Description |
xix, 763 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Contents |
1. Care of the sick : how nursing began -- 2. Nursing in the United States : American Revolution to nursing revolution -- 3. The health care delivery system -- 4. The discipline of nursing -- 5. Education and research for practice -- 6. Career opportunities -- 7. Leadership for an era of change -- 8. Ethical issues in nursing and health care -- 9. Patients' rights; students' rights -- 10. Politics and public policy -- 11. Health care credentialing and nursing licensure -- 12. Legal aspects of nursing practice -- 13. Nursing organizations and publications -- 14. Workplace choices -- 15. Career management -- App. 1. Major studies of the nursing profession -- App. 2. Major health care personnel -- App. 3. State boards of nursing (2005) -- App. 4. Major nursing and related organizations -- App. 5. Specialty certifications -- App. 6. Basics of parliamentary procedure -- App. 7. Distinguished nurses of the past : fifty nurses who made a difference |
Notes |
Previous ed. 2002 by Lucille A. Joel, Lucie Young Kelly |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 625-646) and index |
Subject |
Nursing -- United States.
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Nursing.
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Author |
Kelly, Lucie Young.
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LC no. |
2005050508 |
ISBN |
0071458263 paperback |
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