Role Development for Professional Nursing Practice

by Masters, Kathleen

• ISBN13: 9780763726034
• ISBN10: 0763726036
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-30
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett

Summary

Designed for use in professional development courses, 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-a basic foundation in areas such as nursing history, theory, philosophy, ethics, critical thinking, clinical judgment, and socialization Nurse/Client Relationships-an introduction to patient care, including patient education, the nurse-patient relationship, patient rights, and relationship ethics, legalities, and informatics and technology Nurse as Member of the Health care Team-a focus on particular on the development of nurse leadership positions within the health care team, as well as quality management, resource management, and health care economics Also included are chapters on professional self-care, designed for the student to develop skills of caring for self from the beginning of their nursing experience, and a chapter on career development in nursing. Role Development in Professional Nursing Practice is a comprehensive look at the progression of the professional nursing role-perfect for providing nursing students with a lifelong foundation and a successful career.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Unit I: The Nurse as a Professional Individual	1	(152)
A History of Healthcare and Nursing	3	(32)
Karen Saucier Lundy
Framework for Professional Nursing Practice	35	(16)
Kathleen Masters
Philosophy of Nursing	51	(12)
Mary W. Stewart
Moral and Ethical Dimensions in Professional Nursing Practice	63	(14)
Janie Butts
Karen Rich
Clinical Judgment in Professional Nursing	77	(22)
Bonnie Saucier
Education and Socialization to the Professional Nursing Role	99	(12)
Patricia Becker Hentz
The Social Context of Professional Nursing	111	(18)
Mary W. Stewart
Care of Professional Self	129	(6)
Dianna H. Douglas
Danny G. Willis
Career Management in Professional Nursing	135	(18)
Luann M. Daggett
Unit II: The Professional Nurse as a Provider of Care	153	(92)
Professional Nursing Care of the Client	155	(16)
Lizabeth L. Carlson
The Role of the Professional Nurse in Patient Education	171	(14)
Kathleen Masters
Communication and the Nurse--Client Relationship	185	(14)
Sarah Steen Lauterbach
Ethics in Nursing Relationships, Professional Practice, and Healthcare	199	(22)
Janie Butts
Karen Rich
Law and the Professional Nurse	221	(14)
Kathleen Driscoll
Informatics and Technology in Nursing Practice	235	(10)
Kay Coltharp Cater
Unit III: The Professional Nurse as a Member of the Health Care Team	245	(72)
Developing Professional Nurses as Leaders	247	(12)
Anna Brock
The Role of the Professional Nurse in Human Resource Management	259	(26)
Kandy Smith
The Role of the Professional Nurse in Quality Management	285	(8)
Cynthia Luther
Economics of Healthcare	293	(24)
Sherry Hartman
Appendices	317	(12)
Appendix A American Nurses Association Standards of Nursing Practice	319	(2)
Appendix B Code of Ethics for Nurses	321	(2)
Appendix C The ICN Code of Ethics for Nurses	323	(6)
Index	329