Leddy & Pepper's professional nursing / Lucy Jane Hood.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Professional Nurse -- The History Behind the Development of Professional Nursing -- Contextual, Philosophical, and Ethical Elements of Professional Nursing -- Establishing Helping and Healing Relationships -- The Health Process and Self-Care of the Nurse -- Patterns of Knowing and Nursing Science -- Nursing Models and Theories -- Professional Nursing Processes -- Health Care Delivery Systems -- Developing and Using Nursing Knowledge Through Research -- Multicultural Issues in Professional Practice -- Professional Nurse Accountability -- Environmental and Global Health -- Informatics and Technology in Nursing Practice -- Nursing Approaches to Client Systems -- The Professional Nurse's Role in Teaching and Learning -- Leadership and Management in Professional Nursing -- Quality Improvement : Enhancing Patient Safety and Health Care Quality --The Professional Nurse's Role in Public Policy -- Career Options for Professional Nurses -- Development of a Professional Nursing Career -- Shaping the Future of Nursing.