- 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.

**Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Fundamentals** Discover what it means to be a professional nurse — the history, values and standards, and commitment to lifelong learning. Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges, 10th Edition equips you with current professional nursing practices to positively impact your career. This easy-to-read text provides insight into the current state of the profession and thoroughly examines standards and scope of practice, with new information on interprofessional education and practice, nursing roles, Covid-19, the surge of ambulatory and community care, bullying, gender issues, clinical judgment, and more. - Cognitive rehearsal prepares you for the unlikely threat of lateral violence. - Social justice in nursing helps you learn to advocate for patients who need your help. - Interview narratives explore the issues like culture and faith from the perspectives of leaders in those fields. - Historical Notes highlight little-known stories of heroisms in the nursing profession. - Tips on documentation include both electronic and paper records. - Concepts and Challenges and Ideas for Further Exploration at the end of the chapters help with review and test prep. - Discussions on the implications of social media on nursing, including ethics and boundaries. - Considering Culture boxes highlight the impact of culture on a nurse's role and responsibilities and the patient's healthcare experience. - Evidence-Based Practice boxes identify leading findings in nursing topics and trends. - Case Study boxes feature scenarios involving relevant issues in patient care. - Nurses Doing Research boxes highlight problems identified in patient care and the ongoing efforts to find patient interventions. - Professional Profiles boxes provide prospective from nurses in the field. - Thinking Critically boxes encourage higher-level consideration of potential factors affecting nurses. - Learning outcomes are presented at the beginning of each chapter. - Key terms are bolded where defined in the text. - NEW! Updated content includes the latest information on interprofessional education and practice, nursing roles, COVID-19, the surge in ambulatory and community care, bullying, gender issues, the faculty shortage, and challenges faced by new graduates. - NEW! Expanded coverage of clinical judgment helps you develop the critical thinking and clinical decision-making skills required for the Next Generation NCLEX® and in nursing practice.

Role Development in Professional Nursing Practice, Third Edition examines the progression of the professional nursing role and provides students with a solid foundation for a successful career. This essential resource includes recommendations from current research and utilizes a comprehensive competency model as its framework.Key Features:* Incorporates the Nurse of the Future (NOF): Nursing Core Competencies, based on the AACN's Essentials of Baccalaureate Education, the IOM's Future of Nursing Report, and QSEN competencies, throughout the text* "Competency Boxes" highlight knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA) required of the professional nurse * Includes new case studies and content congruent with recommendations from the Carnegie Foundation and the Institute of Medicine * Provides updated information on evidence-based research, informatics, legal issues, the healthcare delivery system, and future directionsAccompanied by Instructor Resources:* Save time with a Test Bank and sample syllabi* Encourage critical thinking using sample professional development assignments* Plan classroom lectures using PowerPoint Presentations created for each chapterNavigate eFolio: Role Development in Professional Nursing Practice, a fully supported and hosted online learning solution featuring an ebook and course management tools is also available for this text. Navigate eFolio transforms how students learn and instructors teach by bringing together authoritative and interactive content aligned to course objectives, with student practice activities and assessments, an ebook, and reporting tools For more information visit go.jblearning.com/Mastersefolio.

" ... takes a patient-centered, traditional approach to the topic of nursing education and professional development. This dynamic text engages students in recognizing the critical role that nurses play in health care delivery, and focuses on the five core competencies for health professions as determined by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) ..."--Back cover.

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.

"Role Development in Professional Nursing Practice, Third Edition examines the progression of the professional nursing role and provides students with a solid foundation for a successful career. This essential resource includes recommendations from current research and utilizes a comprehensive competency model as its framework. Key features: incorporates the Nurse of the Future (NOF): Nursing Core Competencies, based on the AACN's Essentials of Baccalaureate Education, the IOM's Future of Nursing report, and QSEN competencies, throughout the text; 'key competencies' highlight knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSA) required of the professional nurse; includes new case studies and content congruent with recommendations from the Carnegie Foundation and the Institute of Medicine; provides updated information on evidence-based research, informatics, legal issues, the healthcare delivery system, and future directions" -- Cover p. [4].