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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 A A A
,NursingALeadership,AManagement,AandAProfessionalAPracticeAforAtheALPN/LVNA7thAEditionADahlk
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TableAofAContent
UnitA1ATheANursingAProfessionAInAToday'sAHealth-CareAEnvironment
1AHistoricalAPerspectiveAandACurrentATrends
Professionalism
TheABeginningAofANursing
DarkAAgesAandAIntroductionAofAChristianity
RenaissanceAPeriod
EraAofAIndustrialization
EarlyAHealthACareAinAtheAUnitedAStates
TheABeginningAofAModernANursing
HistoryAofAtheALicensedAPracticalAandAVocationalANurse
CurrentATrendsAandAIssues
2ACaringAasAaAPersonalAandAProfessionalABehavior
WhatAIsACaring?
ApplyingACaringATheoryAinAYourAPersonalALife
UnderstandingANursingAModels
ApplyingACaringATheoryAinAYourAProfessionalALife
SettingAPrioritiesAUsingATranspersonalACaring
CaringAforAFamilyAandASignificantAOthers
CaringAIncludesAEveryone
PersonalAMotivation
3AUnderstandingAtheAChangingARolesAinANursing
ParadigmAThinkingADefined
CriticalAThinkingAConcepts
TheoreticalAFrameworksAforAManagement
BasicAPrincipleAofAPatientAAdvocacy
4AHealth-CareAEnvironment
Health-CareASystems
RolesAandATasksAofAtheALicensedAPracticalANurseAinAtheAHealth-CareASystem
Health-CareAAgencies
5ANursingAandAInformatics
LookingAatAtheAPast
LookingAatAToday
NursingAInformatics
LookingAForward
UnitA2AFromAStudentAtoANurse
6AFulfillAYourARoleAasAaAStudent
,KnowingAYourselfAandAUnderstandingANurses'AWaysAofAKnowing
LearningAinAtheAClassroom
YouAasAaAStudentAinAtheAClinicalAArea
CommunicationAinAtheAClinicalASetting
SuccessfulAStudyAStrategies
UnderstandingATestAQuestions
ManagingATestAAnxiety
WritingASuccessfulAPapers
Conclusion
7ATheAImportanceAofACriticalAThinking
WhatAIsACriticalAThinking?
ThoroughAThinking
ThoroughAorACriticalAThinkingAasAAppliedAtoAScience
ThoroughAorACriticalAThinkingAasAAppliedAtoANursing
CreativeAThinking
CriticalAThinking
8AEntryAInto-Practice
NurseAPracticeAAct
FindingAtheAPerfectAJob
Mentoring
OtherAStrategies
9AEmploymentAProcess
EmployerAExpectations
ApplicationAProcess
PreparingAforAtheAInterview
LetterAofAResignation
10ALeadershipAandAManagementAasAaAProfessionalAConcept
LeadershipAVersusAManagement
HistoricalAOverviewAofANursingALeadershipAandAManagementARoles
WhereAIsAtheALicensedAPracticalANurseAinAThisAHistoricalAPicture?
LeadershipAStyles
WhatATypeAofALeaderAAreAYou?
TheASuccessfulANurseALeader
11ACommunicationASkillsAinALeadershipAandAManagement
StylesAofACommunication
FailedACommunication
CommunicationAinAtheAClinicalASetting
TypesAofACommunication
OtherAFormsAofACommunication
, 12AUnderstandingAtheABenefitsAofAChange
WhatAIsAChange?
EffectiveADecisionAMakingADuringAtheAChangeAProcess
KurtALewin'sAChangeATheory
RoleAofAtheALicensedAPracticalANurseAasAChangeAAgent
Transitions
FinalAThoughts
13ASettingAMeaningfulAPriorities
SettingAPersonalAPriorities
SettingAPriorities
NeedAforAPriorityASetting
ItAStartsAWithAtheAAbilityAtoAMakeAGoodADecisions
14AHandlingAConflictAinAtheANursingAProfession
TypesAofAConflict
ResolvingAConflict
ConflictAResolution
15ADealingAWithAChaos
UnderstandingAtheAChanges
UnderstandingANewtonianAPhysicsAorAtheAScientificAAge
UnderstandingAQuantumAPhysicsAorAtheANewAScience
ChaosATheory
AreAYouAReady?
16AEthicsAandALawAinANursingAManagement
PersonalAValues
UnderstandingAEthics
LegalAIssues
NurseAPracticeAAct
UnderstandingAtheALaw
LegalAIssuesASpecificAtoANursing
Safeguards
17AUnderstandingAUseAofAPower
WhatAIsAPower?
TypesAofAPower
PositiveAandANegativeAUsesAofAPower
Empowerment
Powerlessness
18AMotivatingAEmployees
Maslow'sAHierarchyAofANeedsARevisited
OppressedAGroupABehavior