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: 9th ed.
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 644
ISBN-13: 9780781765251
Subjects: Nursing; Nursing -- Practice; Nursing -- United States; Nursing -- trends; Ethics, Nursing; Legislation, Nursing; Nursing Care -- organization & administration; Nursing Care -- trends
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Understanding the health care environment and its financing; title: The political process in society and in nursing organizations; title: The nursing profession and the community; title: Exploring the growth of nursing as a profession; title: Educational preparation for nursing; title: Nursing for the future; title: Credentials for health care providers; title: Legal responsibilities for practice; title: Ethical concerns in nursing practice; title: Bioethical issues in health care; title: Understanding the world of health care employment; title: Initiating the leadership and management role; title: Working with others for patient care; title: Leading change and managing conflict; title: Making professional goals a reality; title: Facing the challenges of today's workplace.