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The seventh edition of this classic text is thoroughly revised & expanded, while retaining the comprehensiveness that has marked it from its inception. As an overview of all nonclinical aspects, it continues to cover the major issues of concern to professional nursing practice: from history & development of modern nursing through career development, ethics, & education & research. The reader will find the latest information available on nursing practice, the impact of social & scientific changes, the major changes in licensure, the expanding role of the advanced nurse practitioner, & the new hospital environment in which nurses have to work. In addition, Dimensions covers subjects not found in competing texts usually including: nursing supply & demand; legal rights & responsibilities; & how to look for a job/what to look for in a job. New tables & charts as well as the latest references & bibliography complement the concepts presented. Dimensions also provides complete information on nursing organizations & pKelly, Lucie Y. is the author of 'Dimensions of Professional Nursing - Lucie Young Kelly' with ISBN 9780023622700 and ISBN 0023622709.
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