Hood, Lucy J. <br/><br/>
Leddy & Pepper's conceptual bases of professional nursing / 
 Leddy and Pepper's conceptual bases of professional nursing  Conceptual bases of professional nursing 
Lucy Jane Hood, Susan Kun Leddy. 
 - 6th ed. 
 - Philadelphia :  Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,  c2006. 
 - xviii, 668 p. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>078176100X (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005021548 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>101253582  DNLM 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Nursing.<br/>Nursing--Philosophy.<br/>Nursing Theory.<br/>Nursing--trends.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RT41  / .H66 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>610.73 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>2005 N-806 WY 86  / H776L 2006