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Nursing today : transition and trends / [edited by] JoAnn Zerwekh, Ashley Zerwekh Garneau.

Other author/creatorZerwekh, JoAnn Graham.
Other author/creatorGarneau, Ashley Zerwekh.
Format Book and Print
Edition7th ed.
Publication InfoSt. Louis, Mo. : Elsevier Saunders, ©2012.
Descriptionxxix, 608 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Contents Role transitions -- Personal management: time and self-care strategies -- Mentorship and preceptorship -- Employment considerations : opportunities, resumes, and interviewing -- NCLEX-RN examination and the new graduate -- Historical perspectives : influences on the present -- Nursing education -- Nursing theory -- Image of nursing : influences of the present -- Challenges of nursing management and leadership -- Building nursing management skills -- Effective communication and team building -- Conflict management -- Delegation in the clinical setting -- The health care organization and patterns of nursing care delivery -- Economics of the health care delivery system -- Political action in nursing -- Collective bargaining : traditional (union) and nontraditional approaches -- Ethical issues -- Legal issues -- Cultural and spiritual awareness -- Quality patient care -- Nursing informatics -- Using nursing research in practice -- Workplace issues -- Emergency preparedness.
Local noteLaupus-WCP
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011005796
ISBN9781437725674 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1437725678 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Laupus Books - Stacks WY 16.1 N974 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold