TY  - BOOK
AU  - Haynes,Linda Carol
AU  - Butcher,Howard Karl
AU  - Boese,Teresa A.
TI  - Nursing in contemporary society: issues, trends, and transition to practice 
SN  - 0130941530
U1  - WY 86 H424n 2004 
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Upper Saddle River, N.J.
PB  - Pearson/Prentice Hall
KW  - Nursing
KW  - Vocational guidance
KW  - Social aspects
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents 
       Unit 1. Evolution and context for professional nursing practice. 
1.	Turning points in nursing history / M. Patricia Donahue 
2.	The evolution of nursing education / Melanie Dreher 
3.	Achieving professionhood through participation in professional organizations / Jean Logan [and others] 
4.	Nursing's distinctive knowledge / Howard K. Butcher
Unit 2. Professional values and core competencies. 
5.	Professional values and ethical practice / Linda C. Haynes, Debra Woodard Leners 
6.	Making caring visible / Howard K. Butcher 
7.	Reflective clinical reasoning / Daniel J. Pesut 
8.	Information technology / Toni Hebda, Patricia Czar, Cynthia Mascara 
9.	Skill acquisition and competency / Janis C. Childs, Frances Strodtbeck, Teresa A. Boese 
Unit 3. Issues impacting nursing practice. 
10.	Cultural diversity in health care / Nancy White [and others] 
11.	Spirituality / Linda F. Garner 
12.	Evidence-based practice and nursing research / Lisa Sams, Barbara Ritzert 
13.	Health promotion / Melanie McEwen. 
14.	Complementary and alternative therapies in health care / Marilyn Terrado, Jacquelin S. Neatherlin 
       Unit 4. Health care delivery from an economic, political, and legal perspective. 
15.	Economic aspects of health care / Joan Carter, Jennie Echols, Leona D. Stoll 
16.	Policy, politics, and health care delivery / Elizabeth Farren Corbin 
17.	Legal concepts in nursing practice / Ginny Wacker Guido 
Unit 5. Career management and professional growth. 
18.	Obtaining professional employment / Linda C. Haynes 
19.	Transition into practice / Linda C. Haynes 
20.	Licensure / Frances Eason 
21.	The stress of life and professional survival / Elizabeth Farren Corbin, Linda C. Haynes 
22.	Advanced practice nursing: lessons of the past, challenges of the future / Debra Woodard Leners 
Unit 6. Challenge of management. 
23.	Collaboration in health care / Jennie Echols 
24.	The baccalaureate nurse as a leader in health care delivery / Deborah R. Garrison, Merry J. McBryde Foster 
25.	Legal issues for the nurse manager / Ginny Wacker Guido 
Epilogue: toward the future

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