Success in practical/vocational nursing : from student to leader /: from student to leader. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Patricia (Patty) Knecht, PhD, RN, ANEF, Chair, Division of Nursing, Immaculata University, Immaculata, Pennsylvania, Formerly, Director of Practical Nursing, Chester County Intermediate Unit, Practical Nursing Program, Downingtown, Pennsylvania.
• Authors: Knecht, Patricia (Patricia A.)
• Other Names: Hill, Signe S
• Contents: 1. Personal Resources; 2. Academic Resources; 3. Community Resources; 4. How Practical/Vocational Nursing Evolved: 1836 to Present; 5. Critical Thinking: A Lifelong Journey; 6. Ethics Applied to Nursing: Personal vs. Professional Ethics; 7. Nursing and the Law: What Are The Rules?; 8. Straightforward Communication: Instructors, Patients, Family and the Interdisciplinary Team; 9. Assertiveness: Your Responsibility; 10. Cultural Uniqueness, Sensitivity, and Competence; 11. Spiritual Needs, Spiritual Caring, and Religious Differences; 12. Nursing Process: Your Role; 13. Nursing Theory, Research, and Evidence-Based Practice; 14. The Health Care Team: Where the LPN/LVN Fits In; 15. Health Care Settings: Continuum of Care; 16. Health Care System: Financing, Issues, and Trends; 17. Collaboration: Leading and Managing; 18. Work Force Trends: How to Find a First Job you Will Love; 19. Licensure and Regulation: Know Your State Practice Act; Appendix A: NAPNES Standards of Practice and Educational Competencies of Graduates of Practical/Vocational Nursing Programs; Appendix B: NFLPN Nursing Practice Standards for the Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse; Appendix C: NCLEX-PN® Review Question Answer Key; Glossary; References; Suggested Readings
• Edition: 8th edition
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Saunders
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (384 pages)
• Subjects: 610.73/0693; Nursing, Practical; Nurse's Role; Nursing Theory; Vocational Guidance
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323396035; 0323396038
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