| Edition |
Tenth edition |
| Description |
xxi, 667 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Unit I. Professional growth and transition -- Chapter 1. Role transitions -- Chapter 2. Personal management : Time and self-care strategies -- Chapter 3. Mentorship, preceptorship, and nurse residency programs -- Chapter 4. Employment considerations : Opportunities, resumes, and interviewing -- Chapter 5. NCLEX-RN® exam and the new graduate -- Unit II. Nursing : A developing profession -- Chapter 6. Historical perspectives : Influences on the present -- Chapter 7. Nursing education -- Chapter 8. Nursing theories -- Chapter 9. Professional image of nursing -- Unit III. Nursing management -- Chapter 10. Challenges of nursing management and leadership -- Chapter 11. Building nursing management skills -- Chapter 12. Effective communication, team building, and interprofessional practice -- Chapter 13. Conflict management -- Chapter 14. Delegation in the clinical setting -- Unit IV. Current issues in health care -- Chapter 15. The health care organization and patterns of nursing care delivery -- Chapter 16. Economics of the health care delivery system -- Chapter 17. Political action in nursing -- Chapter 18. Collective bargaining : Traditional (union) and nontraditional approaches -- Chapter 19. Ethical issues -- Chapter 20. Legal issues -- Unit V. Contemporary nursing practice -- Chapter 21. Cultural and spiritual awareness -- Chapter 22. Quality patient care -- Chapter 23. Nursing informatics -- Chapter 24. Using evidence-based practice and nursing research -- Chapter 25. Workplace issues -- Chapter 26. Emergency preparedness -- Index. |
| Summary |
"Thoroughly understand the most important issues you'll face when entering practice! Loved for its readability and inviting cartoons, this updated nursing trends text helps you to prepare for the NCLEX-RN® while giving you valuable information to succeed throughout your career. It reflects current issues and trending topics that nurses will encounter, ensuring that you not only graduate with patient care skills, but also with professional development skills such as resume writing, finding a job, and effective interviewing. New to this edition: the Personal Management chapter has been revised and expanded to include information about mindfulness and tips for practicing mindfulness ; updated NCLEX®-RN information reflects the 2019 Exam with information on the enhanced nurse licensure (eNLC) compact and the next generation NCLEX®-RN project ; the updated Nursing Education chapter includes information about current trends in academic progression with a focus on concurrent enrollment programs ; the new Conflict Management chapter includes expanded content about sexual harassment in the workplace setting ; the Workplace Issues chapter has been expanded on the subjects of bullying and incivility and safe patient handling ; the Nursing Informatics chapter has been greatly expanded to include emerging information and communication technologies (patient engagement, robotics, and artificial intelligence) used in healthcare ; the updated Cultural and Spiritual Awareness chapter includes strategies for building cultural and linguistic competency skills and practicing cultural sensitivity in the workplace setting ; the Ethical Issues chapter has been expanded to include content on involuntary commitment and professional boundaries as current issues impacting nursing. There is thorough coverage of all of the most important issues faced by the new nurse, preparing you for a professional career. An engaging approach features lively cartoons, chapter objectives, bibliographies, and colorful summary boxes. An emphasis on transitioning into the workplace is included in chapters such as NCLEX®-RN Exam and the New Graduate ; Employment Considerations : Opportunities, Resumes, and Interviewing ; and Mentorship, Preceptorship, and Nurse Residency Programs. Critical Thinking boxes in every chapter offer questions and exercises asking you to apply what you have learned to clinical practice. Research for Best Practices boxes and evidence-based practice content throughout focus you attention on the research evidence that supports clinical practice. QSEN competencies related to effective communication, team building, evidence-based practice, patient safety, informatics, and quality assurance are highlighted throughout."--taken from back cover. |
| Subject |
Nursing -- Vocational guidance.
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Nursing -- Social aspects.
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Nursing. (DNLM)D009729 |
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Vocational Guidance. (DNLM)D014830 |
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Nursing -- Social aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01041827
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Nursing -- Vocational guidance. (OCoLC)fst01041876
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| Added Author |
Zerwekh, JoAnn Graham, editor.
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Garneau, Ashley Zerwekh, editor.
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| ISBN |
032364208X paperback |
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9780323642088 paperback |
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0323749720 |
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9780323749725 |
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