The Nursing Experience: Trends, Challenges, and Transitions, 2/e - Softcover

Lucie Young Kelly

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071053905 ISBN 13: 9780071053907

Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill (Tx), 1992

Synopsis

This best seller offers students a better understanding of their options/problems/opportunities in nursing. It seeks to raise questions, invite discussion, and encourage involvement in the present and future of nursing. Also provides important information for shaping a successful career by emphasizing the trends, challenges, and transitions to be encountered.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Get a closeup on the profession from internationally recognized nursing educators and a former president of the American Nurses Association.
* The ideal text for discovering professional and educational opportunities in nursing
* Perfect for students who want up-to-date information on nursing trends and issues
* Inside--essential coverage of the changing roles of nurses in managed care and institutional settings, the options within nursing, and special help with finding the right fit for you--and growth--within the profession

The best text for seeing nursing whole, The Nursing Experience features:
* Web links with every chapter
* Learning-enhancing tools, including study questions, in all chapters
* Unique coverage of job rewards, career management, and other ways to get ahead in nursing
* Information on getting licensed, nursing ethics, and the law
* Specialty opportunities and professional upgrades, such as retraining and continuing education
* Practical guidance on resources that can help your career, including publications and organizations
* 50 inspiring briefs on "nurses who made a difference"

About the Author:

Lucille Joel, EdD, RN, FAAN is a Professor in the College of Nursing at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in Newark, NJ.

Lucy Young Kelly, PhD, RN, FAAN is Professor Emeritus at Columbia University, New York, NY.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill (Tx)
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0071053905
• ISBN 13: 9780071053907
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 637