Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges (Paperback, 9)

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, Government
16.Nursing Challenge:? To Continue to Evolve