Crigger, Nancy

The making of nurse professionals : a transformational, ethical approach / Nancy Crigger and Nelda Schwinke Godfrey - Sudbury, Massachusetts : Jone and Bartlett Learning, c2011 - xvii, 145 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Professionalism in nursing : an overview -- The crisis in professionalism and professional education -- Roots and branches of professionalism -- The place of virtue ethics within nursing -- A framework for nurse professionals -- Learning a profession : considerations and strategies -- Measuring professionalism -- Virtues significant in nursing -- Toward the making of future generations of nurse professionals.

Offers a unified, comprehensive moral philosophy that is foundational to professional identity formation in nursing, and visionary, grounded plan for students to engage in the development of professional identity.

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NURSING ETHICS

RT 85 .C75 2011