New to this edition
- EXPANDED! Additional QSEN information
helps develop your knowledge, skills, and attitudes.
- NEW! Electronic Health Record information readies you to electronically keep track of patients’ medical records.
- EXPANDED! Additional information on evidence-based practice prepares you to make more informed decisions about patient care.
- UPDATED! Additional information on national patient safety goals keeps you current.
- EXPANDED! More content on stressors and work/life balance, so you know what to expect upon entering the workforce.
- NEW! Updated information on the Affordable Care Act keeps you in the know.
- EXPANDED! Additional content on workplace issues helps eliminate some surprises down the line.
- NEW! Professional Profile boxes spotlight individuals in the field.
- NEW! Nurses Doing Research boxes give insight into nursing experiences
Author Information
By Beth Black, PhD, RN, FAAN, Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill School of Nursing, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
1 Nursing in Today’s Evolving Health Care Environment
2 The History and Social Context of Nursing
3 Nursing’s Pathway to Professionalism
4 Nursing Education in an Evolving Health Care Environment
5 Becoming a Professional Nurse: Defining Nursing and Socialization into Practice
6 Nursing as a Regulated Practice: Legal Issues
7 Ethics: Basic Concepts for Professional Nursing Practice
8 Conceptual and Philosophical 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, Government
16 Nursing’s Challenge: To Continue to Evolve