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 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. Useful review questions help you get ready for the NCLEX-PN® examination.
1. Cover image - p. c 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Copyright - p. iv 4. Dedication - p. v 5. Contributor - p. vi 6. Reviewer - p. vii 7. LPN/LVN Threads - p. viii 8. Preface - p. ix 9. Acknowledgments - p. xi 10. Contents - p. xiii 11. UNIT I Resources - p. p1 12. 1 Personal Resources of an Adult Learner: Becoming a Practical/Vocational Nursing Student - p. 1 13. 2 Academic Resources (Study Skills and Test Strategies) - p. 13 14. 3 Community Resources - p. 43 15. UNIT II Building Blocks for Your Career - p. p49 16. 4 How Practical/Vocational Nursing Evolved: 1836 to the Present - p. 49 17. 5 Critical Thinking and Clinical Judgment: A Lifelong Journey - p. 65 18. 6 Ethics Applied to Nursing: Personal Versus Professional Ethics - p. 74 19. 7 Nursing and the Law: What Are the Rules? - p. 86 20. UNIT III Relationship-Centered Care - p. p108 21. 8 Effective Communication With Clients, Health Care Team, Faculty, and Peers - p. 108 22. 9 Assertive, Nonassertive, and Aggressive Behaviors: A Personal Choice - p. 124 23. 10 Cultural Uniqueness, Sensitivity, and Competence - p. 140 24. 11 Spiritual Needs, Spiritual Caring, and Religious Differences - p. 156 25. UNIT IV Health System-Based Care - p. p163 26. 12 The Role of the Nurse: Implementation of the Nursing Process and the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model - p. 163 27. 13 Nursing Theory, Research, and Evidence-Based Practice - p. 174 28. 14 The Interdisciplinary Health Care Team: The Role of the Practical/Vocational Nurse - p. 182 29. 15 Health Care Settings: Continuum of Care - p. 196 30. 16 The Health Care System: Financing, Issues, and Trends - p. 207 31. UNIT V The LPN/LVN: Your Role Today And in the Future - p. p217 32. 17 Collaboration: Leading and Managing - p. 217 33. 18 Workforce Trends and Preparing for Employment: How to Find a First Job You Will Love - p. 260 34. 19 Licensure and Regulation: Becoming Licensed and Understanding Your State Nurse Practice Act - p. 295 35. A Answer Key for Review Questions for the National Council Licensure Examination for Licensed Practical/Licensed Vocational Nurses (NCLEX-PN®) - p. 305 36. Glossary - p. 307 37. References - p. 317 38. Index - p. 328
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 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. Useful review questions help you get ready for the NCLEX-PN® examination.
1. Cover image - p. c 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Copyright - p. iv 4. Dedication - p. v 5. Contributor - p. vi 6. Reviewer - p. vii 7. LPN/LVN Threads - p. viii 8. Preface - p. ix 9. Acknowledgments - p. xi 10. Contents - p. xiii 11. UNIT I Resources - p. p1 12. 1 Personal Resources of an Adult Learner: Becoming a Practical/Vocational Nursing Student - p. 1 13. 2 Academic Resources (Study Skills and Test Strategies) - p. 13 14. 3 Community Resources - p. 43 15. UNIT II Building Blocks for Your Career - p. p49 16. 4 How Practical/Vocational Nursing Evolved: 1836 to the Present - p. 49 17. 5 Critical Thinking and Clinical Judgment: A Lifelong Journey - p. 65 18. 6 Ethics Applied to Nursing: Personal Versus Professional Ethics - p. 74 19. 7 Nursing and the Law: What Are the Rules? - p. 86 20. UNIT III Relationship-Centered Care - p. p108 21. 8 Effective Communication With Clients, Health Care Team, Faculty, and Peers - p. 108 22. 9 Assertive, Nonassertive, and Aggressive Behaviors: A Personal Choice - p. 124 23. 10 Cultural Uniqueness, Sensitivity, and Competence - p. 140 24. 11 Spiritual Needs, Spiritual Caring, and Religious Differences - p. 156 25. UNIT IV Health System-Based Care - p. p163 26. 12 The Role of the Nurse: Implementation of the Nursing Process and the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model - p. 163 27. 13 Nursing Theory, Research, and Evidence-Based Practice - p. 174 28. 14 The Interdisciplinary Health Care Team: The Role of the Practical/Vocational Nurse - p. 182 29. 15 Health Care Settings: Continuum of Care - p. 196 30. 16 The Health Care System: Financing, Issues, and Trends - p. 207 31. UNIT V The LPN/LVN: Your Role Today And in the Future - p. p217 32. 17 Collaboration: Leading and Managing - p. 217 33. 18 Workforce Trends and Preparing for Employment: How to Find a First Job You Will Love - p. 260 34. 19 Licensure and Regulation: Becoming Licensed and Understanding Your State Nurse Practice Act - p. 295 35. A Answer Key for Review Questions for the National Council Licensure Examination for Licensed Practical/Licensed Vocational Nurses (NCLEX-PN®) - p. 305 36. Glossary - p. 307 37. References - p. 317 38. Index - p. 328
