Professional Nursing Practice: Concepts and Perspectives
Exploring the professional roles of health promoter, teacher-learner, leader-manager, research consumer, advocate, colleague, and collaborator, as identified by the ANA Standards ofProfessional Performance, Professional Nursing Practice: Concepts and Perspectives, 4th Ed.details the historical, theoretical, ethical, and legal foundations of professional nursing. Current and comprehensive, it provides a complete discussion of the changing health care system especially as it relates to health care economics, nursing in a culture of violence, and nursing in a culturally and spiritually diverse world. Additional features include:New—Chapters on Returning to School after practicing in the field, Nursing Informatics, and the History of NursingNew—Nurse Connect Logothat refers the reader to the Companion Website.Consider(critical thinking) questions — applying content to real-world experiences.Book Shelf— Reading suggestions for contemporary and classic literature.Research Boxes— presents research from all around the world — encourage awareness of evidence based practice and outcomes.Challenges and Opportunitiessection at the beginning of each chapter.New — Online Course Management Systems— Ask your Prentice Hall Representative or go towww.prenhall.com/demofor more information about theBlack Board, Course Compass,andWebCTcourses that accompanyProfessional Nursing Practice, 4th Ed.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.