Nursing in Today's World
Subtitle: Trends, Issues, & Management
By: Janice Rider Ellis, Celia Love Hartley ; illustrations by Tomm Scalera
Contributors: Hartley, Celia Love
Edition: 8th ed
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 576
Subjects: Nursing; Nursing -- Practice -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Ch. 1. Understanding the health care environment; title: Ch. 2. Health care finance and control; title: Ch. 3. The political process and the nursing profession; title: Ch. 4. Exploring nursing's origins; title: Ch. 5. The development of nursing as a profession; title: Ch. 6. Educational preparation for nursing; title: Ch. 7. Credentials for health care providers; title: Ch. 8. Legal responsibilities for practice; title: Ch. 9. Ethical concerns in nursing practice; title: Ch. 10. Bioethical issues in health care; title: Ch. 11. Beginning your career as a nurse; title: Ch. 12. Preparing for workplace participation; title: Ch. 13. Initiating the leadership/management role; title: Ch. 14. Working with others for patient care