Nursing now : today's issues, tomorrow's trends /
Catalano, Joseph T.
Nursing now : today's issues, tomorrow's trends / Joseph T. Catalano. - 4th edition. - Philadelphia, PA : F.A. Davis Co., c2006. - xiii, 526 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Unit 1 The Growth of Nursing
1 The Development of a Profession
2 Historical Perspectives
3 The Evolution of Licensure, Certification, and Nursing Organizations
4 Theories and Models of Nursing
5 The Process of Educating Nurses
6 Critical Thinking
Unit 2 Making the Transition to Professional
7 Ethics in Nursing
8 Bioethical Issues
9 Nursing Law and Liability
10 How to Take and Pass Tests
11 NCLEX: What You Need to Know
12 Reality Shock in the Workplace (Cindy Baker)
Unit 3 Leading and Managing
13 Principles of Leadership and Management
14 Communicating Successfully
15 Delegation and Supervision in Nursing
16 Collective Bargaining and Governance
17 The Health Care Delivery System (Nicole Harder)
18 Nursing Informatics
Unit 4 Issues in Delivering Care
19 The Politically Active Nurse (Anne Catalano)
20 Spirituality and Health Care (Roberta Mowdy)
21 Cultural Diversity
22 Developments in Current Nursing Practice (Barbara Bellfield)
23 Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice (Mary Ann Remshard)
24 Alternative and Complementary Healing Practices
9780803614475 0803614470
2005026211
Nursing--Vocational guidance--United States.
Nursing--Social aspects--United States.
Nursing--Philosophy.
Nursing--trends.
WY 16 C357n 2006
Nursing now : today's issues, tomorrow's trends / Joseph T. Catalano. - 4th edition. - Philadelphia, PA : F.A. Davis Co., c2006. - xiii, 526 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Unit 1 The Growth of Nursing
1 The Development of a Profession
2 Historical Perspectives
3 The Evolution of Licensure, Certification, and Nursing Organizations
4 Theories and Models of Nursing
5 The Process of Educating Nurses
6 Critical Thinking
Unit 2 Making the Transition to Professional
7 Ethics in Nursing
8 Bioethical Issues
9 Nursing Law and Liability
10 How to Take and Pass Tests
11 NCLEX: What You Need to Know
12 Reality Shock in the Workplace (Cindy Baker)
Unit 3 Leading and Managing
13 Principles of Leadership and Management
14 Communicating Successfully
15 Delegation and Supervision in Nursing
16 Collective Bargaining and Governance
17 The Health Care Delivery System (Nicole Harder)
18 Nursing Informatics
Unit 4 Issues in Delivering Care
19 The Politically Active Nurse (Anne Catalano)
20 Spirituality and Health Care (Roberta Mowdy)
21 Cultural Diversity
22 Developments in Current Nursing Practice (Barbara Bellfield)
23 Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice (Mary Ann Remshard)
24 Alternative and Complementary Healing Practices
9780803614475 0803614470
2005026211
Nursing--Vocational guidance--United States.
Nursing--Social aspects--United States.
Nursing--Philosophy.
Nursing--trends.
WY 16 C357n 2006