Chapter 1: The Professional Nurse
Chapter 2: The History behind the Development of Professional Nursing
Chapter 3: Contexual, Philosophical, and Ethical Elements of Professional Nursing
Chapter 4: Establishing Helping and Healing Relationships
Chapter 5: Patterns of Knowing and Nursing Science
Chapter 6: Nursing Models and Theories
Chapter 7: Professional Nursing Processes
Chapter 8: The Health Process and Self-Care of the Nurse
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