Take an exciting journey to success in your LPN/LVN career! Emphasizing leadership and clinical judgment skills, Success in Practical / Vocational Nursing: From Student to Leader, 10th Edition helps you navigate your way through nursing school, examinations, the job search, and success in professional practice. It describes the building blocks essential to a successful career, such as critical thinking, ethics, effective communication, and an understanding of your role in the nursing process. Also useful are review questions to help you get ready for the NCLEX-PN® examination. Written by educators Lisa Falgiatore Carroll and Janyce Collier, this edition adds new insight into the ways self-empowerment can help you achieve positive outcomes in class and on the job.
New to this edition
Key Features
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Evolve Student Resources - p. iii 6. Copyright - p. iv 7. Dedication - p. v 8. Acknowledgments - p. vi 9. Reviewers - p. viii 10. LPN/LVN Threads and Advisory Board - p. viii 11. Preface - p. x 12. Unit I: Resources - p. P1 13. 1. Personal Resources of an Adult Learner - p. 1 14. 2. Academic Resources (Study Skills and Test Strategies) - p. 14 15. 3. Community Resources - p. 44 16. Unit II: Building Blocks for your Career - p. P2 17. 4. How Practical/Vocational Nursing Evolved: 1836 to the Present - p. 51 18. 5. Critical Thinking: A Lifelong Journey - p. 67 19. 6. Ethics Applied to Nursing: Personal Versus Professional Ethics - p. 76 20. 7. Nursing and the Law: What Are the Rules? - p. 88 21. Unit III: Relationship-Centered Care - p. P3 22. 8. Effective Communication: Health Care Team, Clients, Faculty, and Peers - p. 109 23. 9. Assertiveness: Your Responsibility - p. 124 24. 10. Cultural Uniqueness, Sensitivity, and Competence - p. 140 25. 11. Spiritual Needs, Spiritual Caring, and Religious Differences - p. 156 26. Unit IV: Health System-Based Care - p. P4 27. 12. The Nursing Process: Your Role - p. 162 28. 13. Nursing Theory, Research, and Evidence-Based Practice - p. 176 29. 14. The Interdisciplinary Health Care Team: The Role of the Practical/Vocational Nurse - p. 184 30. 15. Health Care Settings: Continuum of Care - p. 199 31. 16. The Health Care System: Financing, Issues, and Trends - p. 210 32. Unit V: The LPN/LVN: Your Role Today and in the Future - p. P5 33. 17. Collaboration: Leading and Managing - p. 220 34. 18. Workforce Trends: How to Find a First Job You Will Love - p. 264 35. 19. Licensure and Regulation: Becoming Licensed and Understanding Your State Nurse Practice Act - p. 300 36. Appendix A. Answer Key for Review Questions for the National Council Licensure Examination for Licensed Practical/Licensed Vocational Nurses (NCLEX-PN®) - p. 309 37. Glossary - p. 311 38. References - p. 319 39. Index - p. 327
Take an exciting journey to success in your LPN/LVN career! Emphasizing leadership and clinical judgment skills, Success in Practical / Vocational Nursing: From Student to Leader, 10th Edition helps you navigate your way through nursing school, examinations, the job search, and success in professional practice. It describes the building blocks essential to a successful career, such as critical thinking, ethics, effective communication, and an understanding of your role in the nursing process. Also useful are review questions to help you get ready for the NCLEX-PN® examination. Written by educators Lisa Falgiatore Carroll and Janyce Collier, this edition adds new insight into the ways self-empowerment can help you achieve positive outcomes in class and on the job.
New to this edition
Key Features
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Evolve Student Resources - p. iii 6. Copyright - p. iv 7. Dedication - p. v 8. Acknowledgments - p. vi 9. Reviewers - p. viii 10. LPN/LVN Threads and Advisory Board - p. viii 11. Preface - p. x 12. Unit I: Resources - p. P1 13. 1. Personal Resources of an Adult Learner - p. 1 14. 2. Academic Resources (Study Skills and Test Strategies) - p. 14 15. 3. Community Resources - p. 44 16. Unit II: Building Blocks for your Career - p. P2 17. 4. How Practical/Vocational Nursing Evolved: 1836 to the Present - p. 51 18. 5. Critical Thinking: A Lifelong Journey - p. 67 19. 6. Ethics Applied to Nursing: Personal Versus Professional Ethics - p. 76 20. 7. Nursing and the Law: What Are the Rules? - p. 88 21. Unit III: Relationship-Centered Care - p. P3 22. 8. Effective Communication: Health Care Team, Clients, Faculty, and Peers - p. 109 23. 9. Assertiveness: Your Responsibility - p. 124 24. 10. Cultural Uniqueness, Sensitivity, and Competence - p. 140 25. 11. Spiritual Needs, Spiritual Caring, and Religious Differences - p. 156 26. Unit IV: Health System-Based Care - p. P4 27. 12. The Nursing Process: Your Role - p. 162 28. 13. Nursing Theory, Research, and Evidence-Based Practice - p. 176 29. 14. The Interdisciplinary Health Care Team: The Role of the Practical/Vocational Nurse - p. 184 30. 15. Health Care Settings: Continuum of Care - p. 199 31. 16. The Health Care System: Financing, Issues, and Trends - p. 210 32. Unit V: The LPN/LVN: Your Role Today and in the Future - p. P5 33. 17. Collaboration: Leading and Managing - p. 220 34. 18. Workforce Trends: How to Find a First Job You Will Love - p. 264 35. 19. Licensure and Regulation: Becoming Licensed and Understanding Your State Nurse Practice Act - p. 300 36. Appendix A. Answer Key for Review Questions for the National Council Licensure Examination for Licensed Practical/Licensed Vocational Nurses (NCLEX-PN®) - p. 309 37. Glossary - p. 311 38. References - p. 319 39. Index - p. 327
