Professional nursing concepts : competencies for quality leadership / Anita Finkelman, Carole Kenner.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Finkelman, Anita Ward
Other Authors: Kenner, Carole
Language:English
Published: Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2013], ©2013.
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Nursing > United States.
Nursing.
Nursing Care.
Leadership.
Nurse's Role.
United States.
Physical Description:xiv, 524 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The development of professional nursing : history, the profession, and the nursing education experience
  • The essence of nursing : knowledge and caring
  • The image of nursing : what it is and how it needs to change
  • Nursing education, accreditation, and regulation
  • Health policy and political action : critical actions for nurses
  • Ethics and legal issues
  • Health promotion, disease prevention, and illness : a community perspective
  • The healthcare delivery system : focus on acute care
  • Provide patient-centered care
  • Work in interprofessional teams
  • Employ evidence-based practice
  • Apply quality improvement
  • Utilize informatics
  • Critical healthcare issue : why don't we have enough nurses?
  • The future : transformation of nursing practice through leadership.