TY - BOOK AU - Hood,Lucy J. AU - Leddy,Susan AU - Pepper,J.Mae TI - Leddy & Pepper's conceptual bases of professional nursing SN - 078176100X (alk. paper) AV - RT41 .H66 2006 U1 - 610.73 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Philadelphia PB - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins KW - Nursing KW - Philosophy KW - Nursing Theory KW - trends N1 - Includes bibliographical references; 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0516/2005021548.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0712/2005021548-d.html ER -