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The update of a classic that articulates nursing, its relationship with society, its contribution to health care, and its obligation to those who receive nursing care. Its concepts underlie all nursing practice and help guide nurses in any setting, specialty, and role. In addition to its updated primary content, this indexed edition contains the previous two versions and other background material.

Preface

v

Development of This Document

v

Using This Document

vi

Introduction

1

(4)

The Social Context of Nursing

1

(2)

Values and Assumptions of Nursings Social Contract

3

(2)

Definition of Nursing

5

(6)

Knowledge Base for Nursing Practice

7

(1)

Scope of Nursing Practice

8

(1)

Specialization in Nursing

9

(1)

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses

9

(1)

Additional Advanced Roles

10

(1)

The Regulation of Nursing Practice

11

(3)

Self-Regulation

11

(1)

Professional Regulation

12

(1)

Legal Regulation

13

(1)

Conclusion

14

(1)

References

15

(2)

Appendix A: The Development of Nursings Social Policy Statements, 1980-2003

17

(6)

Contributors, 1980-2003

17

(2)

Timeline of the Development of Foundational

Nursing Documents

19

(3)

Developing the 2003 Revision: Notes on Terminology

22

(1)

Appendix B Text of the 1980 Original: Nursing: A Social Policy Statement

23

(36)

Appendix C Text of the 1995 Revision: Nursings Social Policy Statement

59

(28)

Appendix D Other Definitions of Nursing

87

(2)

Index

89

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Nursing's Social Policy Statement

Nursing's Social Policy Statement

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