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Professional nursing practice : concepts and perspectives / Kathleen Koernig Blais [and others].

Other author/creatorBlais, Kathleen.
Format Book and Print
Edition5th ed.
Publication InfoUpper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, ©2006.
Descriptionxix, 460 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Subject(s)
Contents Beginning the transition: journey to professionalism -- Socialization to professional nursing roles -- Historical foundations of professional nursing -- Ethical foundation of professional nursing -- Legal foundations of professional nursing -- Theoretical foundations of professional nursing -- The nurse as health promoter and care provider -- The nurse as learner and teacher -- The nurse as leader and manager -- The nurse as research consumer -- The nurse as political advocate -- The nurse as colleague and collaborator -- Communication -- Change process -- Group process -- Technology and informatics -- Nursing in an evolving health care delivery system -- Health care economics -- Providing care in the home and community -- Nursing in a culture of violence -- Nursing in a culturally diverse world -- Nursing in a spiritually diverse world -- Advanced nursing education and practice -- Visions for the future.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2004028296
ISBN0131188194 :

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