TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chitty,Kay Kittrell
AU  - Black,Beth Perry
TI  - Professional nursing : concepts & challenges.
SN  - 9781437707199
AV  - RT82.C54 
U1  - 610.73068 23
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Maryland Heights, Missouri
PB  - Saunders/Elsevier
KW  - Nursing
KW  - Practice
KW  - Textbooks
N1  - 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 --
ER  -