Leddy & Pepper's conceptual bases of professional nursing /
Lucy Jane Hood, Susan Kun Leddy
- 5th edition
- Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams $ Wilkins, c2003
- xvi, 591 p. ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents
Section 1.The Dynamics of Professional Development 1. The Professional Nurse 2. The History Behind the Development of Professional Nursing 3. Contextual and Philosophical Elements of Professional Nursing 4. Socialization into Professional Practice 5. The Professional Self-Concept: Development & Care Section 2. The Knowledge Bases of Professional Practice 6. Patterns of Knowing and Nursing Science 7. Nursing Models and Theories 8. Developing and Using Nursing Knowledge through Research 9. Professional Nursing Process 10. The Health Process Section 3. The Changing Health Care Context 11. The Health Care Delivery System 12. The Professional Nurse's Role and Technology 13. The Professionals Nurse's Role in Public Policy Section 4. Professional Practice Strategies 14. The Professional Nursing Role with Client Systems 15. Professional Nurse Accountability 16. The Professional Nurse's Role and Multiculturalism 17. Professional Communication to Establish Helping and Healing Relationships 18. The Professional Nurse's Role in Teaching and Learning 19. Professional Nursing Leadership 20. The Professional Nurse's Role in Client Care Management 21. The Professional Nurse's Role in Shaping the Future of Nursing