Professional Nursing Practice: Concepts and Perspectives, 7th edition

Brief Contents
About the Authors  iv
Thank You  v
Preface  vi
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1. Beginning the Journey
Unit I: Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice 
2. Socialization to Professional Nursing
3. Historical Foundations of Professional Nursing 
4. Ethical Foundations of Professional Nursing
5. Legal Foundations of Professional Nursing 
6. Knowledge Development in Nursing
Unit II: Professional Nursing Roles 
7. The Nurse as Health Promoter and Care Provider 
8. The Nurse as Learner and Teacher 
9. The Nurse as Leader and Manager 
10. The Nurse’s Role in Evidence-based Health Care 
11. The Nurse’s Role in Quality and Safety¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿
12. The Nurse’s Role as Political Advocate
13. The Nurse as Colleague and Collaborator 
Unit III: Processes Guiding Professional Practice
14. Communicating
15. Managing Change
16. Technology and Informatics  
Unit IV: Professional Nursing in a Changing Health Care Environment  
17. Nursing in an Evolving Health Care Delivery System  ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿
18. Providing Care in the Home and Community  
19. Global Health
20. Dimensions of Holistic Health Care
21. Nursing in a Culturally Diverse World  
22. Nursing in a Spiritually Diverse World  
23. Nursing in a Culture of Violence
Unit V: Into the Future  
24. Advanced Nursing Education and Practice  
25. The Future of Nursing
Index