Chitty, Kay Kittrell.
Professional nursing : concepts & challenges. / Kay Kittrell Chitty, Beth Perry Black. - 6th ed. - Maryland Heights, Missouri : Saunders/Elsevier, 2011. - xii, 452 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: Nursing today -- The history and social context of nursing -- Nursing's pathway to professionalism -- Legal aspects of nursing -- Ethics: basic concepts for nursing practice -- Becoming a nurse: defining nursing and socialization into professional practice -- Education of nurses -- Critical thinking, the nursing process, and clinical judgement -- Communication and collaboration in nursing -- Illness, culture, and caring: impact on patients, families and nurses -- The science of nursing and evidence-based practice --Conceptual and philosophical bases of nursing -- Nursing theory: the basis for professional nursing -- The health care delivery system -- The Political activism of nursing: in organizations and government -- Nursing's future challenges --
9781437707199
2009942417
Nursing--Practice--Textbooks.
RT82.C54
610.73068
Professional nursing : concepts & challenges. / Kay Kittrell Chitty, Beth Perry Black. - 6th ed. - Maryland Heights, Missouri : Saunders/Elsevier, 2011. - xii, 452 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: Nursing today -- The history and social context of nursing -- Nursing's pathway to professionalism -- Legal aspects of nursing -- Ethics: basic concepts for nursing practice -- Becoming a nurse: defining nursing and socialization into professional practice -- Education of nurses -- Critical thinking, the nursing process, and clinical judgement -- Communication and collaboration in nursing -- Illness, culture, and caring: impact on patients, families and nurses -- The science of nursing and evidence-based practice --Conceptual and philosophical bases of nursing -- Nursing theory: the basis for professional nursing -- The health care delivery system -- The Political activism of nursing: in organizations and government -- Nursing's future challenges --
9781437707199
2009942417
Nursing--Practice--Textbooks.
RT82.C54
610.73068