence-based practice -- Developing nursing judgment through through critical thinking -- Communication and collaboration in professional nursing -- Nurses, patients, and families : caring at the intersection of health, illness, and culture -- Health care in the United States -- Political activism in nursing : communities, organizations, government -- Nursing's challenge : to continue to evolve.
9780323431125 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2016001024
Nursing
Vocational Guidance
RT82 / .P755 2017
610.73068
WY 16.1
Professional nursing : concepts & challenges / Beth Perry Black. - 8th ed. - Maryland Heights, Mo. : Elsevier/Saunders, [2017] - xi, 364 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nursing in today's evolving health care environment -- The history and social context of nursing -- Nursing's pathway to professionalism -- Nursing education in an evolving health care environment -- Becoming a professional nursingnurse : defining nursing & and socialization into professional practice -- Nursing as a regulated practice : legal issues -- Ethics : basic concepts for professional nursing practice -- Conceptual & and philosophical foundations of professional nursing practice -- Nursing theory : the the basis for professional nursing -- The science of nursing and evidence-based practice -- Developing nursing judgment through through critical thinking -- Communication and collaboration in professional nursing -- Nurses, patients, and families : caring at the intersection of health, illness, and culture -- Health care in the United States -- Political activism in nursing : communities, organizations, government -- Nursing's challenge : to continue to evolve.
9780323431125 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2016001024
Nursing
Vocational Guidance
RT82 / .P755 2017
610.73068
WY 16.1