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Ticket to Ride | |
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Nursing is more than a great living. It's a great life. Career options to last a lifetime. | |
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The Starting Lineup | |
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If you've been admitted to a school of nursing, you can do anything! Cooperation, not competition, will bring success. | |
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Is This Trip Really Necessary? | |
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Determining whether you have what it takes to be a nurse. Diverse demands on a working nurse. | |
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Destination: Registered Nurse | |
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Tangible and intangible rewards of nursing. | |
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How Long Will This Trip Take? | |
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Three preparatory paths to nursing. Career aspirations and financial and time considerations determine the length of education. | |
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How Much Will This Trip Cost? | |
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Calculating and defraying expenses. Being a smart consumer and getting your money's worth. | |
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Rules of the Road | |
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Don't fight the system-work with it. Know your school's rules and follow them to the letter. Collisions between personal freedoms and professional responsibilities. | |
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Slower Traffic Keep Right | |
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Survival tips from students to students. | |
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Driving Instructors | |
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The importance of knowing faculty members thoroughly and understanding the many roles they play. | |
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More Miles Per Gallon | |
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Time management from A to Z. | |
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Detours | |
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Turning wishes into 'goals and goals into accomplishments. Issues for the student who must work while going to school. | |
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You Can't Get There from Here | |
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Problem-solving and assertiveness skills. | |
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Drive-Up Teller | |
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Making the best use of your memory bank: listening and learning, reading and remembering. | |
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Tollbooth | |
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Test-taking skills designed to boost your grades. | |
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Totaled | |
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Dealingwith failure: major and minor. | |
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How to Jump-Start Your Battery | |
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Procrastination and motivation. | |
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10-4, Good Buddy | |
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How to form and conduct study groups. Supporting each other. | |
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Preventive Maintenance | |
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The importance of taking care of yourself. | |
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Scenic Routes | |
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Choosing electives. | |
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Bridges | |
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Diversity within the nursing profession. | |
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Business Routes | |
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Improving oral and written reports. | |
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Hot-Wired | |
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Internet for nurses. | |
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In the Driver's Seat | |
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Taking full responsibility for your actions. | |
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Shifting Gears | |
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Difficulties of being a spouse/parent/student. Challenges of returning to school after a long absence. Making the transition from person to professional. | |
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Moving Violations | |
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Making the most of the nursing skills lab. Getting adequate experience in the clinical setting. | |
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Defensive Driving | |
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Rights and responsibilities. Conforming to the letter or the spirit of the law. Paperwork. | |
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Street Smart | |
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Surviving on tough turf. The importance of the first impressions and body language. | |
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Life in the Fast Lane | |
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Last-minute suggestions from senior students. | |
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Are We There Yet? Almost | |
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Tools to prepare for and pass the NCLEX“ with flying colors. | |
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Kick the Tires and Light the Fires | |
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Transition from experienced student to inexperienced professional. Getting your first job as a nurse! | |
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Appendixes | |
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Common Prefixes and Suffixes Used in Nursing | |
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Sources of Scholarships and Loans | |
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State Nurses Associations | |
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Canadian Nurses Associations | |
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Specialty Nursing Organizations | |
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U.S. State and Territorial Boards of Nursing | |
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Resources for NCLEX“- RN Review Available from Mosby/Elsevier | |
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Index | |