,Fundamentals of Nursing
NINTH EDITION
Patricia A. Potter, RN, MSN, PhD, FAAN
Director of Research
Patient Care Services
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
St. Louis, Missouri
Anne Griffin Perry, RN, MSN, EdD, FAAN
Professor Emerita
School of Nursing
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, Illinois
Patricia A. Stockert, RN, BSN, MS, PhD
President, College of Nursing
Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing
Peoria, Illinois
Amy M. Hall, RN, BSN, MS, PhD, CNE
Chair and White Family Endowed Professor of Nursing
Dunigan Family Department of Nursing and Health Sciences
University of Evansville
Evansville, Indiana
SECTION EDITOR:
Wendy R. Ostendorf, RN, MS, EdD, CNE
Professor of Nursing
Neumann University
Aston, Pennsylvania
2
,3
, Table of Contents
Cover image
Title page
Copyright
Contributors
Reviewers
Dedication
Student Preface
Preface to the Instructor
Key Features
New to this Edition
Learning Supplements for Students
Teaching Supplements for Instructors
Multimedia Supplements for Instructors and Students
Acknowledgments
Unit I Nursing and the Health Care Environment
1 Nursing Today
Nursing as a Profession
Historical Influences
Contemporary Influences
Trends in Nursing
Professional Registered Nurse Education
Nursing Practice
Professional Nursing Organizations
Key Points
Clinical Application Questions
4
NINTH EDITION
Patricia A. Potter, RN, MSN, PhD, FAAN
Director of Research
Patient Care Services
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
St. Louis, Missouri
Anne Griffin Perry, RN, MSN, EdD, FAAN
Professor Emerita
School of Nursing
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, Illinois
Patricia A. Stockert, RN, BSN, MS, PhD
President, College of Nursing
Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing
Peoria, Illinois
Amy M. Hall, RN, BSN, MS, PhD, CNE
Chair and White Family Endowed Professor of Nursing
Dunigan Family Department of Nursing and Health Sciences
University of Evansville
Evansville, Indiana
SECTION EDITOR:
Wendy R. Ostendorf, RN, MS, EdD, CNE
Professor of Nursing
Neumann University
Aston, Pennsylvania
2
,3
, Table of Contents
Cover image
Title page
Copyright
Contributors
Reviewers
Dedication
Student Preface
Preface to the Instructor
Key Features
New to this Edition
Learning Supplements for Students
Teaching Supplements for Instructors
Multimedia Supplements for Instructors and Students
Acknowledgments
Unit I Nursing and the Health Care Environment
1 Nursing Today
Nursing as a Profession
Historical Influences
Contemporary Influences
Trends in Nursing
Professional Registered Nurse Education
Nursing Practice
Professional Nursing Organizations
Key Points
Clinical Application Questions
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