Nursing today : transitions and trends / edited by JoAnn Zerwekh, Jo Carol Claborn.
Publication details: St. Louis, Mo. : Saunders, c2003.Edition: 4th editionDescription: xvi, 619 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780721696928
- 0721696929 (pbk.)
- 610.73069 21 NUR
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Contents;
Unit I: Role transitions
1. Reality shock
Unit II: Nursing: A developing profession
2. Historical perspectives: Influences of the past
3. Image of nursing: Influences of the present
4. Nursing education
Unit III: 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 IV: Health care delivery system
12. The health care organization and patterns of nursing care delivery
13. Health in community: Nursing's role
14. Complementary and alternative therapies in nursing and health care
15. Trends and economics in the health care delivery system
16. Nursing informatics
17. Political action in nursing
18. A collective voice in the workplace
Unit V: Ethical and legal issues in nursing
19. Ethical issues
20. Legal issues
Unit VI: In search of employment: Finding your niche in the world
21. Employment considerations: Opportunities and resumes
22. Interviewing for employment
Unit VII: Thriving . . . not just surviving
23. Self-care strategies
24. NCLEX-RN and the new graduate
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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