Leddy & Pepper's conceptual bases of professional nursing /
[Book]
Lucy Jane Hood, RN, PhD, professor, St. Luke's College of Health Sciences, Kansas City, Missouri.
8 edition.
Philadelphia :
Wolters KIluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,
[2014]
xiv, 625 pages :
illustrations ;
26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The professional nurse -- The history behind the development of professional nursing -- Contextual, philosophical, and ethical elements of professional nursing -- Patterns of knowing and nursing science -- Nursing models and theories -- Professional nursing processes -- Professional communication to establish helping and healing relationships -- The health process and self-care of the nurse -- Health care delivery systems -- Developing and using nursing knowledge through research -- Multicultural issues in professional practice -- Professional nurse accountability -- Environmental and global health -- Community health -- Informatics and technology in nursing practice -- The professional nurse's role in public policy -- Nursing approaches to client systems -- The professional nurse's role in teaching and learning -- Leadership and management in professional nursing -- Quality improvement and professional nursing -- Career options for professional nurses -- Development of a professional nursing career -- Shaping the future of nursing.
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"This eighth edition of Leddy & Pepper's Conceptual Bases of Professional Nursing provides a broad overview of the nursing profession, addressing philosophical, developmental, sociocultural, environmental, political, health care delivery, and leadership issues vital for career enhancement. The authors cover professional nursing roles and client care issues, stimulate you to learn more about presented content, and present strategies that will help you deal with the emotional and ethical dimensions of professional practice"--Publisher's website.
Leddy and Pepper's conceptual bases of professional nursing