Nursing today : : transition and trends / [electronic resource] / [edited by] JoAnn Zerwekh, Jo Carol Claborn.. — 2nd ed.. — Philadelphia : : Saunders,, c1997.. — xv, 535 p. : : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Reality Shock / JoAnn Zerwekh and Jo Carol Claborn -- 2. Historical Perspectives: Influences of the Past / Linda T. Anglin -- 3. Image of Nursing: Influences of the Present / Nellie Nelson -- 4. Nursing Education / Gayle P. Varnell -- 5. Challenges of Nursing Management / Carol Singer -- 6. Using Nursing Research in Practice / Ela-Joy Lehrman -- 7. Effective Communication / Lynette Jack -- 8. Conflict Management / JoAnn Zerwekh -- 9. Time Management / Linda Camin -- 10. Delegation in the Clinical Setting / Ruth Hansten and Marilynn Washburn -- 11. The Health Care Delivery System / Karlene Kerfoot -- 12. The Health Care Organization and Patterns of Nursing Care Delivery / Karlene Kerfoot -- 13. Contemporary Health Care Delivery: Trends and Economics / JoAnn Zerwekh -- 14. Political Action in Nursing / Betty Skaggs -- 15. A Collective Voice in the Workplace / Mary E. Foley -- 16. Ethical Issues / Alice Pappas -- 17. Legal Issues / Sarah Stark.