TY  - BOOK
AU  - Finkelman,Anita
TI  - Professional nursing concepts: competencies for quality leadership 
SN  - 9781284296402
AV  - RT41 .F525 2026
U1  - 610.73 23/eng/20240625
PY  - 2026///
CY  - Burlington, Massachusetts
PB  - Jones & Bartlett Learning
KW  - Nursing
KW  - Nursing Care
KW  - Nurse's Role
KW  - Leadership
KW  - Clinical Competence
KW  - United States
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Section 1. The profession of nursing -- Professional nursing: history and development of the nursing profession -- The essence of nursing: knowledge and caring -- Nursing education, accreditation, and regulation -- Success in your nursing education program -- Section 2. The healthcare context -- Health policy and political action -- Ethical 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/ person-centered care -- Work in interprofessional teams -- Employ evidence-based practice -- Apply quality improvement -- Utilize informatics -- Section 4. The practice of nursing today and in the future -- The future: transformation of nursing practice through leadership
N2  - "Professional Nursing Concepts takes a patient-centered, traditional approach to nursing education and provides the foundation pre-licensure nursing students need in order to successfully transition into practice. Grounded in the Institute of Medicine's five core competencies for healthcare professionals, the current edition logically flows from the basics of the nursing profession and the dynamics of patient care into critical healthcare delivery discussions, ranging from health policy and political action to community health and leadership in nursing practice"-- Provided by publisher
ER  -