Success in practical/vocational nursing
Subtitle: from student to leader
By: Signe S. Hill, Helen Stephens Howlett.
Contributors: Howlett, Helen A.
Edition: 6th ed.
Publisher: Saunders/Elsevier
Published: 2009
Place of publication: St. Louis, Mo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 527
ISBN-13: 9781416056591
Subjects: Practical nursing -- Vocational guidance; Nursing, Practical
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The adult learner and the practical/vocational nursing program; title: Developing a successful learning style; title: Time management: using a limited resource wisely; title: Methods and skills used in learning; title: Learning during school, for the NCLEX-PN®, and beyond; title: Critical thinking and patient care; title: How practical/vocational nursing evolved; title: Nursing process: your role; title: Straightforward communication; title: Personal health promotion; title: The health care team; title: Cultural uniqueness, sensitivity, and competence; title: Spiritual needs, spiritual caring, and religious differences; title: Assertiveness: your responsibility; title: Leadership skills; title: LPN/LVN charge nurse skills: management, including assignment and delegation; title: Health care settings; title: Health care system: financing, issues, and trends; title: Ethics applied to nursing; title: Nursing and the law; title: Finding a job; title: The NCLEX-PN® examination; title: How to make your career grow.