Professional nursing
Subtitle: concepts & challenges
By: Beth Perry Black
Contributors: Chitty, Kay Kittrell
Edition: Seventh edition.
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2014
Place of publication: St. Louis, Missouri
Language: eng
Number of pages: 381
ISBN-13: 9781455702701
Subjects: Textbooks; Practice; Nursing
Notes: Revised edition of: Professional nursing / Kay Kittrell Chitty, Beth Perry Black. 6th ed. c2011.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Nursing today: a time of transformation; title: Status of nursing in the United States; title: Nursing opportunities requiring advanced degrees; title: Employment outlook in nursing; title: 2. The history and social context of nursing; title: Historical context of nursing; title: Social context of nursing; title: 3. Nursing's pathway to professionalism; title: Characteristics of a profession; title: From occupation to profession; title: Nursing's pathway to professionalism; title: Collegiality as an attribute of the professional nurse; title: Barriers to professionalism in nursing; title: Final comments; title: 4. Legal aspects of nursing; title: American legal system; title: Nursing as a regulated practice; title: Legal risks in professional nursing practice; title: Confidentiality; title: Evolving legal issues and the nurse; title: Preventing legal problems in nursing practice; title: 5. Ethics: basic concepts for nursing practice; title: Basic definitions; title: Approaches to moral reasoning; title: Ethical theories; title: Ethical principles; title: Nursing codes of ethics; title: Ethical decision making; title: Navigating ethical dilemmas in nursing; title: 6. Becoming a nurse: defining nursing and socialization into professional practice; title: Defining nursing: harder than it seems; title: Becoming a nurse: shaping your professional identity; title: Education and professional socialization; title: Models of professional socialization; title: Socialization to the work setting; title: 7. The education of nurses: on the leading edge of transformation; title: Development of nursing education in the United States; title: Educational pathways to becoming a registered nurse; title: Alternative educational programs in nursing; title: Accreditation of educational programs; title: Graduate education in nursing; title: Certification programs; title: Continuing education; title: Challenges in nursing education; title: 8. Critical thinking, the nursing process, and clinical judgment; title: Defining critical thinking; title: Critical thinking in nursing; title: The nursing process: an intellectual standard; title: Phases of the nursing process; title: Dynamic nature of the nursing process; title: Developing clinical judgment in nursing.; title: 9. Communication and collaboration in nursing; title: Therapeutic use of self; title: Communication theory; title: How communication develops; title: Criteria for successful communication; title: Becoming a better communicator; title: Communication with professional colleagues; title: Interprofessional collaborative practice: prescription for improved patient outcomes; title: Final comment; title: 10. Illness, culture, and caring: impact on patients, families, and nurses; title: Illness; title: Adjustment to illness; title: The sick role; title: Impact of illness on patients and families; title: Impact of caregiving on nurses; title: 11. The science of nursing and evidence-based practice; title: Science and the scientific method; title: What is nursing research?; title: Evidence-based practice: bridging the gap between research and practice; title: The research process; title: Relationship of nursing research to nursing theory and practice; title: Financial support for nursing research; title: Roles of nurses in research; title: 12. Conceptual and philosophical bases of nursing; title: Systems; title: Person; title: Environment and suprasystem; title: Health; title: Putting it all together: nursing; title: Beliefs; title: Values; title: Philosophies and their relationship to nursing care; title: Developing a personal philosophy of nursing; title: 13. Nursing theory: the basis for professional nursing; title: Philosophies of nursing; title: Conceptual models of nursing; title: Theories of nursing; title: The theoretical challenges for nursing education, practice, and research; title: 14. Health care in the United States; title: Today's health care system; title: Financing health care; title: Health care reform and universal access; title: 15. Political activism in nursing: communities, organizations, government; title: Policy and politics; title: Professional organizations; title: Purpose and activities of organizations; title: Benefits of belonging to professional associations; title: Political activism in the governmental arena; title: Getting involved; title: Nursing awaits your contribution; title: 16. Nursing's challenge: the call for transformation; title: The challenge: care of self; title: The challenge: care of the profession; title: The challenge: care of the environment; title: The final challenge: focus, unite, act.