Chitty, Kay Kittrell. <br/><br/>
Professional nursing :  concepts & challenges / 
Kay Kittrell Chitty, Beth Perry Black. 
 - 5th edition. 
 - St. Louis, Mo. :  Saunders/Elsevier,  c2007. 
 - xxi, 488 p. :  ill. (some col.) ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Contents <br/>1. Nursing Today <br/>2. The History and Social Context of Nursing <br/>3. The Professionalization of Nursing <br/>4. Legal Aspects of Nursing <br/>5. Ethical Aspects of Nursing <br/>6. Becoming a Nurse: Defining Nursing and Socialization into Professional Practice <br/>7. Educational Patterns in Nursing <br/>8. Critical Thinking, the Nursing Process, and Clinical Judgment <br/>9. Communication and Collaboration in Nursing <br/>10. Illness, Culture, and Caring: Impact on Patients, Families, and Nurses <br/>11. The Science of Nursing and Evidence-Based Practice <br/>12. Conceptual and Philosophical Bases of Nursing <br/>13. Nursing Theory: The Basis for Professional Nursing <br/>14. Nursing and Health Care Delivery: System, Roles, and Finance <br/>15. The Political Activism of Nursing - In Organizations and the Government <br/>16. Nursing's Future Challenges<br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781416044734 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Nursing--Practice--Textbooks.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>WY 16 C543p 2007