Professional nursing :

Black, Beth Perry.

Professional nursing : concepts & challenges / Beth Perry Black. - 8th ed. - St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, c2017. - xi, 364 p. : col. ill.

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 nurse : defining nursing & and socialization into 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 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.

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Nursing.
Vocational guidance.

WY 16 / B627p 2017