Professional Nursing
Concepts & Challenges
by Beth Black
10th Edition
Publisher: Elsevier
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9780323776653 |
| eText ISBN | 9780323827553 |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Publishing Year | 2023 |
| Edition | 10th Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 424 |
The textbook Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges, 10th Edition, introduces foundational values, standards, and professional roles within modern healthcare. It examines the legal, ethical, and theoretical frameworks that guide nursing practice while tracing the historical development of the profession.
The volume addresses evidence-based practice, critical thinking, and nursing judgment, alongside communication and collaboration within clinical teams. In addition, it explores healthcare delivery systems across the United States and considers the role of political activism and community engagement in nursing leadership.
Designed for undergraduate students in Issues and Trends courses, the textbook includes cognitive rehearsal exercises to help learners prepare for the threat of lateral violence in healthcare settings.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Nursing in Today’s Evolving Healthcare Environment
Chapter 2: The History and Social Context of Nursing
Chapter 3: Nursing’s Pathway to Professionalism
Chapter 4: Nursing Education in an Evolving Healthcare Environment
Chapter 5: Becoming a Professional Nurse: Defining Nursing and Socialization in Practice
Chapter 6: Nursing as a Regulated Practice: Legal Issues
Chapter 7: Ethics: Basic Concepts for Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 8: Conceptual and Philosophic Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 9: Nursing Theory: The Basis for Professional Nursing
Chapter 10: The Science of Nursing and Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter 11: Developing Nursing Judgment Through Critical Thinking
Chapter 12: Communication and Collaboration in Professional Nursing
Chapter 13: Nurses, Patients, and Families: Caring at the Intersection of Health, Illness, and Culture
Chapter 14: Health Care in the United States
Chapter 15: Political Activism in Nursing: Communities, Organizations, and Government
Chapter 16: Nursing’s Challenge: To Continue to Evolve
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