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Preface | |
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Author Profile | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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The Evolution of Nursing | |
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Care of the Sick: How Nursing Began | |
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Objectives | |
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Care of the Sick in Early Civilizations | |
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Christianity's Impact on Nursing | |
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Nursing Care in Early Hospitals | |
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The Influence of Florence Nightingale | |
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Key Points | |
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Study Questions | |
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References | |
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Nursing in the United States: American Revolution to Nursing Revolution | |
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Objectives | |
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The Volunteers | |
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Nursing Education: The First 60 Years | |
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Nursing's Early Leaders | |
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The Nurse in Practice | |
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Wartime Nursing | |
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Toward a New Era: Studies and Action | |
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Key Points | |
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Study Questions | |
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References | |
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Helpful Websites for Part 1 | |
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Nursing in the Health Care Scene | |
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The Health Care Delivery System | |
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Objectives | |
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What Influences Health Care? | |
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The American People: A Time of Change | |
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Cost, Quality, Access | |
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Managed Care | |
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Health Care Delivery: An Expanding Maze | |
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Self-Care | |
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Alternative/Complementary Medicine | |
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Ambulatory Care | |
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Ambulatory Care Alternatives to Institutions | |
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Hospitals | |
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Government Facilities | |
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Emergency Medical Services | |
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Home Health Care | |
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Long-Term Care | |
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The Caregivers: A Growing Number | |
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Key Points | |
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Study Questions | |
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References | |
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The Discipline of Nursing | |
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Objectives | |
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The New-Old Question: What Is Nursing? | |
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Professions and Professionalism | |
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What Do Nurses Do??? | |
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The Nursing Process and Classification Systems | |
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Major Nursing Theories | |
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Attitudes of Nurses and about Nurses | |
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The Media Image of Nursing | |
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The Reality: Facts, Figures, Guesses | |
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Key Points | |
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Study Questions | |
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References | |
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Helpful Websites for Part 2 | |
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Nursing Practice | |
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Education and Research for Practice | |
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Objectives | |
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Program Commonalities | |
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The Nursing Assistant | |
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Programs for Practical Nurses | |
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Diploma Programs | |
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Associate Degree Programs | |
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Baccalaureate Nursing Programs | |
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Other Programs Leading to RN Licensure | |
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Graduate Education | |
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Open Curriculum Practices | |
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Distance Education | |
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Continuing Education | |
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Trends and Issues in Education | |
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Nursing Research | |
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Responding to an Inevitable Future | |
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Key Points | |
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Study Questions | |
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References | |
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Career Opportunities | |
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Objectives | |
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A Time of Unlimited Opportunities | |
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Nursing: Shortages and Surplus | |
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What Employers Expect from a New Graduate | |
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Hospital Patient Care Positions | |
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Standards of Clinical Nursing Practice | |
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Assignments for Delivering Care | |
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Assistants to the Nurse | |
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Differentiated Practice/The Clinical Ladder | |
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Supplemental Staffing Agencies | |
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Nursing in Extended and Long-Term Care Facilities | |
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Subacute Care | |
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Public Health/Community Health Nursing | |
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Office Nursing | |
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Case Management | |
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Occupational Health Nursing | |
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Private Duty Nursing | |
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Entrepreneurs and Intrapreneurs | |
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Opportunities in Government | |
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Other Career Opportunities | |
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Key Points | |
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Study Questions | |
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References | |
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Leadership for an Era of Change | |
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Objectives | |
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Nursing Autonomy | |
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A Leader among Leaders | |
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Perspectives on Power | |
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The Constancy of Change | |
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Obstacles to the Exercise of Power | |
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Strategies for Action | |
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Key Points | |
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Study Questions | |
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References | |
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Helpful Websites for Part 3 | |
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Nursing Ethics and Law | |
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Ethical Issues in Nursing and Health Care | |
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Objectives | |
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What Creates Ethical Dilemmas? | |
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Factors That Influence Ethical Decision Making | |
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Guidelines for Ethical Decision Making | |
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Common Ethical Concerns in Nursing Practice | |
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Access to Care: Ethics and Reality | |
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Nurses as Advocates | |
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Key Points | |
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Study Questions | |
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References | |
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Patients' Rights; Students' Rights | |
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Objectives | |
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Patients' Rights | |
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Informed Consent | |
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The Right to Die | |
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Rights of the Helpless | |
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Rights of Patients in Research | |
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Patient Records: Confidentiality and Availability | |
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Other Aspects of Patients' Rights | |
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Legal Issues Related to Reproduction | |
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Transplants | |
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Rights and Responsibilities of Students | |
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Key Points | |
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Study Questions | |
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References | |
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Politics and Public Policy | |
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Objectives | |
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Introduction to Law | |
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The United States Legal System | |
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The Legislative Process | |
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Influencing the Legislative Process | |
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Nurses and Political Action | |
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Grassroots Lobbying | |
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Overview of Federal Agencies | |
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Major Legislation Affecting Nursing | |
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What Next? | |
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Key Points | |
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Study Questions | |
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References | |
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Health Care Credentialing and Nursing Licensure | |
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Objectives | |
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Credentialing and Its Issues | |
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NCSBN and ANA | |
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Content of Nursing Practice Acts | |
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Procedure for Obtaining a License | |
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Issues, Developments, and Predictions | |
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Key Points | |
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Study Questions | |
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References | |
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Legal Aspects of Nursing Practice | |
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Objectives | |
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Litigation Trends in Health Care | |
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Application of Legal Principles | |
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Major Causes of Litigation | |
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Legal Problems in Record-Keeping | |
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The Problem of Short-Staffing | |
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Standard of Care | |
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Other Torts and Crimes | |
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Drug Control | |
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Good Samaritan Laws | |
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Professional Liability (Malpractice) Insurance | |
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In Court: The Due Process of Law | |
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Risk Management | |
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Avoiding Legal Problems | |
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Key Points | |
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Study Questions | |
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References | |
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Helpful Websites for Part 4 | |
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Transition into Practice | |
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Nursing Organizations and Publications | |
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Objectives | |
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Diversity and Differences | |
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Cooperative Efforts | |
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American Nurses Association | |
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International Council of Nurses | |
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National Student Nurses' Association | |
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Health-Related Organizations | |
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The Nursing Literature | |
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Key Points | |
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Study Questions | |
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References | |
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Workplace Choices | |
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Objectives | |
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Basic Considerations | |
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Professional Biographies and Resumes | |
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Looking Over the Job Market | |
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Sources of Information about Positions | |
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Professional Correspondence | |
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Personal Interview | |
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Changing Positions | |
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Key Points | |
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Study Questions | |
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References | |
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Career Management | |
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Objectives | |
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Resocialization | |
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Dealing with Reality Shock | |
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Stress and Strain: The Persisting Occupational Hazard | |
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The Workplace: Rights and Hazards | |
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Collective Bargaining: The Process and the Issues | |
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Career Mapping | |
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As You Anticipate the Future | |
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Key Points | |
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Study Questions | |
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References | |
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Helpful Websites for Part 5 | |
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Bibliography | |
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Appendixes | |
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Major Studies of the Nursing Profession | |
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Major Health Care Personnel | |
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State Boards of Nursing (2005) | |
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Major Nursing and Related Organizations | |
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Specialty Certifications | |
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Basics of Parliamentary Procedure | |
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Distinguished Nurses of the Past: Fifty Nurses Who Made a Difference | |
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Index | |