Download or read book What is Nursing? Exploring Theory and Practice written by Dawn Ritchie and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book helps new nursing students, and those thinking of entering the profession, understand what it is to be a nurse in today's rapidly changing healthcare environments. The new edition includes a new first chapter on becoming a nursing student, with insights from students themselves. The book also explains the process of nursing and systems of care delivery which underpin actual practice. A chapter on international working is included for those working or studying abroad. Finally, it explores what nursing is really like when you qualify through interviews with registered nurses in each of the main nursing fields of practice.