By
Kay Chitty, RN, EdD, CS, Adjunct Faculty, College of Nursing, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Beth Perry Black, RN, MSN, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill School of Nursing, Chapel Hill, NC
Description
This easy-to-read text introduces you to the issues and trends you're likely to encounter in any nursing practice setting. Each stand-alone
chapter introduces and explores a specific topic and gives insightful discussions of issues such as the health care delivery system,
professionalization in nursing, standards and scope of practice, socialization and nursing theories surrounding the profession, and political
action facing nurses.
