The sixth edition of this text has been revised to reflect advances in information, trends and changes in the health care system. There is updated coverage on issues such as: functioning in the managed care environment and the changing health care delivery system; nursing employment settings; trends towards triaging health care and financial limits on care; collaborative care and the demands of interdisciplinary practice; community-based practice and decentralization of health care service; working with unlicensed assistive personnel; and legal, ethical and bioethical issues. Highlights in this edition include a greater focus on cultural sensitivity and multiculturalism; making goals into realities; "real life" experiences, stories and quotes; and significant management issues.
The sixth edition of this text has been revised to reflect advances in information, trends and changes in the health care system. There is updated coverage on issues such as: functioning in the managed care environment and the changing health care delivery system; nursing employment settings; trends towards triaging health care and financial limits on care; collaborative care and the demands of interdisciplinary practice; community-based practice and decentralization of health care service; working with unlicensed assistive personnel; and legal, ethical and bioethical issues. Highlights in this edition include a greater focus on cultural sensitivity and multiculturalism; making goals into realities; "real life" experiences, stories and quotes; and significant management issues.
Auflage
Sprache
Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
Editions-Typ
Illustrationen
30 illustrations, 20 tables
Maße
Höhe: 235 mm
Breite: 189 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-0-397-55428-7 (9780397554287)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Part 1 Economic and political aspects of healthcare: understanding the healthcare environment; healthcare finance and control; the political process and the nursing profession. Part 2 Understanding the development of nursing as a profession: exploring nursing's origins; nursing as a developing profession; educational preparation for nursing. Part 3 Legal and ethical accountability for practice: credentials for healthcare providers; legal responsibilities for practice; ethical concerns in nursing practice; bioethical issues in healthcare. Part 4 Career opportunities and professional growth: beginning your career as a nurse; preparing for workplace participation; appendices.
