concepts & challenges Black, Beth Perry creator author. text bibliography mou St Louis,Missouri Elsevier c2017 2017 8th Edition. monographic eng

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xi, 364 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm 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. Beth Perry Black. Includes bibliographical references and index. Nursing Vocational Guidance RT82 .B53 2017 610.73068 WY 16.1 9780323431125 (pbk. : alk. paper) 2016001024 DNLM/DLC 260201 20260201083309.0 18940360