Table of Contents

• I. Professional Bases for Practice
• 1. Your Professional Identity
• 2. Theory as the Basis for Practice?
• 3. Evolution and Use of Formal Nursing Knowledge
• 4. Health, Illness, and Holism
• 5. Evidence-Based Practice
• II. Critical Abilities in Professional Nursing Practice
• 6. Effective Communication
• 7. Critical Thinking
• 8. Working with Groups
• 9. The Teaching-Learning Process
• 10. Managing and Leading in the Organization
• 11. Change and Innovation
• 12. Professional Ethics
• III. Quality Care for Individuals, Families & Groups
• 13. Quality and Safety in Healthcare
• 14. Population Heath
• 15. Informatics and Documenting Outcomes
• 16. Economics and Healthcare Policy
• 17. The Politically Active Nurse: An Imperative
• 18. Healthcare Reform and Global Issues
• 19. Expanding the Vision
• Appendices
• A. Professional Nursing Organizations
• B. Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) and Nursing Outcomes Classifications (NOC) Systems