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