11th Edition
by JoAnn Zerwekh, Ashley Zerwekh Garneau
Make a smooth transition from
nursing school into the practice setting with Nursing Today, 11th
Edition!With this book, you will gain a solid understanding of the
issues and trends that affect the nursing profession. Not only will you
graduate with patient care skills, but you will advance your career
with insights into writing a resume, interviewing, finding a job, and
obtaining specialty certifications. This edition takes a deeper look
into topics such as workplace bullying, conflict management, cultural
and spiritual awareness, and the new question types found on the Next
Generation NCLEX® examination. Written by well-known nursing educators
JoAnn Zerwekh and Ashley Zerwekh Garneau, this easy-to-read text
prepares you for success on the NCLEX-RN® exam and in professional
nursing practice.
- Thorough
coverage prepares you for a professional career with an introduction to
historical and present-day nursing as well as legal, ethical,
political, and workplace issues.
- Learning objectives, humorous cartoons, and a pithy quote introduce the content in each chapter.
- Critical Thinking boxes ask you to apply your knowledge to the practice setting.
- Coverage
of QSEN competencies addresses effective communication, team building,
evidence-based practice, patient safety, and quality assurance.
- Tips
for transitioning into the workplace are included in chapters such as
NCLEX-RN® Exam and the New Graduate, Employment Considerations:
Opportunities, Resumes, and Interviewing; and Mentorship, Preceptorship,
and Nurse Residency Programs.
- Career
advancement tools include time management, communication and
delegation, how to write an effective resume, interviewing tips,
guidelines for using social media, attaining certification in a nursing
specialty, and self-care strategies.
- Evidence-Based Practice boxes summarize practice Issues, implications for nursing practice, and the references for the evidence.
- Research for Best Practice boxes highlight the research evidence that supports clinical practice.
- NEW!
NCLEX-RN® Exam and the New Graduate chapter outlines the Next
Generation NCLEX® (NGN) Project and explains the different types of NGN
test items that will be on the 2023 NGN exam, and includes an NGN NCLEX
exam-style case study showcasing the six cognitive skills in the NCSBN
Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (NCJMN).
- NEW! Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) examination-style questions build your clinical judgment and decision-making skills.
- NEW! Impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic is described as it relates to nursing education and practice.
- NEW!
Cultural and Spiritual Awareness chapter is expanded with a focus on
social determinants of health (SDOH) and strategies for building
cultural and linguistic competency skills and practicing cultural
sensitivity in the workplace setting.
- UPDATED!
Personal Management chapter includes new information about
incorporating mindfulness and building resiliency into your practice,
as well as several mindfulness and resiliency exercises that you can
begin practicing right now!
- UPDATED!
Employment Considerations: Opportunities, Resumes, and Interviewing
chapter offers additional tips for responding to questions during an
in-person, phone, or virtual job interview.
- UPDATED!
Conflict Management chapter adds more content about sexual harassment
and strategies for resolving conflict both personally and
professionally.
- UPDATED! Workplace Issues chapter is expanded to include bullying, incivility, and safe patient handling.
- UPDATED!
Nursing Informatics chapter includes new information on the next
generation of health care delivery with topics such as patient
engagement, robotics, and artificial intelligence.
- UPDATED! Nursing Education chapter adds new information about the nursing demographic profile and the nursing shortage.
English | 2023 | PDF | 44 MB | 714 Pages
ISBNs: 0323810152, 0323829619, 978-0323829618, 978-0323829618, 9780323810159, 9780323810159, B0B6JMV4K5
