Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing: From Student to Leader

by Hill, Signe S. , R. N.; Howlett, Helen Stephens, R.N.

• ISBN13: 9781455703357
• ISBN10: 1455703354
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-09-04
• Publisher: W B Saunders Co

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

The Adult Learner and the Practical/Vocational Nursing Program

The Adult Learner: Hints to Succeed

Time Management: Making Time Work For You

Learning Methods and Skills: How Do You Learn?

Using Your Methods and Skills: Studying and Testing

Learning During School: Using Available Resources

Personal Health Promotion: A Role Model for Patients

Building Blocks for Your Career

How Practical/Vocational Nursing Evolved: 1836 to Present

Critical Thinking: A Lifelong Journey 

Nursing Process: Your Role

Nursing Theory, Research, and Evidence-Based Practice

Ethics Applied to Nursing: Personal vs. Professional Ethics

Nursing and the Law: What are the Rules?

Patients and Coworkers

Straightforward Communication: Instructors, Coworkers, and Patients

Assertiveness: Your Responsibility

The Health Care Team: Where the Practical/Vocational Nurse Fits In

Cultural Uniqueness Sensitivity and Competence

Spiritual Needs: Spiritual Caring and Religious Differences

Health Care Environment

Health Care Settings: Potential Job Sites 

Health Care Systems: Financing Issues and Trends

Leading and Managing Others

Leadership Skills

LPN/LVN Charge Nurse Skills: Management Including Assignment and Delegation

End and a New Beginning

Finding a Job: What Works, and What Doesn't

NCLEX-PN Examination

Future Career Decisions: Choosing What is Right For You

NAPNES Standards of Practice and Educational Competencies for Graduates of Licensed Practical/Vocational Nursing Programs

NFLPN Nursing Practice Standards for the Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse

Glossary

References and Suggested Readings

Illustration

Credits

Index 

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