TY - BOOK AU - Black,Beth Perry TI - Professional nursing: concepts & challenges SN - 9780323676892 PY - 2020/// CY - St. Louis, Missouri PB - Elsevier KW - Nursing KW - Vocational guidance N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 Practice -- 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 Judgment through Critical Thinking -- 12. Communication and Collaboration in Professional Nursing -- 13. Nurses, Patients, and Families: Caring at the Intersection of Health, Illness, and Culture -- 14. Health Care in the United States -- 15. Political Activism in Nursing: Communities, Organizations, and Government -- 16. Nursing's Challenge: To Continue to Evolve ER -