Kelly's Dimensions of Professional Nursing

by Joel, Lucille A.; Kelly, Lucie Young

• ISBN13: 9780071406390
• ISBN10: 0071406395
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-03-14
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional

Summary

This classic text chronicles the non-clinical history, trends, and issues of the nursing profession. Features on-line resources and unique coverage of international issues and guidance on professional writing. New pedagogical features found in the Ninth Edition include chapter summaries, highlighted key information, ethical case vignettes, and new chapters.

Author Biography

Lucille A. Joel, RN, EdD, FAAN, Professor, College of Nursing, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey Dr. Joel co-authored the seventh and eighth editions of Dimensions with Lucie Young Kelly as well as The Nursing Experience, now in its fourth edition. Dr. Kelly (Professor Emeritus of Public Health and Nursing, Columbia University, New York) has now retired and this month has been honored with the American Nursing Association’s Living Legends Award.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
PART I Development of Modern Nursing
Section One Early Historical Influences	3	(34)
Care of the Sick: An Historical Overview	4	(21)
The Influence of Florence Nightingale	25	(12)
Section Two Nursing In The United States	37	(64)
The Evolution of the Trained Nurse, 1873--1903	38	(16)
The Emergence of the Modern Nurse, After 1904	54	(17)
Major Studies of the Nursing Profession	71	(30)
PART II Contemporary Professional Nursing
Section One The Health Care Setting	101	(90)
The Impact of Social and Scientific Changes	102	(32)
Health Care Delivery: Where?	134	(31)
Health Care Delivery: Who?	165	(26)
Section Two Nursing in the Health Care Setting	191	(62)
Nursing as a Profession	192	(21)
Professional Ethics and the Nurse	213	(27)
Profile of the Modern Nurse	240	(13)
Section Three Nursing Education and Research	253	(46)
Major Issues and Trends in Nursing Education	254	(15)
Programs in Nursing Education	269	(16)
Nursing Research: Status, Problems, and Issues	285	(14)
Sections Four The Practice of Nursing	299	(80)
Opportunities in Modern Nursing	300	(55)
Leadership for an Era of Change	355	(24)
Section Five Legal Rights and Responsibilities	379	(180)
An Introduction to the Law	380	(18)
The Legislative Process	398	(20)
Major Legislation Affecting Nursing	418	(33)
Licensure and Health Personnel Credentialing	451	(31)
Nursing Practice and the Law	482	(33)
Health Care and the Rights of People	515	(44)
PART III Professional Components and Career Development
Section One Nursing Organizations	559	(104)
Organizational Procedures and Issues	560	(15)
National Student Nurses' Association	575	(8)
American Nurses Association	583	(24)
The Tri-Council for Nursing	607	(9)
Other Nursing and Related Organizations in the United States	616	(33)
Major International Organizations	649	(14)
Section Two Transition Into Practice	663	(52)
Making Choices: Job Selection	664	(17)
Career Management	681	(34)
Author Index	715	(8)
Subject Index	723