Nursing in today's world: challenges, issues, and trends. /
Janice Rider Ellis, Celia Love Hartley.
- 6th ed.
- Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1998.
- xii, 508 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: Economic and political aspects of health care delivery: Understanding the health care environment -- Health care finance and control -- The political process and the nursing profession -- Understanding the development of nursing as a profession: Exploring nursing's origins -- Nursing as a developing profession -- Educational preparation for nursing -- Legal and ethical accountability for practice: Credentials for health care providers -- Legal responsibilities for practice -- Ethical concerns in nursing practice -- Bioethical issues in health care -- Career opportunities and professional growth: Beginning your career as a nurse -- Preparing for workplace participation --
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97022036
Nursing. Nursing--Practice. Nursing--United States. Nursing--United States. Education, Nursing--trends--United States. Legislation, Nursing--United States. Ethics, Nursing--United States. Delivery of Health Care--United States. Collective Bargaining.