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Black, Beth Perry,

Professional nursing : concepts & challenges / Beth Perry Black. - Eighth edition. - 2017 - xi, 364 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nursing in today's evolving health care environment -- The history and social context of nursing -- Nursing's pathway to professionalism -- Nursing education in an evolving health care environment -- Becoming a professional nursingnurse : defining nursing & and socialization into professional practice -- Nursing as a regulated practice : legal issues -- Ethics : basic concepts for professional nursing practice -- Conceptual & and philosophical foundations of professional nursing practice -- Nursing theory : the the basis for professional nursing -- The science of nursing and evidence-based practice -- Developing nursing judgment through through critical thinking -- Communication and collaboration in professional nursing -- Nurses, patients, and families : caring at the intersection of health, illness, and culture -- Health care in the United States -- Political activism in nursing : communities, organizations, government -- Nursing's challenge : to continue to evolve.

ISBN: 9780323431125 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2016001024

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Nursing
Vocational Guidance

LC Class. No.: RT82 / .P755 2017

Dewey Class. No.: 610.73068

National Library of Medicine Call No.: WY 16.1