Role Development in Professional Nursing Practice

Role Development in Professional Nursing Practice, Sixth Edition, is a comprehensive resource to guide students along their journey as professional nurses. It focuses on the foundations of professional nursing practice, including career development, as well as the management of quality and safe patient care. Through theory, classroom activities, and case studies, the text explores topics such as teamwork and collaboration, communication, leadership, evidence-based practice, patient-centered care, informatics, and ethical and legal issues-essential knowledge and competencies that nursing students need for a successful career. * Coverage of the revised AACN competencies for pre-licensure nursing * Updated content on topics such as conflict resolution and other workplace challenges * Abstract nursing theory and its application to practice * Ethical theories which reflect the diversity of concepts in the practice of nursing * Expanded content on organizational theory and healthcare organizations/systems * New content focused on leadership in nursing practice and competencies See more