Contexts of Nursing
An Introduction
6th Edition
Published on 5. October 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
448 pages
978-0-7295-4356-9 (ISBN)
Description
Contexts of Nursing, 6th edition by John Daly and Debra Jackson introduces undergraduate nursing students in Australia and New Zealand to the theory, knowledge language and scholarship of professional nursing practice.
Written by leading academics at the forefront of nursing education and research, the 6th edition features a range of stories and voices that will challenge the reader and encourage reflection and discussion. Each chapter introduces key topics within the contexts of nursing including critical thinking, reflective practice, informatics, legal and ethical requirements, leadership and the evolving roles of nursing.
- Prompts to encourage deeper personal reflection
- Chapters are structured to facilitate greater internalisation of content
- An eBook included in all print purchases
Written by leading academics at the forefront of nursing education and research, the 6th edition features a range of stories and voices that will challenge the reader and encourage reflection and discussion. Each chapter introduces key topics within the contexts of nursing including critical thinking, reflective practice, informatics, legal and ethical requirements, leadership and the evolving roles of nursing.
- Prompts to encourage deeper personal reflection
- Chapters are structured to facilitate greater internalisation of content
- An eBook included in all print purchases
More details
Edition
6th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Chatswood
Australia
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7295-4356-9 (9780729543569)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
New editions
Book
10/2025
7th Edition
Elsevier
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Previous edition
Book
06/2017
5th Edition
Elsevier
€70.75
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Persons
Content
1. Presenting nursing.a career for life
2. Visioning the future by knowing the past
3. Nursing and social media
4. Key concepts informing nursing: Caring, compassion and emotional competence
5. Becoming a critical thinker
6. Reflective practice: what, why and how
7. Research in nursing
8. Ethics in nursing
9. An introduction to legal aspects of nursing and midwifery practice
10. Power and politics in the practice of nursing
11. Becoming a nurse leader
12. Integrated care and multidisciplinary teamwork
13. Technology and professional empowerment in nursing
14. Nursing practice and digital health interventions: a focus on improving care
15. Healthy communities: the evolving roles of nursing
16. Health disparities: the social determinants of health
17. Mental health promotion
18. The challenges and rewards of rural and remote nursing
19. Cultural safety in nursing and midwifery
20. Connecting clinical and theoretical knowledge for practice
21. Global health and nursing
2. Visioning the future by knowing the past
3. Nursing and social media
4. Key concepts informing nursing: Caring, compassion and emotional competence
5. Becoming a critical thinker
6. Reflective practice: what, why and how
7. Research in nursing
8. Ethics in nursing
9. An introduction to legal aspects of nursing and midwifery practice
10. Power and politics in the practice of nursing
11. Becoming a nurse leader
12. Integrated care and multidisciplinary teamwork
13. Technology and professional empowerment in nursing
14. Nursing practice and digital health interventions: a focus on improving care
15. Healthy communities: the evolving roles of nursing
16. Health disparities: the social determinants of health
17. Mental health promotion
18. The challenges and rewards of rural and remote nursing
19. Cultural safety in nursing and midwifery
20. Connecting clinical and theoretical knowledge for practice
21. Global health and nursing