Successfully make the transition to professional nursing practice. The 7th Edition of this popular resource prepares you to meet the challenges you'll face as a professional in today's changing health care environment.

Characteristics of a profession -- Professional ethics and values -- Nursing practice and the law -- Leadership and followership -- The nurse as manager of care -- Delegation and prioritization of client care staffing -- Communicating with others and working with the interprofessional team -- Resolving problems and conflicts -- Organizations, power, and professional empowerment -- Organizations, people and change -- Quality and safety -- Maintaining a safe work environment -- Promoting a healthy work environment -- Launching your career -- Advancing your career -- Unit five looking to the future -- What the future holds.