Success in practical/vocational nursing : from student to leader / Patricia (Patty) Knecht, PhD, RN, ANEF, Chair, Division of Nursing, Immaculata University, Immaculata, Pennsylvania, Formerly, Director of Practical Nursing, Chester County Intermediate Unit, Practical Nursing Program, Downingtown, Pennsylvania.

Author/creator Knecht, Patricia author.
Other author Hill, Signe S.
Format Book
Edition8th edition.
PublicationSt. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, [2017]
Descriptionxvii, 364 pages : colored illustrations ; 28 cm
Subjects

Contents Personal resources of an adult learner -- Academic resources (study skills and test strategies) -- Community resources -- How practical/ vocational nursing evolved : 1836 to present -- Critical thinking : a lifelong journey -- Ethics applied to nursing : personal versus professional ethics -- Nursing and the law : what are the rules? -- Effective communication : health care team, patients, faculty, and peers -- Assertiveness : your responsibility -- Cultural uniqueness, sensitivity, and competence -- Spiritual needs, spiritual caring, and religious differences -- Nursing process : your role -- Nursing theory, research, and evidence-based practice -- The interdisciplinary health care team : the role of the practical/vocational nurse -- Health care settings : continuum of care -- The health care system : financing, issues, and trends -- Collaboration : leading and managing -- Work force trends : how to find a first job you will love -- Licensure and regulation : becoming licensed and understanding your state nurse practice act.
General notePreceded by Success in practical/vocational nursing : from student to leader / Signe S. Hill, Helen Stephens Howlett. 7th ed. c2013.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2016016044
ISBN9780323356312 (pbk.)
ISBN0323356311 (pbk.)

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