3 Socialization to Professional Nursing Karen J. Saewert, PhD, RN, CPHQ, CNE OBJECTIVES At the completion of this chapter, the reader will be able to: • Evaluate the current status of…

10 Challenges in Teaching and Learning Tami H. Wyatt, PhD, RN, CNE OBJECTIVES At the completion of this chapter, the reader will be able to: • Compare and contrast major teaching-learning…

6 Health Policy and Planning and the Nursing Practice Environment Debra C. Wallace, PhD, RN and L. Louise Ivanov, DNS, RN OBJECTIVES At the completion of this chapter, the reader…

5 Theories and Frameworks for Professional Nursing Practice Mary Gunther, PhD, RN, CNE OBJECTIVES At the completion of this chapter, the reader will be able to: • Distinguish among a concept,…

17 Rural Health Concepts Vickie H. Southall, MSN, RN OBJECTIVES After completion of this chapter, the reader will be able to: • Discuss demographic characteristics of rural communities that have an…

2 Pathways of Nursing Education Joan L. Creasia, PHD, RN and Kathryn B. Reid, PHD, RN OBJECTIVES At the completion of this chapter, the reader will be able to: • Trace…

7 Economic Issues in Nursing and Health Care Mattia J. Gilmartin, RN, MBA, PhD OBJECTIVES At the completion of this chapter, the reader will be able to: • Describe how the…

12 Ethical Dimensions of Nursing and Health Care Heather Vallent, RN, MS and Pamela J. Grace, PhD, APRN OBJECTIVES At the completion of this chapter, the reader will be able…

1 Historical Development of Professional Nursing in the United States Jennifer Casavant Telford, PhD, APN-BC and Arlene W. Keeling, PhD, RN, FAAN OBJECTIVES At the completion of this chapter, the…

18 Intimate Partner Violence as a Health Care Problem Kathryn Laughon, PhD, RN OBJECTIVES At the completion of this chapter, the reader will be able to: • Describe the role of…