Hill, Signe S. <br/><br/>
Success in practical/vocational nursing :  from student to leader / 
Signe S. Hill, Helen Stephens Howlett. 
 - 5th edition  
 - St. Louis, Mo. :  Saunders/Elsevier,  c2005. 
 - xx, 488 p. :  col. ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Contents<br/><br/>UNIT ONE: LEARNING SKILLS FOR CRITICAL THINKING<br/>1.The adult learner<br/>2. Personal learning style preference<br/>3. For the organizationally challenged<br/>4. Learning and retaining information for critical thinking<br/>5. Learning resources for student and graduate<br/>6. Critical thinking for clinical competences<br/><br/>UNIT TWO: BUILIDING BLOCKS FOR  YOUR CAREER<br/>7. How practical/vocational nursing evolved<br/>8. Nursing process: Your role<br/>9. Straight forward communication <br/>10. Personal health promotion <br/><br/>UNIT THREE: PATIENTS AND CO-WORKERS<br/>11. Healthcare team<br/>12. Cultural uniqueness, sensitivity and competence<br/>13. Spiritual needs, spiritual caring and religious differences<br/><br/>UNIT FOUR: LEADING AND MANAGING OTHERS<br/>14. Assertiveness: your responsibility<br/>15. Leadership skills<br/>16. LPN/LVN charge nurse skills: management, including assignment and delegation<br/><br/>UNIT FIVE: HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT: BASIC ELEMENTS<br/>17. Health care settings<br/>18. Health care system: financing, issues, and trends<br/>19. Ethics applied to nursing <br/>20. Nursing and the law<br/><br/>UNIT SIX: END AND THE NEW BEGINNING<br/>21. Finding a new job<br/>22. NCLEX-PN examination<br/>23. How to make your career grow 
<br/><br/>Includes references and index 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780721603490 0721603491 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Practical nursing--Vocational guidance.<br/>Nursing, Practical.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>WY 18 H645s 2005