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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Development of Modern Nursing | |
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| Early Historical Influences | |
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| Care of the Sick: An Historical Overview | |
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| The Influence of Florence Nightingale | |
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| Nursing in the United States | |
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| The Evolution of the Trained Nurse, 1873-1903 | |
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| The Emergence of the Modern Nurse, After 1904 | |
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| Major Studies of the Nursing Profession | |
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| Contemporary Professional Nursing | |
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| The Health Care Setting | |
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| The Impact of Social and Scientific Changes | |
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| Health Care Delivery: Where? | |
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| Health Care Delivery: Who? | |
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| Nursing in the Health Care Setting | |
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| Nursing as a Profession | |
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| Professional Ethics and the Nurse | |
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| Profile of the Modern Nurse | |
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| Nursing Education and Research | |
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| Major Issues and Trends in Nursing Education | |
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| Programs in Nursing Education | |
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| Nursing Research: Status, Problems, and Issues | |
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| The Practice of Nursing | |
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| Opportunities in Modern Nursing | |
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| Leadership for an Era of Change | |
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| Legal Rights and Responsibilities | |
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| An Introduction to the Law | |
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| The Legislative Process | |
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| Major Legislation Affecting Nursing | |
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| Licensure and Health Personnel Credentialing | |
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| Nursing Practice and the Law | |
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| Health Care and the Rights of People | |
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| Professional Components and Career Development | |
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| Nursing Organizations | |
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| Organizational Procedures and Issues | |
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| National Student Nurses' Association | |
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| American Nurses Association | |
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| The Tri-Council for Nursing | |
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| Other Nursing and Related Organizations in the United States | |
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| Major International Organizations | |
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| Transition Into Practice | |
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| Making Choices: Job Selection | |
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| Career Management | |
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| Author Index | |
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| Subject Index | |