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for the LPN/LVN
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7th Edition by Tamara R. Dahlkemper
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Chapters 1 - 20 I I I
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TableIofIContent
UnitI1ITheINursingIProfessionIInIToday'sIHealth-CareIEnvironment
1IHistoricalIPerspectiveIandICurrentITrends
Professionalism
TheIBeginningIofINursing
DarkIAgesIandIIntroductionIofIChristianity
RenaissanceIPeriod
EraIofIIndustrialization
EarlyIHealthICareIinItheIUnitedIStates
TheIBeginningIofIModernINursing
HistoryIofItheILicensedIPracticalIandIVocationalINurse
CurrentITrendsIandIIssues
2ICaringIasIaIPersonalIandIProfessionalIBehavior
WhatIIsICaring?
ApplyingICaringITheoryIinIYourIPersonalI Life
UnderstandingINursingIModels
ApplyingICaringITheoryIinIYourIProfessionalILife
SettingIPrioritiesIUsingITranspersonalICaring
CaringIforIFamilyIandISignificantIOthers
CaringIIncludesIEveryone
PersonalIMotivation
3IUnderstandingItheIChangingIRolesIinINursing
ParadigmIThinkingIDefined
CriticalIThinkingIConcepts
TheoreticalIFrameworksIforIManagement
BasicIPrincipleIofIPatientIAdvocacy
4IHealth-CareIEnvironment
Health-CareISystems
RolesIandITasksIofItheILicensedIPracticalINurseIinItheIHealth-CareISystem
Health-CareIAgencies
5INursingIandIInformatics
LookingIatItheIPast
LookingIatIToday
NursingIInformatics
LookingIForward
UnitI2IFromIStudentItoINurse
6IFulfillIYourIRoleIasIaIStudent
,KnowingIYourselfIandIUnderstandingINurses'IWaysI ofIKnowing
LearningIinItheIClassroom
YouIasIaIStudentIinItheIClinicalIArea
CommunicationIinItheIClinicalISetting
SuccessfulIStudyIStrategies
UnderstandingITestIQuestions
ManagingITestIAnxiety
WritingISuccessfulIPapers
Conclusion
7ITheIImportanceIofICriticalIThinking
WhatIIsICriticalIThinking?
ThoroughIThinking
ThoroughIorICriticalIThinkingIasIAppliedItoIScience
ThoroughIorICriticalIThinkingIasIAppliedItoINursing
CreativeIThinking
CriticalIThinking
8IEntryIInto-Practice
NurseIPracticeIAct
FindingItheIPerfectIJob
Mentoring
OtherIStrategies
9IEmploymentIProcess
EmployerIExpectations
ApplicationIProcess
PreparingIforItheIInterview
LetterIofIResignation
10ILeadershipIandIManagementIasIaIProfessionalIConcept
LeadershipIVersusIManagement
HistoricalIOverviewIofINursingILeadershipIandIManagementIRoles
WhereIIsItheILicensedIPracticalINurseIinIThisIHistoricalIPicture?
LeadershipIStyles
WhatITypeIofILeaderIAreIYou?
TheISuccessfulINurseILeader
11ICommunicationISkillsIinILeadershipIandIManagement
StylesIofICommunication
FailedICommunication
CommunicationIinItheIClinicalISetting
TypesIofICommunication
OtherIFormsIofICommunication
, 12IUnderstandingItheIBenefitsIofIChange
WhatIIsIChange?
EffectiveIDecisionIMakingIDuringItheIChangeIProcess
KurtILewin'sIChangeITheory
RoleIofItheILicensedIPracticalINurseIasIChangeIAgent
Transitions
FinalIThoughts
13ISettingIMeaningfulIPriorities
SettingIPersonalIPriorities
SettingIPriorities
NeedIforIPriorityISetting
ItIStartsIWithItheIAbilityItoIMakeIGoodIDecisions
14IHandlingIConflictIinItheINursingIProfession
TypesIofIConflict
ResolvingIConflict
ConflictIResolution
15IDealingIWithIChaos
UnderstandingItheIChanges
UnderstandingINewtonianIPhysicsIorItheIScientificIAge
UnderstandingIQuantumIPhysicsIorItheINewIScience
ChaosITheory
AreIYouIReady?
16IEthicsIandILawIinINursingIManagement
PersonalIValues
UnderstandingIEthics
LegalIIssues
NurseIPracticeIAct
UnderstandingItheILaw
LegalIIssuesISpecificItoINursing
Safeguards
17IUnderstandingIUseIofIPower
WhatIIsIPower?
TypesIofIPower
PositiveIandINegativeIUsesIofIPower
Empowerment
Powerlessness
18IMotivatingIEmployees
Maslow'sIHierarchyIofINeedsIRevisited
OppressedIGroupIBehavior