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This text will be useful for anyone who wants to gain a professional edge in the world of nursing today, This new edition introduces readers to the issues and trends they're likely to encounter in any practice setting. Each stand-alone chapter introduces and explores a specific topic, enabling them to be read in any order.

Helps reader understand nursing as a profession; also features an emphasis on cultural diversity within the profession and in society Includes a discussion on the gender orientation of nurses which provides insight into the relationship between gender and the development of nursing.

History of nursing. Educational patterns in nursing. The social context for nursing. Professional Associations. Nursing today. Defining profession. Defining nursing. Professional socialization Philosophies of nursing. Major concepts in nursing. Theory as a basis for professional nursing. Understanding nursing research. The health care delivery system. Financing health care. Nursing care delivery systems. The scientific method. The nursing process Illness and its impact on patients and families. Therapeutic use of self through communication. Nursing ethics. Legal aspects of nursing. Nurses ans political action. Nursing's future challenges