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Karen Buhler-Wilkerson
Professor of Community Health Nursing, the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Author of No Place Like Home: A History of Nursing and Home Care in the United States.
Karen Buhler-Wilkerson,
Patricia D'Antonio
Adjunct Associate Professor of Nursing and Senior Fellow, Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing, the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Coeditor of Nurses' Work: Issues...
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nursing, profession that assumes responsibility for the continuous care of the sick, the injured, the disabled, and the dying. Nursing is also responsible for encouraging the health of individuals, families, and communities in medical and community settings. Nurses are actively involved in health care research, management, policy deliberations, and patient advocacy. Nurses with postbaccalaureate preparation assume independent responsibility for providing primary health care and specialty services to individuals, families, and communities. Professional nurses work both independently and in collaboration with other health care professionals such as physicians. Professional nurses supervise the work of nurses who have limited licenses, such as ...(100 of 3714 words)

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