Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing: From Student to Leader by Hill-Howlett

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Book Title
Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing: From Stud
ISBN
9781416056591
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Elsevier-Health Sciences Division
ISBN-10
1416056599
ISBN-13
9781416056591
eBay Product ID (ePID)
66810081

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
544 Pages
Publication Name
Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing : from Student to Leader
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Subject
Nursing / Lpn & Lvn, Nursing / General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Medical
Author
Helen Stephens Howlett, Patty Knecht, Signe S. Hill
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
7.5 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number
6
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2008-016117
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
610.73/0693
Table Of Content
UNIT ONE: PASSING THE NCLEX-PN® Chapter1 The Adult Learner and the Practical/Vocational Nursing Program Chapter 2 Developing a Successful Learning Style Chapter 3 Time Management: Using a Limited Resource Wisely Chapter 4 Methods and Skills Used in Learning Chapter 5 Learning During School, for the NCLEX-PN®, and Beyond Chapter 6 Critical Thinking and Patient Care UNIT TWO: BUILDING BLOCKS FOR YOUR CAREER Chapter 7 How Practical/Vocational Nursing Evolved Chapter 8 Nursing Process: Your Role Chapter 9 Straightforward Communication Chapter10 Personal Health Promotion UNIT THREE: PATIENTS AND CO-WORKERS CHAPTER 11 THE HEALTH CARE TEAM CHAPTER 12 CULTURAL UNIQUENESS, SENSITIVITY, AND COMPETENCE Chapter 13 Spiritual Needs, Spiritual Caring, and Religious Differences UNIT FOUR: LEADING AND MANAGING OTHERS Chapter 14 Assertiveness: Your Responsibility Chapter 15 Leadership Skills Chapter 16 LPN/LVN Charge Nurse Skills: Management, Including Assignment and Delegation UNIT 5: HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT: BASIC ELEMENTS Chapter 17 Health Care Settings Chapter 18 Health Care System: Financing, Issues, and Trends Chapter 19 Ethics Applied to Nursing Chapter 20 Nursing and the Law UNIT 6: END AND A NEW BEGINNING Chapter 21 Finding a Job Chapter 22 The NCLEX-PN® Examination Chapter 23 How to Make Your Career Grow Appendix A: State Boards of Nursing Appendix B: NAPNES Standards of Practice and Educational Competencies of Graduates of Practical/Vocational Nursing Programs Appendix C: NFLPN Nursing Practice Standards for the Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Appendix D: Learning Exercises for the Organizationally Challenged Appendix E: Internet Resources Appendix F: The Howlett Style of Nursing Leadership Appendix G: Delegation: Concepts and Decision-Making Process (NCSBN) Grow
Synopsis
Using an engaging, interactive, 1-2-3 approach, this text helps you develop problem-solving skills that will be useful throughout your nursing career. Active participation and application of critical thinking are utilized through questions, quizzes, and self-assessments to provide you with practical and efficient aids to learning. You will also discover learning strategies, tips on taking the NCLEX-PN(R), guidance on the job search, and an in-depth discussion of supervision, delegation, assignment of tasks, and the distinctions among them. An LPN Threads Series title. UNIQUE! 1-2-3 approach in a clear, simple, engaging writing style instructs you in what you need to do and how to do it. UNIQUE! Learning Exercises challenge you to imagine, visualize, and think outside the box. UNIQUE! Leadership Activities provide exercises to practice and develop leadership skills and Leadership Hints provide helpful pointers to follow and remember when in various leadership situations. UNIQUE! Management Tools and Management Hints provide practical instructions, resources, and tips to use when in a management situation. UNIQUE! Offers time-management tips to help prioritize. Integrates wellness and personal care throughout the text, including information and coping skills for stress management and burnout, nutrition and exercise, the impaired nurse, and co-dependency. Includes separate chapters on "Ethics Apply to Nursing" and "Nursing and the Law" that address pertinent legal and ethical issues that directly and indirectly affect LPN/LVNs. Features information on Medicare and the many changes that affect health care, including health care settings, medication coverage, and the costs of managed care. Includes a separate chapter on learning strategies for the adult student and updated approaches for traditional and returning students. A separate chapter on critical thinking and many critical thinking exercises promotes the development of critical thinking and problem solving skills in both academic and personal situations. Includes updated State Boards of Nursing and Internet Resources Appendixes with the most up-to-date addresses for nursing boards and website addresses for nursing, medical, and health-related information as an all-in-one ready resource for you as you prepare to enter the work world. UNIQUE! Keep In Mind boxes located in each chapter introduce readers to the underlying theme in the chapter. UNIQUE! Evolve Student Resources includes 230 NCLEX Exam-Style Interactive Questions per chapter, with correct response and rationales for both correct and incorrect responses, to encourage self-study and review. UNIQUE! The "Learning During School, for the NCLEX-PN, and Beyond" chapter includes new content on the role of simulation in nursing education and etiquette for electronic device use, such as cell phones and iPods. UNIQUE! The "Personal Health Promotion" chapter helps you provide a positive role model for patients with new content on MyPyramid, the benefits of exercise, personal steps to help prevent hospital-acquired infections, burnout versus stress, and tips for personal safety. UNIQUE! Culture content has been expanded content addressing the growing needs of patient care for special populations and to help students develop cultural sensitivity. Includes the latest protocols from NAPNES regarding standards of practice and educational competencies that LPN/LVN nursing students need to know., Using an engaging, interactive, 1-2-3 approach, this text helps you develop problem-solving skills that will be useful throughout your nursing career. Active participation and application of critical thinking are utilized through questions, quizzes, and self-assessments to provide you with practical and efficient aids to learning. You will also discover learning strategies, tips on taking the NCLEX-PN®, guidance on the job search, and an in-depth discussion of supervision, delegation, assignment of tasks, and the distinctions among them. An LPN Threads Series title. UNIQUE! 1-2-3 approach in a clear, simple, engaging writing style instructs you in what you need to do and how to do it. UNIQUE! Learning Exercises challenge you to imagine, visualize, and think outside the box. UNIQUE! Leadership Activities provide exercises to practice and develop leadership skills and Leadership Hints provide helpful pointers to follow and remember when in various leadership situations. UNIQUE! Management Tools and Management Hints provide practical instructions, resources, and tips to use when in a management situation. UNIQUE! Offers time-management tips to help prioritize. Integrates wellness and personal care throughout the text, including information and coping skills for stress management and burnout, nutrition and exercise, the impaired nurse, and co-dependency. Includes separate chapters on "Ethics Apply to Nursing" and "Nursing and the Law" that address pertinent legal and ethical issues that directly and indirectly affect LPN/LVNs. Features information on Medicare and the many changes that affect health care, including health care settings, medication coverage, and the costs of managed care. Includes a separate chapter on learning strategies for the adult student and updated approaches for traditional and returning students. A separate chapter on critical thinking and many critical thinking exercises promotes the development of critical thinking and problem solving skills in both academic and personal situations. Includes updated State Boards of Nursing and Internet Resources Appendixes with the most up-to-date addresses for nursing boards and website addresses for nursing, medical, and health-related information as an all-in-one ready resource for you as you prepare to enter the work world. UNIQUE! Keep In Mind boxes located in each chapter introduce readers to the underlying theme in the chapter. UNIQUE! Evolve Student Resources includes 230 NCLEX Exam-Style Interactive Questions per chapter, with correct response and rationales for both correct and incorrect responses, to encourage self-study and review. UNIQUE! The "Learning During School, for the NCLEX-PN, and Beyond" chapter includes new content on the role of simulation in nursing education and etiquette for electronic device use, such as cell phones and iPods. UNIQUE! The "Personal Health Promotion" chapter helps you provide a positive role model for patients with new content on MyPyramid, the benefits of exercise, personal steps to help prevent hospital-acquired infections, burnout versus stress, and tips for personal safety. UNIQUE! Culture content has been expanded content addressing the growing needs of patient care for special populations and to help students develop cultural sensitivity. Includes the latest protocols from NAPNES regarding standards of practice and educational competencies that LPN/LVN nursing students need to know.
LC Classification Number
RT62.H45 2009

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