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Professional Nursing Concepts: Competencies for Quality Leadership takes a patient-centered, traditional approach to the topic of nursing education and professional development. This dynamic text helps students to recognize and understand the critical role that nurses play in health care delivery. It provides a unique framework in which to study the nursing profession, including an examination of the Institute of Medicine’s ( IOM) core competencies for providing safe, quality healthcare and their relation to nursing practice. Professional Nursing Concepts is divided into four sections: The first section covers the history of the nursing profession, what it means to be a nurse, the image of nursing and nursing education. Section two explores the health-care context in which nursing is practiced. This includes the nurse’s role in health policy; nursing ethics; health promotion, disease prevention, and illness; and a close-up look at the nurse within the acute care hospital. The third section focuses on each of the five core competencies set forth by the IOM and their application to nursing Section four addresses the critical issue of the nursing shortage and its impact on patient care, as well as the future of nursing and the transformation of nursing practice. About the Author Anita Finkelman has over 35 years experience in clinical practice, administration, and nursing education. She has published 8 books, one of which won an award, multiple chapters and journal articles, and internet based courses. She has lectured nationally and internationally on psychiatric-mental health nursing, administration, health policy, quality improvement, and nursing education. She has been a visiting faculty at the Hadassah School of Nursing Hebrew University, Israel. Dr. Kenner PhD, RNC-NIC, FAAN, received her Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN) from the University of Cincinnati College of Nursing, Cincinnati, Ohio. She received her Master’s of Science in Nursing with a specialty of Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist and Neonatal Nurse Practitioner and her Doctor of Nursing Science/Doctor of Philosophy from Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, Indiana. She is the Dean and Professor in the School of Nursing and Associate Dean Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, where she has held these positions since January 2010. She is a past president of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN) and in addition, Dean Kenner founded and remains President of the Council of International Neonatal Nurses (COINN), which is the first international organization to represent neonatal nursing and nursing development at this level. Because of her passion in neonatal education, she was invited to the United Nations Children’s Fund to take part of the health policy meeting organized by the Government of Norway and UNICEF. She is the 2010 recipient for the STAN and MAVIS GRAVEN award for her leadership in enhancing the physical and environments for the high-risk infants. Table of Contents Section I The Profession of Nursing Chapter 1.The Development of Professional Nursing: History, the Profession, and the Nursing Education Experience Chapter 2. The Essence of Nursing: Knowledge and Caring Chapter 3. The Image of Nursing: What It Is and How It Needs to Change Chapter 4. Nursing Education, Accreditation, and Regulation Section II The Healthcare Context Chapter 5. Health Policy and Political Action: Critical Actions for Nurses Chapter 6. Ethics and Legal Issues Chapter 7. Health Promotion, Disease Prevention, and Illness: A Continuum of Care Chapter 8. The Healthcare Delivery System: Focus on Acute Care Section III Core Healthcare Professional Competencies Chapter 9. Provide Patient-Centered Care Chapter 10. Work in Interdisciplinary Teams Chapter 11. Employ Evidence-Based Practice Chapter 12. Apply Quality Improvement Chapter 13. Utilize Informatics Section IV: The Practice of Nursing Today and in the Future Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Appendix