TY  - BOOK
AU  - Zerwekh, JoAnn Graham
AU  - Claborn, Jo Carol
TI  - Nursing today: transition and trends 
SN  - 0721686850
AV  - WY 16 N974 2000 
PY  - 2000///
CY  - Philadelphia : 
PB  - Saunders, 
KW  - Nursing
KW  - Vocational Guidance
KW  - Social Aspect
N1  - Includes Bibliographical references and Index; Contents

Unit 1: Role Transition: 
1.	Reality Shock.

Unit 2: Nursing: A Developing Profession: 
2.	Historical Perspectives: Influences of the Past. 
3.	Image of Nursing: Influences of the Present. 
4.	Nursing Education. 

Unit 3: Skills in Nursing Management: 
5.	Challenges of Nursing Management. 
6.	Group process and team building 
7.	Effective Communication. 
8.	Conflict Management. 
9.	Time Management. 
10.	Delegation in the Clinical Setting. 
11.    Using nursing research in practice

Unit 4: Healthcare Delivery System: 
12.	The Health Care Organization and Patterns of Nursing Care Delivery. 
13.	Health in community: nursing role
14.	Complementary and alternative therapies in nursing and health
15.    Complementary health care delivery: trends and economics 
16.    Political action in nursing
17.	A Collective Voice in the Workplace. 

Unit 5: Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing: 
18.	Ethical Issues.
19.	Legal Issues. 

Unit 6: In Search of Employment: Finding Your Niche in the Work World: 
20.	Employment Considerations: Opportunities and Reseumes. 
21.	Interviewing for Employment. 

Unit 7: Thriving...Not Just Surviving: 
22.	Self-Care Strategies. 
23.	NCLEX-RN and the New Graduate

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