Nursing today : transition and trends
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Nursing today : transition and trends
Saunders, c2003
4th ed
Available at 15 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Reflecting rapid changes in the field, the fully updated fourth edition of this successful text focuses on the information students need to make a successful transition from the classroom to practice. It provides a solid understanding of the problems and opportunities professional nurses face, and it details the practical skills essential for success.
Table of Contents
Unit I: Role Transitions 1. Reality Shock: What is it? Unit II: Nursing: A Developing Profession 2. Historical Perspectives: Influences of the Past 3. Image of Nursing: Influences of the Present 4. Nursing Education Unit III: Nursing Management 5. Challenges of Nursing Management 6. Group Process and Team Building 7. Effective Communication 8. Conflict Management 9. Time Management 10. Delegation in the Clinical Setting 11. Using Nursing Research in Practice Unit IV: Health care Delivery System 12. The Health Care Delivery System and Patterns of Nursing Care Delivery 13. Health in the Community: Nursing's Role 14. Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Nursing and Health Care 15. Trends and Economics in the Health Care Delivery System 16. Nursing Informatics 17. Political Action in Nursing 18. A Collective Voice in the Workplace Unit V: Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing 19. Ethical Issues 20. Legal Issues Unit VI: In Search of Employment: Finding Your Niche in the Work World 21. Employment Considerations: Opportunities and Resumes 22. Interviewing for Employment Unit VII: Thriving ... Not Just Surviving 23. Self-Care Strategies 24. NCLEX-RN and the New Graduate
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