Nursing Today: Transition and Trends (Paperback, 10)

Unit I:? Professional Growth and Transition 1.?Role Transitions 2.?Personal Management: Time and Self-Care Strategies 3.?Mentorship, Preceptorship, and Nurse Residency Programs 4.?Employment Considerations: Opportunities, Resumes and Interviewing 5.?NCLEX-RN Exam and the New Graduate

Unit II:? Nursing:? A Developing Profession 6.?Historical Perspectives 7.?Nursing Education 8.?Nursing Theories 9.?Professional Image of Nursing

Unit III: Nursing Management 10.?Challenges of Nursing Management and Leadership 11.?Building Nursing Management Skills 12.?Effective Communication, Team Building, and Interprofessional Practice 13.?Conflict Management 14.?Delegation in the Clinical Setting

Unit IV:? Current Issues in Health Care 15.?The Health Care Organization and Patterns of Nursing Care Delivery 16.?Economics in the Health Care Delivery System 17.?Political Action in Nursing 18.?Collective Bargaining: Traditional (Union) and Nontraditional Approaches 19.?Ethical Issues 20.?Legal Issues

Unit V:? Contemporary Nursing Practice 21.?Cultural & Spiritual Awareness 22.?Quality Patient Care 23.? Nursing Informatics 24.?Using Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Research 25.?Workplace Issues 26.?Emergency Preparedness