Nursing today : transitions and trends

Reflecting rapid changes in the field, the fully updated fourth edition of this successful text focuses on the information students need to make a successful transition from the classroom to practice. It provides a solid understanding of the problems and opportunities professional nurses face, and it details the practical skills essential for success.

Unit. Role Transitions. Reality Shock: What is it? Unit. Nursing: A Developing Profession. Historical Perspectives: Influences of the Past. Image of Nursing: Influences of the Present. Nursing Education Unit. Nursing Management. Challenges of Nursing Management. Group Process and Team Building. Effective Communication. Conflict Management. Time Management. Delegation in the Clinical Setting. Using Nursing Research in Practice Unit. Health care Delivery System. The Health Care Delivery System and Patterns of Nursing Care Delivery. Health in the Community: Nursing's Role. Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Nursing and Health Care. Trends and Economics in the Health Care Delivery System. Nursing Informatics. Political Action in Nursing. A Collective Voice in the Workplace Unit. Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing. Ethical Issues. Legal Issues Unit. In Search of Employment: Finding Your Niche in the Work World. Employment Considerations: Opportunities and Resumes. Interviewing for Employment Unit. Thriving . . . Not Just Surviving. Self-Care Strategies. NCLEX-RN? and the New Graduate

Students in issues/trends courses primarily in ADN programs, BSN programs