Role Development in Professional Nursing Practice, Third Edition takes a comprehensive look at the progression of the professional nursing role and provides nursing students with a roadmap to help guide them along their journey as a nurse. This text provides students with the perfect foundation for a successful career, as it includes recommendations from current research and covers the competencies outlined by the Board of Higher Education Nursing Initiative. This includes reports like the Carnegie study, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Future of Nursing Recommendations, the new American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) BSN Essentials document, and the new Quality & Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) recommendations.Role Development in Professional Nursing Practice, Third Edition is divided into two parts. The first section focuses on foundational concepts, and the second section focuses on issues more directly related to patient care. This new edition contains case studies with questions to help increase the clinical connection for students, and also includes "competency boxes" throughout each chapter to link the knowledge, attitude and skills (KAS) in the chapter to competencies required of the professional nurse.Appropriate courses include:*Professional Role Development in Nursing Practice*Socialization to Professional Nursing*Introduction to Professional Nursing Practice*Role Development in Nursing Practice