Role Development in Professional Nursing Practice

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Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2005 - 347 pages
Designed for use in sequential professional development courses across the curriculum, Role Development in Professional Nursing Practice covers role development of the professional nurse as it occurs in three developmental stages, moving from the simple to the more complex: Nurse as Individual; Nurse/Client Relationships; and Nurse as Member of the Health Care Team.
 

Contents

The Nurse as a Professional Individual
1
A History of Healthcare and Nursing Karen Saucier Lundy
3
Framework for Professional Nursing Practice Kathleen Masters
35
Philosophy of Nursing Mary W Stewart
51
Moral and Ethical Dimensions in Professional Nursing Practice Janie Butts Karen Rich
63
Clinical Judgment in Professional Nursing Bonnie Saucier
77
Education and Socialization to the Professional Nursing Role Patricia Becker Hentz
99
The Social Context of Professional Nursing Mary W Stewart
111
Communication and the NurseClient Relationship Sarah Steen Lauterbach
185
Ethics in Nursing Relationships Professional Practice and Healthcare Janie Butts Karen Rich
199
Law and the Professional Nurse Kathleen Driscoll
221
Informatics and Technology in Nursing Practice Kay Coltharp Cater
235
The Professional Nurse as a Member of
245
The Role of the Professional Nurse in Human Resource Management Kandy Smith
259
The Role of the Professional Nurse in Quality Management Cynthia Luther
285
Economics of Healthcare Sherry Hartman
293

Care of Professional Self Dianna H Douglas Danny G Willis
129
Career Management in Professional Nursing Luann M Daggett
135
The Professional Nurse as a Provider of Care
153
Professional Nursing Care of the Client Lizabeth L Carlson
155
The Role of the Professional Nurse in Patient Education Kathleen Masters
171
Appendices
317
Appendix C
323
Index
329
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