Evolve Resources for Professional Nursing, 10th Edition

1. Nursing in Today's Evolving Health Care Environment2. The History and Social Context of Nursing3. Nursing's Pathway to Professionalism4. Nursing Education in an Evolving Health Care Environment5. Becoming a Professional Nurse: Defining Nursing and Socialization into Practice6. Nursing as a Regulated Practice: Legal Issues7. Ethics: Basic Concepts for Professional Nursing Practice8. Conceptual and Philosophical Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice9. Nursing Theory: The Basis for Professional Nursing 10. The Science of Nursing and Evidence-Based Practice11. Developing Nursing Judgment Through Critical Thinking12. Communication and Collaboration in Professional Nursing13. Nurses, Patients, and Families: Caring at the Intersection of Health, Illness, and Culture14. Health Care in the United States15. Political Activism in Nursing: Communities, Organizations, Government16. Nursing Challenge: To Continue to Evolve

Beth Black, PhD, RN, FAAN, Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill School of Nursing, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA