Nursing in todays world
Subtitle: trends, issues & management
By: Janice Rider Ellis, Celia Love Hartley ; Illustrations by Tomm Scalera
Contributors: Hartley, Celia Love
Edition: 10th ed.
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 608
ISBN-13: 9781605477077
Subjects: Trends; Nursing; Nursing Legislation; Practice; Organization & administration; Nursing Care
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Exploring the growth of nursing as a profession; title: Educational preparation for nursing; title: Credentials for healthcare providers; title: Making professional goals a reality; title: The world of healthcare employment; title: The healthcare environment and its financing; title: Legal responsibilities for practice; title: Ethical concerns in nursing practice; title: Bioethical issues in healthcare; title: Safety concerns in healthcare; title: The nursing profession and the community; title: Initiating the leadership and management role; title: Working with others in a leadership role; title: Facing the challenges of todays workplace; title: Valuing the political process; title: Applying research and technology to nursing practice.