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TablemofmContent
Unit m1mThemNursing mProfession mInmToday'smHealth-CaremEnvironment
1mHistoricalmPerspectivemandmCurrent mTrends
Professionalism
ThemBeginning mofmNursing
DarkmAgesmandmIntroductionmofmChristianity
RenaissancemPeriod
EramofmIndustrialization
EarlymHealthmCareminmthemUnitedmStates
ThemBeginning mofmModernmNursing
HistorymofmthemLicensedmPractical mandmVocational mNurse
CurrentmTrendsmandmIssues
2mCaring masmamPersonalmandmProfessionalmBehavior
WhatmIsmCaring?
Applying mCaring mTheoryminmYour mPersonalmLife
Understanding mNursing mModels
Applying mCaring mTheoryminmYour mProfessional mLife
Setting mPrioritiesmUsing mTranspersonal mCaring
Caring mformFamilymandmSignificantmOthers
Caring mIncludesmEveryone
PersonalmMotivation
3mUnderstanding mthemChanging mRolesminmNursing
ParadigmmThinking mDefined
Critical mThinking mConcepts
Theoretical mFrameworksmfor mManagement
BasicmPrinciplemofmPatientmAdvocacy
4mHealth-CaremEnvironment
Health-CaremSystems
RolesmandmTasksmofmthemLicensedmPractical mNurseminmthemHealth-CaremSystem
Health-CaremAgencies
5mNursing mandmInformatics
Looking matmthemPast
Looking matmToday
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Looking mForward
Unit m2mFrommStudent mtomNurse
6mFulfillmYourmRolemasmamStudent
,Knowing mYourselfmandmUnderstanding mNurses' mWaysmofmKnowing
Learning minmthemClassroom
YoumasmamStudentminmthemClinical mArea
CommunicationminmthemClinicalmSetting
SuccessfulmStudymStrategies
Understanding mTestmQuestions
Managing mTestmAnxiety
Writing mSuccessfulmPapers
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7mThemImportancemofmCriticalmThinking
WhatmIsmCritical mThinking?
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ThoroughmormCritical mThinking masmAppliedmtomScience
ThoroughmormCritical mThinking masmAppliedmtomNursing
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Critical mThinking
8mEntry mInto-Practice
NursemPracticemAct
Finding mthemPerfectmJob
Mentoring
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9mEmployment mProcess
Employer mExpectations
ApplicationmProcess
Preparing mformthemInterview
Letter mofmResignation
10mLeadership mandmManagement masmamProfessionalmConcept
LeadershipmVersusmManagement
Historical mOverviewmofmNursing mLeadershipmandmManagementmRoles
WheremIsmthemLicensedmPractical mNurseminmThismHistorical mPicture?
LeadershipmStyles
WhatmTypemofmLeader mAremYou?
ThemSuccessfulmNursemLeader
11mCommunication mSkillsminmLeadership mandmManagement
StylesmofmCommunication
FailedmCommunication
CommunicationminmthemClinicalmSetting
TypesmofmCommunication
Other mFormsmofmCommunication
, 12mUnderstanding mthemBenefitsmofmChange
WhatmIsmChange?
EffectivemDecisionmMaking mDuring mthemChangemProcess
KurtmLewin'smChangemTheory
RolemofmthemLicensedmPractical mNursemasmChangemAgent
Transitions
FinalmThoughts
13mSetting mMeaningfulmPriorities
Setting mPersonalmPriorities
Setting mPriorities
Needmfor mPrioritymSetting
ItmStartsmWithmthemAbilitymtomMakemGoodmDecisions
14mHandling mConflict minmthemNursing mProfession
TypesmofmConflict
Resolving mConflict
ConflictmResolution
15mDealing mWithmChaos
Understanding mthemChanges
Understanding mNewtonianmPhysicsmormthemScientificmAge
Understanding mQuantummPhysicsmormthemNewmScience
ChaosmTheory
AremYoumReady?
16mEthicsmandmLawminmNursing mManagement
PersonalmValues
Understanding mEthics
LegalmIssues
NursemPracticemAct
Understanding mthemLaw
LegalmIssuesmSpecificmtomNursing
Safeguards
17mUnderstanding mUsemofmPower
WhatmIsmPower?
TypesmofmPower
PositivemandmNegativemUsesmofmPower
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Powerlessness
18mMotivating mEmployees
Maslow'smHierarchymofmNeedsmRevisited
OppressedmGroupmBehavior