Role Development in Professional Nursing Practice

Product Description
Role Development in Professional Nursing Practice, Sixth Edition, is a comprehensive resource to guide students along their journey as professional nurses. It focuses on the foundations of professional nursing practice, including career development, as well as the management of quality and safe patient care. Through theory, classroom activities, and case studies, the text explores topics such as teamwork and collaboration, communication, leadership, evidence-based practice, patient-centered care, informatics, and ethical and legal issues―essential knowledge and competencies that nursing students need for a successful career. • Coverage of the revised AACN competencies for pre-licensure nursing • Updated content on topics such as conflict resolution and other workplace challenges • Abstract nursing theory and its application to practice • Ethical theories which reflect the diversity of concepts in the practice of nursing • Expanded content on organizational theory and healthcare organizations/systems • New content focused on leadership in nursing practice and competencies
About the Author
Dr. Kathleen Masters is aProfessor in the College of Nursing at the University of Southern Mississippi where she primarily teaches professional role development and public health nursing courses in the baccalaureate nursing program. Current areas of practice and research are related to patient education and nursing education including the use of simulation in nursing education. Dr. Masters holds an Associate Degree in Nursing and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Northern Kentucky University, a Master of Science degree in Community Health Nursing from the University of Southern Mississippi, and a Doctor of Nursing Science degree from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center.