Screen LibraryNursing now：today's issues, tomorrow's trends
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| Published: |
F.A. Davis Co.,
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| Publisher Address: | Philadelphia |
| Publication Dates: | c2003. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
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| Carrier Form: | xiv, 506 p.: ill. ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: |
0803610408 (pbk.) 9780803610408 (pbk.) |
| Index Number: | R47 |
| CLC: | R47 |
| Call Number: | R47/C357/3rd.ed. |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. 1: THE GROWTH OF NURSING: The development of a profession -- Historical perspectives -- The evolution of licensure, certification, and nursing organizations -- Theories and models of nursing -- The process of educating nurses -- Critical thinking -- 2: MAKING THE TRANSITION TO PROFESSIONAL: Ethics in nursing -- Bioethical issues -- Nursing law and liability -- NCLEX: what you need to know -- Reality shock in the workplace -- 3: LEADING AND MANAGING: Principles of leadership and management -- Communicating successfully -- Delegatiion and supervision in nursing -- Collective bargaining and governance -- The health-care delivery system -- Nursing informatics -- 4: ISSUES IN DELIVERING CARE: The politically active nurse -- spirituality and health care -- Cultural diversity -- Forensic nursing: a specialty for the Twenty-First Century -- Alternative and complementary healing practices -- Glossary -- Appendix A: Boards of Nursing -- Appendix B: Specialty nursing organizations. |