Nursing's Social Policy Statement

by American Nurses Association

• ISBN13: 9781558102149
• ISBN10: 1558102140
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-09-01
• Publisher: AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION

Summary

The update of a classic that articulates nursing, its relationship with society, its contribution to health care, and its obligation to those who receive nursing care. Its concepts underlie all nursing practice and help guide nurses in any setting, specialty, and role. In addition to its updated primary content, this indexed edition contains the previous two versions and other background material.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Development of This Document	v
Using This Document	vi
Introduction	1	(4)
The Social Context of Nursing	1	(2)
Values and Assumptions of Nursings Social Contract	3	(2)
Definition of Nursing	5	(6)
Knowledge Base for Nursing Practice	7	(1)
Scope of Nursing Practice	8	(1)
Specialization in Nursing	9	(1)
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses	9	(1)
Additional Advanced Roles	10	(1)
The Regulation of Nursing Practice	11	(3)
Self-Regulation	11	(1)
Professional Regulation	12	(1)
Legal Regulation	13	(1)
Conclusion	14	(1)
References	15	(2)
Appendix A: The Development of Nursings Social Policy Statements, 1980-2003	17	(6)
Contributors, 1980-2003	17	(2)
Timeline of the Development of Foundational
Nursing Documents	19	(3)
Developing the 2003 Revision: Notes on Terminology	22	(1)
Appendix B Text of the 1980 Original: Nursing: A Social Policy Statement	23	(36)
Appendix C Text of the 1995 Revision: Nursings Social Policy Statement	59	(28)
Appendix D Other Definitions of Nursing	87	(2)
Index	89