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Practice for the LPN/LVN
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7th Edition by Tamara R. Dahlkemper
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Chapters 1 - 20 h h h
,Nursing Leadership, Management, and Professional Practice for the LPN/LVN 7th Edition
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Dahlkemper Test Bank h h h
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 h
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 h h h
2 Caring as a Personal and Professional Behavior
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What Is Caring? h h
Applying Caring Theory in Your Personal Life
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Understanding Nursing Models h h
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 h h
Personal Motivation h
3 Understanding the Changing Roles in Nursing
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Paradigm Thinking Defined h h
Critical Thinking Concepts h h
Theoretical Frameworks for Management h h h
Basic Principle of Patient Advocacy
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4 Health-Care Environment
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Health-Care Systems h
Roles and Tasks of the Licensed Practical Nurse in the Health-Care System
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Health-Care Agencies h
5 Nursing and Informatics
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Looking at the Past h h h
Looking at Today h h
Nursing Informatics h
Looking Forward h
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 h h h
You as a Student in the Clinical Area
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Communication in the Clinical Setting h h h h
Successful Study Strategies h h
Understanding Test Questions h h
Managing Test Anxiety h h
Writing Successful Papersh h
Conclusion
7 The Importance of Critical Thinking
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What Is Critical Thinking?
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Thorough Thinking h
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 h
Critical Thinking h
8 Entry Into-Practice
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Nurse Practice Act
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Finding the Perfect Job h h h
Mentoring
Other Strategies
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9 Employment Process
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Employer Expectations h
Application Process h
Preparing for the Interview h h h
Letter of Resignation
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10 Leadership and Management as a Professional Concept
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Leadership Versus Management h h
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 h
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
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Communication in the Clinical Setting h h h h
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? h h
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
Final Thoughts
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13 Setting Meaningful Priorities
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Setting Personal Priorities
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Setting Priorities h
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 h h
Resolving Conflict h
Conflict Resolution h
15 Dealing With Chaos
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Understanding the Changes h h
Understanding Newtonian Physics or the Scientific Age h h h h h h
Understanding Quantum Physics or the New Science h h h h h h
Chaos Theory h
Are You Ready?
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16 Ethics and Law in Nursing Management
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Personal Values h
Understanding Ethics h
Legal Issues h
Nurse Practice Act h h
Understanding the Law h h
Legal Issues Specific to Nursing
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Safeguards
17 Understanding Use of Power
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What Is Power? h h
Types of Power h h
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 h h h h
Oppressed Group Behavior h h