Leddy & Pepper's Professional Nursing

Name: Leddy & Pepper's Professional Nursing
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ISBN: 9781975172626

by Lucy J. Hood

10th Edition

Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health

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Print ISBN	9781975172626
eText ISBN	9781975172640
Publisher	Wolters Kluwer Health
Publishing Year	2021
Edition	10th Edition
Language	English
Pages	664

Leddy & Pepper's Professional Nursing, 10th Edition, by Lucy J. Hood, is a dedicated textbook for nursing students, RN to BSN students, and practicing nurses. The volume outlines the contemporary nursing profession while clarifying how conceptual frameworks inform daily clinical practice.

The text synthesizes historical developments, philosophical foundations, and developmental factors that influence modern care delivery. Detailed discussions address environmental and global health issues, political elements in healthcare, and multicultural practice contexts. Furthermore, the material presents specific strategies for managing the complex emotional and ethical dimensions encountered in professional practice settings.

Final thematic arcs focus on nurse accountability, health process models, patterns of knowing, and professional career development options. By addressing leadership dynamics, teaching roles, and therapeutic relationship building, the textbook offers structured academic support tailored to students advancing through BSN curricula and nurses expanding their professional capabilities.

Chapter 1: The Professional Nurse
Chapter 2: The History Behind the Development of Professional Nursing
Chapter 3: Contextual, Philosophical, and Ethical Elements of Professional Nursing
Chapter 4: Establishing Helping and Healing Relationships
Chapter 5: The Health Process and Self-Care of the Nurse
Chapter 6: Patterns of Knowing and Nursing Science
Chapter 7: Nursing Models and Theories
Chapter 8: Professional Nursing Processes
Chapter 9: Health Care Delivery Systems
Chapter 10: Developing and Using Nursing Knowledge Through Research
Chapter 11: Multicultural Issues in Professional Practice
Chapter 12: Professional Nurse Accountability
Chapter 13: Environmental and Global Health
Chapter 14: Informatics and Technology in Nursing Practice
Chapter 15: Nursing Approaches to Client Systems
Chapter 16: The Professional Nurse's Role in Teaching and Learning
Chapter 17: Leadership and Management in Professional Nursing
Chapter 18: Quality Improvement: Enhancing Patient Safety and Health Care Quality
Chapter 19: The Professional Nurse's Role in Public Policy
Chapter 20: Career Options for Professional Nurses
Chapter 21: Development of a Professional Nursing Career
Chapter 22: Shaping the Future of Nursing