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. Also useful are review questions to 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. Also useful are review questions to 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
