TY  - BOOK
AU  - Polifko, Karin A.,
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SN  - 978-1-4018-0886-0;1-4018-0886-7
SN  - 2
PY  - 2007///];copyright 200746
CY  - Clifton Park, New York
PB  - Thomson Delmar Learning
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KW  - 2
KW  - 0
KW  - 6
KW  - 20
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Nursing;Nursing
KW  - United States
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; From practice to professionalism: the struggle within -- History and evolution of nursing -- Educating the profession -- Finding and maintaining work/life harmony -- Seeking and managing information -- Theoretical basis for the practice of nursing -- Evidence-based practice -- Health services in the United States -- Professional accountability: credentialing and accreditation -- Health care policy issues -- Diversity -- Legal accountabilities in the health care environment -- Ethical considerations in the health care environment -- Teacher/ learner -- Change agent -- Delegator and decision maker -- Collaborator and negotiator -- Evaluator -- Manager of information systems -- Defining a professional: graduate education -- Mentoring and the profession -- Responsibilities of the profession; 5
ER  -