Nursing today
Subtitle: transition and trends
By: [edtied by] JoAnn Zerwekh, Ashley Zerwekh Garneau
Edition: 7th ed.
Publisher: Saunders
Published: 2011
Place of publication: St. Louis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 608
ISBN-13: 9781437725674
Subjects: Social aspects; Vocational guidance; Vocational Guidance; Nursing
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Role transitions; title: Personal management: time and self-care strategies; title: Mentorship and preceptorship; title: Employment considerations : opportunities, resumes, and interviewing; title: NCLEX-RN(r) examination and the new graduate; title: Historical perspectives : influences on the present; title: Nursing education; title: Nursing theory; title: Image of nursing : influences of the present; title: Challenges of nursing management and leadership; title: Building nursing management skills; title: Effective communication and team building; title: Conflict management; title: Delegation in the clinical setting; title: The health care organization and patterns of nursing care delivery; title: Economics of the health care delivery system; title: Political action in nursing; title: Collective bargaining : traditional (union) and nontraditional approaches; title: Ethical issues; title: Legal issues; title: Cultural and spiritual awareness; title: Quality patient care; title: Nursing informatics; title: Using nursing research in practice; title: Workplace issues; title: Emergency preparedness.