Professional Nursing
Concepts and Challenges
Published in March 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
496 pages
978-0-7216-4061-7 (ISBN)
Description
An interactive, comprehensive presentation of professional nursing concepts as preparation for upper level nursing courses. It contains both content about nursing and self-development activities designed to enhance socialization as a professional. A wide range of topics are reviewed including the impact of historical and social events on modern nursing, various definitions and philosophies of nursing, and the relationships among nursing theory, research, and practice. This book will enable students from diverse backgrounds to view nursing as a profession, to develop a common language, to understand what is meant by "professional", and to develop a professional perspective on nursing practice.
An interactive, comprehensive presentation of professional nursing concepts as preparation for upper level nursing courses. It contains both content about nursing and self-development activities designed to enhance socialization as a professional. A wide range of topics are reviewed including the impact of historical and social events on modern nursing, various definitions and philosophies of nursing, and the relationships among nursing theory, research, and practice. This book will enable students from diverse backgrounds to view nursing as a profession, to develop a common language, to understand what is meant by "professional", and to develop a professional perspective on nursing practice.
An interactive, comprehensive presentation of professional nursing concepts as preparation for upper level nursing courses. It contains both content about nursing and self-development activities designed to enhance socialization as a professional. A wide range of topics are reviewed including the impact of historical and social events on modern nursing, various definitions and philosophies of nursing, and the relationships among nursing theory, research, and practice. This book will enable students from diverse backgrounds to view nursing as a profession, to develop a common language, to understand what is meant by "professional", and to develop a professional perspective on nursing practice.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
43 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
654 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7216-4061-7 (9780721640617)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
History of nursing; educational patterns in nursing; the social context for nursing; professional associations; nursing today; defining profession; defining nursing; professional socialization; philosophies of nursing; major concepts in nursing; theory as a basis for professional nursing; understanding nursing research; the health care delivery system; financing health care; nursing care delivery systems; the scientific method; the nursing process; illness and its impact on patients and families; therapeutic use of self through communication; nursing ethics; legal aspects of nursing; nurses and political action; nursing's future challenges.