16. Dealing with distance
CHAPTER 16. Dealing with distance rural and remote area nursing Desley Hegney LEARNING OBJECTIVES On completion of this chapter, the reader will be able to: • demonstrate an understanding of…
14. Becoming part of a multidisciplinary healthcare team
CHAPTER 14. Becoming part of a multidisciplinary healthcare team Patrick Crookes, Rhonda Griffiths and Angela Brown LEARNING OBJECTIVES Having read and understood this chapter, the reader will be able to:…
12. The gendered culture of nursing
CHAPTER 12. The gendered culture of nursing Sandra Speedy LEARNING OBJECTIVES On completion of this chapter, readers will have: • understood and appreciated the historical development of feminist thinking on…
13. Power and politics in the practice of nursing
CHAPTER 13. Power and politics in the practice of nursing Annette Huntington and Jean Gilmour LEARNING OBJECTIVES After completing this chapter, the reader will: • understand the nature of power…
11. An introduction to legal aspects of nursing practice
CHAPTER 11. An introduction to legal aspects of nursing practice∗ Judith Mair LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this chapter, the reader will have gained insights into: • the basics of…
10. Ethics in nursing
CHAPTER 10. Ethics in nursing Megan-Jane Johnstone LEARNING OBJECTIVES This chapter will: • define nursing ethics • outline the development of Western-based bioethics • discuss the relationship between nursing ethics…
9. Research in nursing
CHAPTER 9. Research in nursing concepts and processes John Daly, Doug Elliott and Esther Chang LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this chapter, readers should have gained: • an understanding of…
7. The growth of ideas and theory in nursing
CHAPTER 7. The growth of ideas and theory in nursing Sarah Winch, Amanda Henderson and Debra Creedy LEARNING OBJECTIVES At the completion of this chapter, the reader will be able…
3. Nursing as art and science
CHAPTER 3. Nursing as art and science Judith Parker LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this chapter, the reader should have gained: • an understanding of the development of ideas about…
6. Nursing care and nurse caring
CHAPTER 6. Nursing care and nurse caring issues, concerns, debates Debra Jackson and Sally Borbasi LEARNING OBJECTIVES This chapter will: • introduce caring as a professional concept that is entwined…
