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Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing Ninth Edition By Lucy Hood, RN, DNSc , Professor, MidAmerica Nazarene University, Olathe, KS DESCRIPTION Now in a full color, visually improved design , Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing, Ninth Edition provides an easy to read, highly practical, broad overview of the nursing pro- fession, addressing philosophical, developmental, sociocultural, environmental, political, health care delivery, and leadership issues vital for career enhancement. The author covers professional nursing roles and client care issues and presents strategies to deal with the HPRWLRQDO DQG HWKLFDO GLPHQVLRQV RI SURIHVVLRQDO SUDFWLFH $SSHDOLQJ WR WRGD\·V OHDUQHUV this edition features videos and interactive resources in the accompanying ancillary pack- age. For online or hybrid, this textbook is also integrated into Lippincott RN to BSN On- line. Lippincott RN to BSN Online, a full curriculum online course solution aligned to the guiding nursing curriculum standards The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Pro- fessional Nursing Practice and the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses Competencies , uniquely features self-paced multimedia modules that foster experiential, active learning.

FEATURES ▶ 5HDO OLIH 5HÁHFWLRQV³ poses a real life situation related to information contained in each chapterCapture interest and hopefully connect the content to RN work experiencesStart of chapter just following the key terms & concepts and learning outcomes ▶ 3URIHVVLRQDO %XLOGLQJ %ORFNV³ Blocks of content key elements to consider in clinical practiceApply theory to practice ▶ Scattered throughout the text and placed appropriately in the body of a chapter. (See 8th ed.) ▶ 4XHVWLRQV IRU 5HÁHFWLRQ 7KLQN 7LPH LQ WKH WK HG ³4XHVWLRQV IRU VWXGHQWV WR WKLQN DERXW DQG UHÁHFW XSRQ FRQWHQW presented in the text. ▶ 3URYLGH GHHSHU LQIRUPDWLRQ SURFHVVLQJ DQG WR GHYHORS UHÁHFWLYH WKLQNLQJ KDELWV ▶ Scattered throughout the text and placed appropriately in the body of a chapter. (See 8th ed.) ▶ /HDUQLQJ .QRZLQJ *URZLQJ³ Boxes of content for self-assessment ▶ Give learners the opportunity for self-assessment and determine if there are any ways to improve professional performance or SURYLGHV NH\ VWUDWHJLHV IRU GHYHORSLQJ D VSHFLÀF VNLOO H J /REE\LQJ ▶ Scattered throughout the text and placed appropriately in the body of a chapter. (See 8th ed.) ▶ &RQFHSWV LQ 3UDFWLFH³ Content boxes providing an example of how chapter content can be used in clinical practice ▶ Provide readers with an example of how to use concepts and theory in professional practice. Scattered throughout the text and placed appropriately in the body of a chapter. (See 8th ed.) ▶ )RFXV RQ 5HVHDUFK³ %ORFN RI FRQWHQW KLJKOLJKWLQJ D UHVHDUFK VWXG\ LWV ÀQGLQJV DQG KRZ WR LQFRUSRUDWH ÀQGLQJV LQWR professional practice ▶ 'HYHORSPHQW RI HYLGHQFH EDVHG SUDFWLFH XVLQJ UHVHDUFK ÀQGLQJV 6FDWWHUHG WKURXJKRXW WKH WH[W DQG SODFHG DSSURSULDWHO\ LQ WKH body of a chapter. (See 8th ed.) ▶ 3URIHVVLRQDO 3URWRW\SHV³ Boxes of content offering suggestions or actual documents for use in professional practice ▶ 3URYLGH UHDGHUV ZLWK VSHFLÀF JXLGHOLQHV RI KRZ WR LPSOHPHQW DQG XVH FRQFHSWV WR LPSURYH SURIHVVLRQDO SUDFWLFH ▶ Scattered throughout the text and placed appropriately in the body of a chapter. (See 8th ed.) ▶ 1(: 1XUVH $V $XWKRU³ Brief writing assignment based on chapter content for short written assignments or discussion board postings

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Note to Booksellers: The previous edition published in October, 2013. (ISBN: 978-1-4511-8792-2)

North American Edition / Softbound / ISBN: 978-1-4963-5136-4 / (US$84.99(t) / £N/A / €N/A) Worldwide International Edition / Softbound / ISBN: 978-1-4963-8683-0 / (US$84.99(t) / £N/A / €N/A) World ex. USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Puerto Rico & US Virgin Islands (St. Thomas & St. Croix) Approx. 640 pp. / Approx. 71 Illus. / 71 in Full Color / 7 x 10 / October 2017

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