The Essence of Nursing Practice : Philosophy and Perspective.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Share The Essence of Nursing Practice: Philosophy and Perspective -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- The Definition of Nursing Practice -- Nursing Practice in the Context of the Health Care System, Society, and Culture -- A Model for Nursing Practice -- Summary and Questions for Reflection and Further Deliberation -- Chapter 2: The Client of Nursing -- Nursing Perspective of Clients-Human Living -- Human Dignity and Self-Determination in the Context of Nursing Practice -- Client and Environment -- Client in the Context of Family -- Client in the Context of Society and Culture -- Summary and Questions for Reflection and Further Deliberation -- Chapter 3: The Nursing Perspective for Practice -- Holism -- Health Orientation -- Person-Centeredness -- Caring -- Nursing Gaze as Operationalization of the Nursing Perspective -- The Nursing Perspective and a Nursing Perspective -- Summary and Questions for Reflection and Further Deliberation -- Chapter 4: Nursing Knowledge for Practice -- Nursing Epistemology -- Nursing's Substantive Knowledge Domains -- Summary and Questions for Reflection and Further Deliberation -- Notes -- Chapter 5: Three Philosophies of Nursing Practice: Philosophies of Care, Therapy, and Professional Work -- The Philosophy of Care -- The Philosophy of Therapy -- The Philosophy of Professional Work -- Summary and Questions for Reflection and Further Deliberation -- Chapter 6: Five Dimensions of Nursing Practice -- Characterization of Nursing Practice -- The Scientific Dimension -- The Technical Dimension -- The Ethical Dimension -- The Aesthetic Dimension -- The Existential Dimension -- Summary and Questions for Reflection and Further Deliberation -- Chapter 7: The Process of Nursing Practice -- The Process of Deliberation -- The Structure Related to Aspects of the Client.

The Structure of Nurse-Agent -- The Structure of Nursing Goals -- The Structure of Nursing Means -- The Structure of the Context of Nurse-Agent -- The Process of Enactment -- The Perspective, the Knowledge, and the Philosophy of Practice in the Processes -- The Dimension of Nursing Practice and the Process -- Summary and Questions for Reflection and Further Deliberation -- Notes -- Chapter 8: Essential Tools of Nursing Practice -- Essential Tools in the General Practice Processes -- Nursing Process -- Clinical Decision Making (Clinical Judgment, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical Problem Solving) -- Nursing Assessment -- Nursing Vigilance -- Tailoring -- Critical Path Development -- Program Development -- Referral -- Caring and Person-Oriented Essential Tools -- Caring -- Empowerment -- Presence -- Support (Emotional and Spiritual) -- Active Listening -- Client Advocacy -- Client-Nurse Alliance -- Nursing Aesthetics -- Essential Tools of General Nursing Therapeutics -- Anticipatory Guidance -- Supportive Counseling -- Teaching -- Culture Brokerage -- Comforting and Comfort Measures -- Security Enhancement -- Client Safety Management -- Environmental Management -- Symptom Management -- Professional Role-Related Essential Tools -- Documentation -- Information Management -- Handover Communication -- Consultation -- Delegation -- Care Management -- Summary and Questions for Reflection and Further Deliberation -- Chapter 9: Collaborative Practice -- Characteristics of Collaboration -- Critical Premises of Collaboration -- Processes of Collaboration -- Determinants of Collaboration -- Collaborative Practice in Nursing -- Client-Nurse Collaboration -- Intranursing Collaboration -- Interprofessional Collaboration -- Interagency Collaboration -- Summary and Questions for Reflection and Further Deliberation.

Chapter 10: Knowledge Application in Nursing Practice -- Knowledge-Based Practice -- Knowledge in the Knowledge-Based Nursing Practice -- The Foundational Role of Knowledge -- The Instrumental Role of Knowledge -- Processes of Knowledge Application in Nursing Practice -- Knowledge Synthesis -- Theory-Practice Gap -- Knowledge Use -- Critical Reflective Inquiry in Nursing Practice -- Descriptive Phase-Construction of Narratives of Practice (Scripting) -- Reflective Phase-Reflection on Action in Relation to Espoused Theories, Situations, and Intentions -- Critical Phase-Critique for Change and Improvement, and Identification of Good Practice -- Summary and Questions for Reflection and Further Deliberation -- Note -- Chapter 11: Competence and Expertise in Nursing Practice, and Quality of Nursing Practice -- Competence in Nursing Practice -- Expertise in Nursing Practice -- Quality of Care and Quality of Nursing Practice -- Client Outcomes in Relation to Quality of Care -- Summary and Questions for Reflection and Further Deliberation -- Chapter 12: Concluding Remarks -- Future of Nursing Practice -- Knowledge Development to Advance Nursing Practice -- Knowledge Development Regarding the Nursing Perspective and the Philosophy of Practice -- Knowledge Development for the Practice Domain Phenomena -- Summary and Questions for Reflection and Further Deliberation -- Bibliography -- Index.

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