Easy to read and highly practical, Leddy & Pepper’s Conceptual Bases of Professional Nursing, 8th Edition provides a broad overview of the nursing profession, addressing philosophical, developmental, sociocultural, environmental, political, health care delivery, and leadership issues vital for career enhancement. The author covers professional nursing roles and client care issues, stimulate nurses to learn more about presented content, and present strategies to deal with the emotional and ethical dimensions of professional practice. Updated to reflect the latest advances in the field, the Eighth Edition now includes real life clinical scenarios and introduces students to the complex environment of nursing practice today through Hood’s Professional Nurse Contributions Model, which synthesizes the affective, cognitive, behavioral, and psychomotor domains of professional practice. Also new is a unique online Interactive Literature Assessment Tool that gets students thinking critically about the relationship between issues discussed in current journal articles and their future nursing careers. This edition also offers an expanded student resource program, which is customizable to the student’s level of practice expertise.

- NEW! Updated information on the Affordable Care Act keeps you in the know. - NEW! Information on care coordination prepares you to make more informed decisions about patient care. - NEW! Information on care transitions so you know what to expect upon entering the workforce. - NEW! Increased content on diversity in nursing, ethnocentrism, moral distress and moral courage, communication models (SBAR, CUS and others), and RN to BSN education. - NEW! Cognitive rehearsal prepares you for the unlikely threat of lateral violence - NEW! Tips on documentation include both electronic and paper types. - NEW! Social justice in nursing helps you to learn to advocate for patients who need your help.

Now in its seventh edition, this text provides nurses with a comprehensive overview of the evolving marketplace, emphasising the need to develop and maintain sound professionalism.

Resource added for the Nursing-Associate Degree 105431, Practical Nursing 315431, and Nursing Assistant 305431 programs.

Designated a Doody's Core Title! "This is a valuable resourceÖto help prepare advanced practice nurses with the skills necessary to navigate the healthcare arena. The editors and contributors are experienced advanced practice nurses with valuable information to share with novice practitioners." Score: 100, 5 stars.óDoodyís Medical Reviews Now in its fourth edition, this highly acclaimed book remains the key title serving graduate-level advanced practice nurses (APNs) and recent graduates about to launch their careers. The book outlines what is required of the APN, with guidelines for professional practice for each of the four APN roles: the nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse midwife, and certified registered nurse anesthetist. Advanced Practice Nursing focuses not only on the care and management of patients, but also on how to meet the many challenges of the rapidly changing health care arena. Obtaining certification, navigating reimbursement, and translating research into practice are just a few of the challenges discussed. Key Features: Essential information on educational requirements and certification Advice on how to make the transition into professional practice Guidelines for ethical and clinical decision making Discussions on the DNP and CNL roles in AP nursing Updated and revised content on leadership development, regulation, informatics, health care organization, and health care policy

Covers the work of those who have been central to nursing theory for decades as well as many newer theorists. The text draws content from topics such as philosophy, conceptual models and the middle range theories of nursing.