Includes bibliographical references and index.

Publisher's note -- Introduction -- Contributors -- WHAT IS NURSING? Nursing: its history and evolution -- Roles on the healthcare team -- Nursing concepts -- Nursing process -- Ethics of nursing -- Autonomy and physician orders -- Scope of nursing practice -- Informed consent -- Clinical research trials -- NURSING THEORY. Nursing theory -- Metaparadigm concepts in nursing -- Grand theories -- Middle-range theories -- Practice-level theories -- NURSING THEORISTS. Florence Nightingale -- Hildegard Peplau -- Faye Abdellah -- Ida Jean Orlando -- Dorothea Orem -- Imogene King -- Betty Neuman -- Callista Roy -- Jean Watson -- Abraham Maslow -- Katharine Kolbaca and Kristen M. Swanson -- Nola Pender -- BECOMING A NURSE. Selecting the right program and finding the right college -- Learning styles and study skills -- Cover letter and resume writing -- Interviewing -- Career and personnel testing -- College and nursing entrance examinations -- Succeeding at work -- Nursing certifications and degrees: licensed practical nurse and registered nurse -- Advanced practice nurses -- Licensure and certification -- Professional nursing organizations and certification -- Magnet recognition program in nursing -- Nurse-patient ratio -- Models of nursing care -- SKILLS NEEDED IN NURSING. Leadership -- Leadership skills -- Volunteering and community service -- Time management -- Communicating effectively: interpersonal communication, skills, and technology -- Writing skills -- Public speaking -- Networking --

NURSING SPECIALTIES. Staff nurse and primary care nurse -- Nursing administrator -- Medical-surgical nurses and perioperative nurses -- Obstetric and neonatal nurses -- Perinatology -- Pediatrics -- Gerontological nursing -- Critical care nursing -- Clinical nurse specialist (CNS) -- Doctor's office, clinic nurses, and physician assistants (PAs) -- Nurse practitioner (NP) -- Nurse anesthetist -- Home health nurse and public health nurse -- Occupational health -- Transitional care -- Wound, ostomy, and continence (WOC) nurse -- Telehealth nursing -- Palliative care and hospice nursing -- Travel nurse -- Clinical research nurse -- Case management/utilization management and care navigation -- Educators-Academic and vocational programs -- Continuing education coordinator and patient educator -- SPECIFIC NURSING CARE. Dying, death, and grief -- Pain management -- National Institutes of Health (NIH) -- Health promotion -- Diet-based therapies -- Exercise-based therapies -- Education and training of CAM practitioners -- Integrative medicine -- Internet medicine -- Internet and health information -- Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine (OCCAM) -- Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) -- Self-care -- Spirituality and CAM -- Relaxation response -- Relaxation therapies -- Meditation -- Transcendental Meditation (TM) -- Mind-body medicine -- Guided imagery -- Natural treatments for stress -- Natural treatments for well-being -- Therapeutic Touch (TT) -- Reiki -- Rolfing -- Art therapy -- Music therapy -- Biofeedback -- Nursing care plan -- Genetic counseling -- Robotics in healthcare -- Bioinformatics -- Popular health movement -- Nursing terminology -- General bibliography and further reading -- Index.

Explores the profession of nursing from several angles, including the history of nursing, with profiles of well-known and influential persons in the field, like Florence Nightingale, Elizabeth Blackwell, and Clara Barton, as well as of professional organizations; various nursing disciplines, including pediatrics, home care, anesthesiology, end-of-life care, critical care, cardiology, among others; specific nursing settings, such as emergency rooms, intensive care units, neonatal units, assisted living facilities, hospice, and more.

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