Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges, 11th Edition
New to this edition
- NEW! Coverage of Artificial Intelligence (AI) explores its emerging role in healthcare
- NEW! Expanded coverage includes the latest information on social media and the novice nurse, healthcare technology, self-care, and burnout
Key Features
- Professional Profiles boxes provide perspectives from nurses in the fields of pediatric palliative care, nurse anesthesia, midwifery, military, and more
- Case Study boxes feature scenarios involving relevant issues in patient care
- Considering Culture boxes highlight the impact of culture in regard to a nurse's role and responsibilities and the patient's healthcare experience
- Evidence-Based Practice boxes identify leading findings in nursing topics and trends like staffing research, chronic disease experiences, ethics, legal issues, and developing clinical judgment
- Nurses Doing Research boxes highlight problems identified in patient care and the ongoing efforts to find patient interventions
- Discussions on the implications of social media on nursing include ethics and boundaries
- Historical Notes highlight little-known stories of heroism in the nursing profession.
- Key terms are bolded where defined in the text
- Learning outcomes are presented at the chapter openings
- Concepts and Challenges and Ideas for Further Exploration at the end of the chapters help with review and test prep
Author Information
| ISBN Number | 9780443281006 |
|---|---|
| Description Author List | Edited by Beth Black, PhD, RN, FAAN, Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill School of Nursing, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA and Maureen J. Baker, PhD, RN |
| Copyright Year | 2027 |
| Edition Number | 11 |
| Format | Book |
| Trim | 191w x 235h (7.50" x 9.25") |
| Imprint | Elsevier |
| Page Count | 408 |
| Publication Date | 2 Feb 2026 |
| Stock Status | Please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery |
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2 The History and Social Context of Nursing
3 Nursing’s Pathway to Professionalism
4 Nursing Education in an Evolving Healthcare Environment
5 Becoming a Professional Nurse: Defining Nursing and Socialization in Practice
6 Nursing as a Regulated Practice: Legal Issues
7 Ethics: Basic Concepts for Professional Nursing Practice
8 Conceptual and Philosophic Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice
9 Nursing Theory: The Basis for Professional Nursing
10 The Science of Nursing and Evidence-Based Practice
11 Developing Nursing Judgment Through Critical Thinking
12 Communication and Collaboration in Professional Nursing
13 Nurses, Patients, and Families: Caring at the Intersection of Health, Illness, and Culture
14 Health Care in the United States
15 Political Activism in Nursing: Communities, Organizations, and Government
16 Nursing’s Challenge: To Continue to Evolve
