The nursing experience : trends, challenges, and transitions /
Joel, Lucille A.
New York ; London : McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub. Division,
c2006.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 625-646) and index.
Care of the sick: how nursing began -- Nursing in the United States: American revolution to nursing revolution -- The health care delivery system -- The discipline of nursing -- Education and research for practice -- Career opportunities -- Leadership for an era of change -- Ethical issues in nursing and health care -- Patients' rights; students' rights -- Politics and public policy -- Health care credentialing and nursing licensure -- Legal aspects of nursing practice -- Nursing organization and publications -- Workplace choices -- Career management.
Nursing