Leddy & Pepper's conceptual bases of professional nursing
By: Lucy Jane Hood, Susan Kun Leddy
Contributors: Leddy, Susan; Pepper, J. Mae
Edition: 6th ed
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 668
Subjects: Nursing; Nursing -- Philosophy
Other titles: Leddy and Pepper's conceptual bases of professional nursing; Conceptual bases of professional nursing
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: The professional nurse; title: The history behind the development of professional nursing; title: Contextual, philosophical, and ethical elements of professional nursing; title: Patterns of knowing and nursing science; title: Nursing models and theories; title: Professional nursing processes; title: Professional communication to establish helping and healing relationships; title: The health process and self-care of the nurse; title: Health care delivery systems; title: Developing and using nursing knowledge through research; title: Multicultural issues in professional practice; title: Professional nurse accountability; title: Environmental and global health; title: Community health; title: Informatics and technology in nursing practice; title: The professional nurse's role in public policy; title: Nursing approaches to client systems; title: The professional nurse's role in teaching and learning; title: Leadership and management in professional nursing; title: Quality improvement and professional nursing; title: Career options for professional nurses; title: Development of a professional nursing career; title: Shaping the future of nursing