An edition of Professional nursing
(2014)
Professional nursing
concepts & challenges
Seventh edition.
by Beth Perry Black
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Professional nursing: concepts & challenges
2014, Elsevier
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- Seventh edition.
1455702706 9781455702701
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Table of Contents
1. Nursing today: a time of transformation
Status of nursing in the United States
Nursing opportunities requiring advanced degrees
Employment outlook in nursing
2. The history and social context of nursing
Historical context of nursing
Social context of nursing
3. Nursing's pathway to professionalism
Characteristics of a profession
From occupation to profession
Nursing's pathway to professionalism
Collegiality as an attribute of the professional nurse
Barriers to professionalism in nursing
Final comments
4. Legal aspects of nursing
American legal system
Nursing as a regulated practice
Legal risks in professional nursing practice
Confidentiality
Evolving legal issues and the nurse
Preventing legal problems in nursing practice
5. Ethics: basic concepts for nursing practice
Basic definitions
Approaches to moral reasoning
Ethical theories
Ethical principles
Nursing codes of ethics
Ethical decision making
Navigating ethical dilemmas in nursing
6. Becoming a nurse: defining nursing and socialization into professional practice
Defining nursing: harder than it seems
Becoming a nurse: shaping your professional identity
Education and professional socialization
Models of professional socialization
Socialization to the work setting
7. The education of nurses: on the leading edge of transformation
Development of nursing education in the United States
Educational pathways to becoming a registered nurse
Alternative educational programs in nursing
Accreditation of educational programs
Graduate education in nursing
Certification programs
Continuing education
Challenges in nursing education
8. Critical thinking, the nursing process, and clinical judgment
Defining critical thinking
Critical thinking in nursing
The nursing process: an intellectual standard
Phases of the nursing process
Dynamic nature of the nursing process
Developing clinical judgment in nursing.
9. Communication and collaboration in nursing
Therapeutic use of self
Communication theory
How communication develops
Criteria for successful communication
Becoming a better communicator
Communication with professional colleagues
Interprofessional collaborative practice: prescription for improved patient outcomes
Final comment
10. Illness, culture, and caring: impact on patients, families, and nurses
Illness
Adjustment to illness
The sick role
Impact of illness on patients and families
Impact of caregiving on nurses
11. The science of nursing and evidence-based practice
Science and the scientific method
What is nursing research?
Evidence-based practice: bridging the gap between research and practice
The research process
Relationship of nursing research to nursing theory and practice
Financial support for nursing research
Roles of nurses in research
12. Conceptual and philosophical bases of nursing
Systems
Person
Environment and suprasystem
Health
Putting it all together: nursing
Beliefs
Values
Philosophies and their relationship to nursing care
Developing a personal philosophy of nursing
13. Nursing theory: the basis for professional nursing
Philosophies of nursing
Conceptual models of nursing
Theories of nursing
The theoretical challenges for nursing education, practice, and research
14. Health care in the United States
Today's health care system
Financing health care
Health care reform and universal access
15. Political activism in nursing: communities, organizations, government
Policy and politics
Professional organizations
Purpose and activities of organizations
Benefits of belonging to professional associations
Political activism in the governmental arena
Getting involved
Nursing awaits your contribution
16. Nursing's challenge: the call for transformation
The challenge: care of self
The challenge: care of the profession
The challenge: care of the environment
The final challenge: focus, unite, act.
Edition Notes
Revised edition of: Professional nursing / Kay Kittrell Chitty, Beth Perry Black. 6th ed. c2011.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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