Professional nursing : concepts & challenges /

Black, Beth Perry.

Professional nursing : concepts & challenges / Beth Perry Black. - 9th ed. - St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, c2020 - xi, 398 p. : col. ill.

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.

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