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Practice for the LPN/LVN
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7th Edition by Tamara R. Dahlkemper
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,Nursing Leadership, Management, and Professional Practice for the LPN/LVN 7th Editio
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nDahlkemper Test Bank b
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Table of Content
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Unit 1 The Nursing Profession In Today's Health-Care Environment
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1 Historical Perspective and Current Trends
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Professionalism
The Beginning of Nursing
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Dark Ages and Introduction of Christianity
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Renaissance Period nb
Era of Industrialization
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Early Health Care in the United States
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The Beginning of Modern Nursing
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History of the Licensed Practical and Vocational Nurse
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Current Trends and Issues
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2 Caring as a Personal and Professional Behavior
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What Is Caring?
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Applying Caring Theory in Your Personal Life
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Understanding Nursing Models nb nb
Applying Caring Theory in Your Professional Life
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Setting Priorities Using Transpersonal Caring
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Caring for Family and Significant Others
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Caring Includes Everyone
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Personal Motivation nb
3 Understanding the Changing Roles in Nursing
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Paradigm Thinking Defined nb nb
Critical Thinking Concepts
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Theoretical Frameworks for Management nb nb nb
Basic Principle of Patient Advocacy
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4 Health-Care Environment
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Health-Care Systems nb
Roles and Tasks of the Licensed Practical Nurse in the Health-Care System
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Health-Care Agencies nb
5 Nursing and Informatics
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Looking at the Past nb nb nb
Looking at Today nb nb
Nursing Informatics nb
Looking Forward nb
Unit 2 From Student to Nurse
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6 Fulfill Your Role as a Student
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,Knowing Yourself and Understanding Nurses' Ways of Knowing
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Learning in the Classroom nb nb nb
You as a Student in the Clinical Area
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Communication in the Clinical Setting nb nb nb nb
Successful Study Strategies nb nb
Understanding Test Questions nb nb
Managing Test Anxiety nb nb
Writing Successful Papers nb nb
Conclusion
7 The Importance of Critical Thinking
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What Is Critical Thinking?
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Thorough Thinking nb
Thorough or Critical Thinking as Applied to Science
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Thorough or Critical Thinking as Applied to Nursing
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Creative Thinking nb
Critical Thinking nb
8 Entry Into-Practice
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Nurse Practice Actnb nb
Finding the Perfect Job nb nb nb
Mentoring
Other Strategies nb
9 Employment Process
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Employer Expectations nb
Application Process nb
Preparing for the Interview nb nb nb
Letter of Resignation
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10 Leadership and Management as a Professional Concept
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Leadership Versus Management nb nb
Historical Overview of Nursing Leadership and Management Roles
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Where Is the Licensed Practical Nurse in This Historical Picture?
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Leadership Styles nb
What Type of Leader Are You?
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The Successful Nurse Leader
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11 Communication Skills in Leadership and Management
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Styles of Communication
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Failed Communication nb
Communication in the Clinical Setting nb nb nb nb
Types of Communication
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Other Forms of Communication
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, 12 Understanding the Benefits of Change
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What Is Change? nb nb
Effective Decision Making During the Change Process
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Kurt Lewin's Change Theory
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Role of the Licensed Practical Nurse as Change Agent
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Transitions
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13 Setting Meaningful Priorities
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Need for Priority Setting
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It Starts With the Ability to Make Good Decisions
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14 Handling Conflict in the Nursing Profession
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Types of Conflict nb nb
Resolving Conflict nb
Conflict Resolution nb
15 Dealing With Chaos
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Understanding the Changes nb nb
Understanding Newtonian Physics or the Scientific Age nb nb nb nb nb nb
Understanding Quantum Physics or the New Science nb nb nb nb nb nb
Chaos Theory nb
Are You Ready?
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16 Ethics and Law in Nursing Management
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Personal Values nb
Understanding Ethics nb
Legal Issues nb
Nurse Practice Act nb nb
Understanding the Law nb nb
Legal Issues Specific to Nursing
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Safeguards
17 Understanding Use of Power
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Types of Power nb nb
Positive and Negative Uses of Power
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Empowerment
Powerlessness
18 Motivating Employees
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Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Revisited nb nb nb nb
Oppressed Group Behavior nb nb