Make a smooth transition from nursing school into the practice setting with Nursing Today, 11th Edition! With this book, you will gain a solid understanding of the issues and trends that affect the nursing profession. Not only will you graduate with patient care skills, but you will advance your career with insights into writing a resume, interviewing, finding a job, and obtaining specialty certifications. This edition takes a deeper look into topics such as workplace bullying, conflict management, cultural and spiritual awareness, and the new question types found on the Next Generation NCLEX® examination. Written by well-known nursing educators JoAnn Zerwekh and Ashley Zerwekh Garneau, this easy-to-read text prepares you for success on the NCLEX-RN® exam and in professional nursing practice. Thorough coverage prepares you for a professional career with an introduction to historical and present-day nursing as well as legal, ethical, political, and workplace issues. Learning objectives, humorous cartoons, and a pithy quote introduce the content in each chapter. Critical Thinking boxes ask you to apply your knowledge to the practice setting. Coverage of QSEN competencies addresses effective communication, team building, evidence-based practice, patient safety, and quality assurance. Tips for transitioning into the workplace are included in chapters such as NCLEX-RN® Exam and the New Graduate, Employment Considerations: Opportunities, Resumes, and Interviewing; and Mentorship, Preceptorship, and Nurse Residency Programs. Career advancement tools include time management, communication and delegation, how to write an effective resume, interviewing tips, guidelines for using social media, attaining certification in a nursing specialty, and self-care strategies. Evidence-Based Practice boxes summarize practice Issues, implications for nursing practice, and the references for the evidence. Research for Best Practice boxes highlight the research evidence that supports clinical practice.
Nursing Today: Transition and Trends
Touches on many of the issues affecting nursing...Every nurse will benefit...With a true focus on the dynamics of the health care environment and how it affects the profession and individual...
UPDATED and IMPROVED! Section restructuring makes this edition even easier to follow. UPDATED! Evolve resources for students include review questions and case studies.
Schneider (2015) noted that “basic nursing care encompasses a responsibility for correct interpretation of assessment data using critical thinking” (p. 60). Nurses just beginning to pay attention to their thinking processes may ask ...
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The public health nurse is working with the county health department on a task force to fully integrate the goals of Healthy People 2020. ... Olson KI, et al: Cornerstones of public health nursing, Public Health Nurs 28(3):249, 2011.
This book pointedly deals with all the contents specified by the INC curriculum. The book has been written keeping in mind the requirements of the modern Indian nurse educators—what they need to know and practice in the classroom.
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