Description |
xiv, 506 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
Contents |
1. The Growth of Nursing. 1. The Development of a Profession. 2. Historical Perspectives. 3. The Evolution of Licensure, Certification, and Nursing Organizations. 4. Theories and Models of Nursing. 5. The Process of Educating Nurses. 6. Critical Thinking -- 2. Making the Transition to Professional. 7. Ethics in Nursing. 8. Bioethical Issues. 9. Nursing Law and Liability. 10. NCLEX: What You Need to Know. 11. Reality Shock in the Workplace -- 3. Leading and Managing. 12. Principles of Leadership and Management. 13. Communicating Successfully. 14. Delegation and Supervision in Nursing. 15. Collective Bargaining and Governance. 16. The Health-Care Delivery System. 17. Nursing Informatics -- 4. Issues in Delivering Care. 18. The Politically Active Nurse. 19. Spiritually and Health Care. 20. Cultural Diversity. 21. Forensic Nursing: A Specialty for the Twenty-first Century. 22. Alternative and Complementary Healing Practices -- App. A. Boards of Nursing |
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App. B. Specialty Nursing Organizations |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Rev. ed. of: Contemporary professional nursing. c1996 |
Subject |
Nursing -- Vocational guidance.
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Nursing -- Practice.
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Nursing -- Social aspects.
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Nursing -- Philosophy.
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Nursing -- trends.
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LC no. |
2002031371 |
ISBN |
0803610408 paperback |
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