Nursing today : transition and trends / JoAnn Zerwekh, Ashley Zerwekh Garneau.
| Other author | Zerwekh, JoAnn Graham, editor. |
| Other author | Garneau, Ashley Zerwekh, editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Ninth edition. |
| Publication | St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, [2018] |
| Description | xx, 645 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Cover title | Nursing today : transitions and trends |
| Contents | Role transitions -- Personal management: time and self-care strategies -- Mentorship, preceptorship, and nurse residency programs -- Employment considerations: opportunities, resumes, and interviewing -- NCLEX-RN® examination and the new graduate -- Historical perspectives: influences on the present -- Nursing education -- Nursing theory -- Image of nursing: influences of the present -- Challenges of nursing management and leadership -- Building nursing management skills -- Effective communication, team building, and interprofessional practice -- Conflict management -- Delegation in the clinical setting -- The health care organization and patterns of nursing care delivery -- Economics of the health care delivery system -- Political action in nursing -- Collective bargaining: traditional (union) and nontraditional approaches -- Ethical issues -- Legal issues -- Cultural and spiritual awareness -- Quality patient care -- Nursing informatics -- Using evidence-based practice and nursing research -- Workplace issues -- Emergency preparedness. |
| Abstract | Loved for its humor, readability, and inviting cartoons, Nursing Today: Transitions and Trends, 9th Edition helps you prepare for the NCLEX-RN® Examination -- while giving you valuable information to succeed in your professional career. It reflects current issues and trending topics that nurses will face, ensuring that you graduate not only with patient care skills, but also with career development skills such as resume writing, finding a job, and effective interviewing. This edition features test-taking tips for the NCLEX-RN® Examination and updated Evolve resources for students, including review questions and case studies. -- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2016056532 |
| ISBN | 9780323401685 paperback |
| ISBN | 0323401686 paperback |
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