Nursing in the European Union: Anatomy of a Profession, Volume 1

Abstract

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of European Union Member States and Year of Entry -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Nursing in the European -- Introduction -- Definition of Nursing -- Globalization and Europeanization -- Institutionalism -- 2 Education -- Introduction -- EU Directives, the Bologna Process, and Nursing Education -- The Case of the Newly Acceded Member States -- Numbers: Student Quotas, Attrition, and Graduates -- Nursing-Education Sites -- Entry Requirements -- Who Studies Nursing and Why? -- Student Support -- The Preregistration Program -- Graduate Studies -- Specialization -- Continuing Professional Development -- Foreign Study -- Nurse Educators -- Teaching Methods -- Regulation of Nursing Education -- Conclusion -- 3 Aspects of Professional Regulation -- Professional Recognition -- Nursing Demographics -- Gender -- Age -- Education -- Numbers -- Migration -- Ethical Practice -- Fitness to Practice -- Conclusion -- 4 Nursing Research -- Research Development -- Research Literacy -- Research Strategies and Priorities -- Funding -- Research Initiatives -- Research Dissemination -- Evidence-based Practice: The Integration of Research and Service -- Nursing Research Challenges -- Conclusion -- 5 Representatives of Nursing and Their Activities -- Chief Nursing Officers -- The Professional Nursing Association -- Functions -- Membership -- Dues -- Membership Benefits -- Organizational Structure -- Interest Group Systems -- Nursing Associations: The International Dimension -- Pressure Group Politics and the Institutions of European Government -- Groups and European Union Structures -- Summary and Conclusion -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Index.