Overview

This bestselling issues and 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 with the most relevant topics necessary for today's nursing student.

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Author:   Ashley Zerwekh Garneau ,  JoAnn Zerwekh ,  Jo Carol Claborn
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Imprint:   Saunders
Edition:   6th Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 19.10cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.975kg
ISBN:  

9781416056720

ISBN 10:   1416056726
Pages:   640
Publication Date:   01 October 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Unit I: Professional Growth and Transition 1. Role Transitions 2. Personal Management: Time and Self-care Strategies 3. Mentorship and Preceptorship Unit II: Career Development 4. Employment Considerations: Opportunities, Resumes and Interviewing 5. NCLEX-RN and the New Graduate Unit III: Nursing: A Developing Profession 6. Historical Perspectives: Influences of the Past 7. Nursing Education 8. Nursing Theories 9. Image of Nursing: Influences of the Present Unit IV: Nursing Management 10. Challenges of Nursing Management 11. Building Nursing Management Skills NEW! 12. Effective Communication & Team Building 13. Conflict Management 14. Delegation in the Clinical Setting Unit V: Current Issues in Health Care 15. The Health Care Organization and Patterns of Nursing Care Delivery 16. Economics in the Health Care Delivery System 17. Political Action in Nursing 18. Collective Bargaining: Traditional (Union) and Non-Traditional Approaches 19. Ethical Issues 20. Legal Issues Unit VI: Contemporary Nursing Practice 21. Cultural & Spiritual Awareness 22. Quality Patient Care 23. Nursing Informatics 24. Using Nursing Research in Practice 25. Workplace Issues 26. Emergency Preparedness NEW!

Reviews

This updated and attractive text addresses a wide range of subjects.the material is well-referenced and up to date, contributors have clear writing styles and the text is supported by online materials. Nursing Standard, March 11:: vol 23 no 27:: 2009 <p> The publication of the revised 6th edition of this text is therefore a welcome and timely addition to assist the near and/or newly qualifying nurse to a successful transition into professional practice. The book is commendable in that it adopts a practical focus. The concepts addressed are sufficiently discussed and applied to the real world of nursing practice. Changing demands of practice are responded to, in that topic areas fundamental to the reality of today's nursing world are highlighted and the focus is on promoting the development of the requisite knowledge and skill sets to meet professional demands. Nurse Education in Practice, January 2009 <p> This book aims to alleviate the stress that many 'beginner' nurses face as t

This updated and attractive text addresses a wide range of subjects.the material is well-referenced and up to date, contributors have clear writing styles and the text is supported by online materials.? Nursing Standard, March 11:: vol 23 no 27:: 2009 The publication of the revised 6th edition of this text is therefore a welcome and timely addition to assist the near and/or newly qualifying nurse to a successful transition into professional practice. The book is commendable in that it adopts a practical focus. The concepts addressed are sufficiently discussed and applied to the real world of nursing practice. Changing demands of practice are responded to, in that topic areas fundamental to the reality of today's nursing world are highlighted and the focus is on promoting the development of the requisite knowledge and skill sets to meet professional demands. Nurse Education in Practice, January 2009 This book aims to alleviate the stress that many 'beginner' nurses face as they attempt to transition from student to registered practioner. It provides information that newly registered staff need to know, such as development in healthcare provision and the practice of nursing. Nursing Management, April 2009, Vol. 16, No. 1

Author Information

JoAnn Zerwekh, EdD, RN is a nurse educator with extensive experience in nursing education. She has been presenting NCLEX(R) review courses for graduate nurses for over 30 years and is the author of multiple NCLEX(R) review books.

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