Test Bank For Nursing Leadership, Management, and Professional Practice for the LPN/LVN 7th Edition by Tamara R. Dahlkemper Chapters 1 - 20

Test Bank For Nursing Leadership, Management, and Professional
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v Practice for the LPN/LVN
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7th Edition by Tamara R. Dahlkemper
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Chapters 1 - 20 v v v

,Nursing Leadership, Management, and Professional Practice for the LPN/LVN 7th Edition
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Dahlkemper Test Bank v v v




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 v




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 v v v




2 Caring as a Personal and Professional Behavior
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What Is Caring? v v




Applying Caring Theory in Your Personal Life v v v v v v




Understanding Nursing Models v v




Applying Caring Theory in Your Professional Life v v v v v v




Setting Priorities Using Transpersonal Caring
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Caring for Family and Significant Others
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Caring Includes Everyone v v




Personal Motivation v




3 Understanding the Changing Roles in Nursing
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Paradigm Thinking Defined v v




Critical Thinking Concepts v v




Theoretical Frameworks for Management v v v




Basic Principle of Patient Advocacy
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4 Health-Care Environment
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Health-Care Systems v




Roles and Tasks of the Licensed Practical Nurse in the Health-Care System
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Health-Care Agencies v




5 Nursing and Informatics
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Looking at the Past v v v




Looking at Today v v




Nursing Informatics v




Looking Forward v




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 v v v v v v v




Learning in the Classroom v v v




You as a Student in the Clinical Area
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Communication in the Clinical Setting v v v v




Successful Study Strategies v v




Understanding Test Questions v v




Managing Test Anxiety v v




Writing Successful Papers v v




Conclusion

7 The Importance of Critical Thinking
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What Is Critical Thinking?
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Thorough Thinking v




Thorough or Critical Thinking as Applied to Science v v v v v v v




Thorough or Critical Thinking as Applied to Nursing v v v v v v v




Creative Thinking v




Critical Thinking v




8 Entry Into-Practice
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Nurse Practice Act v v




Finding the Perfect Job v v v




Mentoring
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9 Employment Process
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Employer Expectations v




Application Process v




Preparing for the Interview v v v




Letter of Resignation v v




10 Leadership and Management as a Professional Concept
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Leadership Versus Management v v




Historical Overview of Nursing Leadership and Management Roles v v v v v v v




Where Is the Licensed Practical Nurse in This Historical Picture?
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Leadership Styles v




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 v v




Failed Communication v




Communication in the Clinical Setting v v v v




Types of Communication v v




Other Forms of Communication
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, 12 Understanding the Benefits of Change
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What Is Change? v v




Effective Decision Making During the Change Process v v v v v v




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 v




13 Setting Meaningful Priorities
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Setting Personal Priorities v v




Setting Priorities v




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 v v




Resolving Conflict v




Conflict Resolution v




15 Dealing With Chaos
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Understanding the Changes v v




Understanding Newtonian Physics or the Scientific Age v v v v v v




Understanding Quantum Physics or the New Science v v v v v v




Chaos Theory v




Are You Ready?
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16 Ethics and Law in Nursing Management
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Personal Values v




Understanding Ethics v




Legal Issues v




Nurse Practice Act v v




Understanding the Law v v




Legal Issues Specific to Nursing
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Safeguards

17 Understanding Use of Power
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What Is Power? v v




Types of Power v v




Positive and Negative Uses of Power v v v v v




Empowerment
Powerlessness

18 Motivating Employees
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Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Revisited v v v v




Oppressed Group Behavior v v