Health care in the United States
CHAPTER 14 Health care in the United States Learning outcomes After studying this chapter, students will be able to: • Describe the four basic categories of services provided by the health…
Illness, culture, and caring: Impact on patients, families, and nurses
CHAPTER 10 Illness, culture, and caring: Impact on patients, families, and nurses Learning outcomes After studying this chapter, students will be able to: • Differentiate between acute and chronic illness. • Describe…
Nursing today: A time of transformation
CHAPTER 1 Nursing today: A time of transformation Learning outcomes After studying this chapter, students will be able to: • Describe the demographics of professional nursing today. • Identify the broad range…
Communication and collaboration in nursing
CHAPTER 9 Communication and collaboration in nursing Learning outcomes After studying this chapter, students will be able to: • Describe therapeutic use of self. • Identify and describe the phases of the…
Nursing’s challenge: The call for transformation
CHAPTER 16 Nursing’s challenge: The call for transformation Learning outcomes After studying this chapter, students will be able to: • Describe the relationship between taking responsibility for one’s life and self-care….
Nursing theory: The basis for professional nursing
CHAPTER 13 Nursing theory: The basis for professional nursing Learning outcomes After studying this chapter, students will be able to: • Explore elements of selected nursing philosophies, nursing conceptual models, and…
The science of nursing and evidence-based practice
CHAPTER 11 The science of nursing and evidence-based practice Learning outcomes After studying this chapter, students will be able to: • Differentiate among bench, clinical, and translational science. • Describe the historical…
The education of nurses: On the leading edge of transformation
CHAPTER 7 The education of nurses: On the leading edge of transformation Learning outcomes After studying this chapter, students will be able to: • Trace the development of basic and graduate…
Becoming a nurse: Defining nursing and socialization into professional practice
CHAPTER 6 Becoming a nurse: Defining nursing and socialization into professional practice Learning outcomes After studying this chapter, students will be able to: • Describe the benefits of defining nursing and…
Critical thinking, the nursing process, and clinical judgment
CHAPTER 8 Critical thinking, the nursing process, and clinical judgment Learning outcomes After studying this chapter, students will be able to: • Define critical thinking. • Describe the importance of critical thinking…
