To Be a Nurse: Personal/Vocational Relations for the LPN/LVN

To Be a Nurse: Personal/Vocational Relations for the LPN/LVN
ISBN-10
0803605757
ISBN-13
9780803605756
Category
Practical nursing
Pages
360
Language
English
Published
2000-12
Publisher
F. A. Davis Company
Authors
Mary Ann Anderson, Susan Corwin Stolz

Description

-- A well-written and engaging introduction to nursing education and to nursing as a profession that will promote students' enthusiasm for the study and practice of nursing -- Presents the essential personal/vocational relations content taught in LPN/LVN programs in the United States and Canada, including student and professional skills, communication techniques, nursing history, ethical and legal issues, introduction to the health care system, and issues and trends -- Subjects covered include caring, empowerment, nurse as advocate, leadership/management issues, teamwork, critical thinking, and cultural diversity in nursing education and practice -- Interactive approach to subject accomplished through case studies, learning activities, and personal vignettes -- All pages are perforated and allow case studies and other exercises to be assigned as homework and handed in

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