Part Ⅱ　Reading

Reading Guidance

What is nursing？What are the unique functions of nursing？As a future nurse，you may have these questions in mind.In this unit，we are going to explore the nature of nursing and different perspectives about nursing.Especially，we will introduce the practice of nursing in China，which is related to clinical nursing，community-based health care，nursing education，nursing management and nursing research.Then you will know the advantages and disadvantages of the functional nursing，team nursing and primary nursing.

Before Class

Please think carefully about these questions and discuss with your classmates.

● What do you think is the definition of nursing？

● What is the nature of nursing？

● What do you think about the practice of nursing in China？