TY  - BOOK
AU  - Finkelman,Anita Ward
AU  - Kenner,Carole
TI  - Professional nursing concepts: competencies for quality leadership.
SN  - 9781449649029
AV  - RT82.F53 
U1  - 610.7306/9 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Burlington, MA
PB  - Jones & Bartlett Learning
KW  - Nursing
KW  - United States
KW  - Nursing Care
KW  - Leadership
KW  - Nurse's Role
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Section 1: The profession of nursing. 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 -- Section 2. The healthcare context. 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 -- Section 3. Core healthcare professional competencies. Provide patient-centered care -- Work in interprofessional teams -- Employ evidence-based practice -- Apply quality improvement -- IOM core competency: utilize informatics -- Section 4. The practice of nursing today and in the future. Critical healthcare issue: why don't we have enough nurses? -- The future: transformation of nursing practice through leadership --
ER  -