01799cam a2200313 a 4500 16001960 OSt 20231108155419.0 091201s2011 moua b 001 0 eng 2009942417 9781416044734 WIUC - GH WIUC - GH DLC pcc RT82.C54 610.73068 23 Chitty, Kay Kittrell. 2668 Professional nursing : concepts & challenges. / Kay Kittrell Chitty, Beth Perry Black. 5th ed. St Louis, Missouri : Saunders/Elsevier, 2007. xxi, 488 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Nursing today -- The history and social context of nursing -- Nursing's pathway to professionalism -- Legal aspects of nursing -- Ethics: basic concepts for nursing practice -- Becoming a nurse: defining nursing and socialization into professional practice -- Education of nurses -- Critical thinking, the nursing process, and clinical judgement -- Communication and collaboration in nursing -- Illness, culture, and caring: impact on patients, families and nurses -- The science of nursing and evidence-based practice --Conceptual and philosophical bases of nursing -- Nursing theory: the basis for professional nursing -- The health care delivery system -- The Political activism of nursing: in organizations and government -- Nursing's future challenges -- Nursing Practice Textbooks. 1273 Black, Beth Perry. 2669 7 cbc origcop 2 epcn 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 10194 17694 0 0 lcc 0 0 WIUC-KL WIUC-KL NURS L. 2019-11-26 0 RT82.C54(5e) KSN/747/747/19 2023-11-08 00:00:00 2023-11-08 BK