Black, Beth Perry. <br/><br/>
Professional nursing :  concepts & challenges / 
Beth Perry Black. 
 - 8th ed. 
 - Maryland Heights, Mo. :  Elsevier/Saunders,  [2017] 
 - xi, 364 p. :  ill. (some col.) ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780323431125 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2016001024 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Nursing<br/>Vocational Guidance
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RT82  / .P755 2017 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>610.73068 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>WY 16.1