Nursing Today Transition and Trends

Name: Nursing Today Transition and Trends
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ISBN: 9781416056720

ISBN-10: 1416056726

ISBN-13: 9781416056720

Edition: 6th 2009

Authors: JoAnn Zerwekh, Jo Carol Claborn

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This bestselling issues & trends textbook gives you a broad understanding of the problems and opportunities you will face as you make the transition from student to practicing nurse. While most of your studies have focused on learning how to care for the patient, this text teaches you the practical skills essential to managing the business side of your nursing career, including tips on resume writing and interviewing techniques, how to prepare for the NCLEX-RN exam, and effective ways to communicate and handle conflict in the work place. This new edition includes two new chapters on Emergency Preparedness and Building Nursing Management Skills plus numerous chapters that have been updated…

Book details

List price: $54.95
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Publication date: 10/13/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 640
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.2
Language: English




Professional Growth and Transition



Role Transitions



Personal Management: Time and Self-care Strategies



Mentorship and Preceptorship



Career Development



Employment Considerations: Opportunities, Resumes and Interviewing



NCLEX-RN and the New Graduate



Nursing: A Developing Profession



Historical Perspectives: Influences of the Past



Nursing Education



Nursing Theories



Image of Nursing: Influences of the Present



Nursing Management



Challenges of Nursing Management



Building Nursing Management Skills NEW!



Effective Communication & Team Building



Conflict Management



Delegation in the Clinical Setting



Current Issues in Health Care



The Health Care Organization and Patterns of Nursing Care Delivery



Economics in the Health Care Delivery System



Political Action in Nursing



Collective Bargaining: Traditional (Union) and Non-Traditional Approaches



Ethical Issues



Legal Issues



Contemporary Nursing Practice



Cultural & Spiritual Awareness



Quality Patient Care



Nursing Informatics



Using Nursing Research in Practice



Workplace Issues



Emergency Preparedness NEW!