Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing
From Student to Leader
7th Edition
Published on 4. September 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
464 pages
978-1-4557-0335-7 (ISBN)
Description
Using an engaging, interactive, 1-2-3 approach, this text helps you develop problem-solving skills that will be useful throughout your nursing career. Active participation and application of critical thinking are utilized through questions, quizzes, and self-assessments to provide you with practical and efficient aids to learning. You will also discover learning strategies, tips on taking the NCLEX-PN(R), guidance on the job search, and an in-depth discussion of supervision, delegation, assignment of tasks, and the distinctions among them. An LPN Threads Series title.
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Edition
7th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Philadelphia
United States
Publishing group
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
col. Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 216 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4557-0335-7 (9781455703357)
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Signe S. Hill | Helen Stephens Howlett
Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing
From Student to Leader
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6th Edition
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Content
UNIT 1: The Adult Learner and the Practical/Vocational Nursing Program 1. The Adult Learner: Hints to Succeed 2. Time Management: Making Time Work For You 3. Learning Methods and Skills: How Do You Learn? 4. Using Your Methods and Skills: Studying and Testing 5. Learning During School: Using Available Resources 6. Personal Health Promotion: A Role Model for Patients UNIT 2: Building Blocks for Your Career 7. How Practical/Vocational Nursing Evolved: 1836 to Present 8. Critical Thinking: A Lifelong Journey 9. Nursing Process: Your Role 10. Nursing Theory, Research, and Evidence-Based Practice 11. Ethics Applied to Nursing: Personal vs. Professional Ethics 12. Nursing and the Law: What are the Rules? UNIT 3: Patients and Coworkers 13. Straightforward Communication: Instructors, Coworkers, and Patients 14. Assertiveness: Your Responsibility 15. The Health Care Team: Where the Practical/Vocational Nurse Fits In 16. Cultural Uniqueness Sensitivity and Competence 17. Spiritual Needs: Spiritual Caring and Religious Differences UNIT 4: Health Care Environment 18. Health Care Settings: Potential Job Sites 19. Health Care Systems: Financing Issues and Trends UNIT 5: Leading and Managing Others 20. Leadership Skills 21. LPN/LVN Charge Nurse Skills: Management Including Assignment and Delegation UNIT 6: End and a New Beginning 22. Finding a Job: What Works, and What Doesn't 23. NCLEX-PN Examination 24. Future Career Decisions: Choosing What is Right For You Appendix A: NAPNES Standards of Practice and Educational Competencies for Graduates of Licensed Practical/Vocational Nursing Programs Appendix B: NFLPN Nursing Practice Standards for the Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Glossary References and Suggested Readings Illustration Credits Index NCLEX-PN(R) Review Question Answer Key NANDA Nursing Diagnoses (Inside Back Cover)