SECTION I

PROFESSIONAL BASES FOR PRACTICE

1

Your Professional Identity   Rose Kearney-Nunnery, RN, PhD

2

2

Theory as the Basis for Practice   Rose Kearney-Nunnery, RN, PhD

22

3

Evolution and Use of Formal Nursing Knowledge   Jacqueline Fowcett, PhD, FAAN

38

4

Health, Illness, and Holism   Rose Kearney-Nunnery, RN, PhD

64

5

Evidence-Based Practice   Rose Kearney-Nunnery, RN, PhD

87

SECTION II

CRITICAL ABILITIES IN PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE

6

Effective Communication   Jacqueline Owers Favret, RN, MSN

108

7

Critical Thinking   Genevieve M. Bartol, RN. EdD

126

8

Working with Groups   Rose Kearney-Nunnery, RN, PhD

140

9

The Teaching-Learning Process   Rose Kearney-Nunnery, RN, PhD

155

10

Managing and Leading in the Organization   Rose Kearney-Nunnery, RN, PhD

177

11

Change and Innovation   Rose Kearney-Nunnery, RN, PhD

206

12

Professional Ethics   Rose Kearney-Nunnery, RN, PhD

227

SECTION III

QUALITY CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND GROUPS

13

Quality and Safety in Health Care   Froncoise Dunefsky, RN, MS, CNAA Rose Kearney-Nunnery, RN. PhD

242

14

Healthy Initiatives for At-Risk Population   Rose Kearney-Nunnery, RN, PhD

266

15

Informatics and Documenting Outcomes   Rose Kearney-Nunnery, RN, PhD Julia W. Aucoin, DNS, RN-BC, CNE

290

16

Healthcare Economics   Lynne M. Patzek Miller Cyril F. Chang Susan K. Pfoutz

309

17

The Politically Active Nurse: An Imperative   Rose Kearney-Nunnery, RN, PhD

335

18

Healthcare Reform and Global Issues   Sister Rosemary Donley, RN, PhD, C-ANP, FAAN

350

19

Expanding the Vision   Rose Kearney-Nunnery, RN, PhD

362

Appendix A

Professional Nursing Organizations

379

Appendix B

Nursing Diagnoses Categorized by Major Functional Health Patterns

283

Appendix C

Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) and Nursing Outcomes Classifications (NOC) Systems

386

Index

397