F.A. Davis Company

Two books in 1—traditional vocational content plus leadership and management! With the growing nursing shortage, especially in long-term care facilities, LPN/LVNs must learn both the fundamentals and leadership, management, and delegation skills to properly care for their patients and to handle growing workloads. This book provides that content and more with “beyond nursing school” tips and strategies to navigate employment opportunities after graduation.

• The must-have skills needed to master nursing education and enter practice.
• Coverage of today’s important topics like delegation and patient teaching.
• New chapter, Personal and Professional Priority Setting.
• New Focus Your Learning Charts in each chapter that take one concept and dissect it.
• New full-color design and images throughout.

Unit One: The Nursing Profession in Today's Healthcare Environment

Chapter 1: Historical Perspectives and Current Trends

Chapter 2: Caring as a Personal and Professional Behavior

Chapter 3: Understanding the Changing Roles in Nursing

Chapter 4: Healthcare Environment

Unit Two: From Student to Nurse

Chapter 5: Fulfill Your Role as a Student

Chapter 6: The Importance of Critical Thinking

Chapter 7: Entry into Practice

Chapter 8: Employment Process

Chapter 9: Leadership and Management as a Professional Concept

Chapter 10: Communication Skills in Leadership and Management

Chapter 11: Considering Culture

Chapter 12: Understanding Benefits of Change

Chapter 13 : Setting Meaningful Priorities

Chapter 14 : Welcome to Conflict

Chapter 15: Dealing with Chaos

Chapter 16: Ethics and Law in Nursing Management

Chapter 17: Understanding Use of Power

Chapter 18: Motivating Employees

Chapter 19: Team Building

Chapter 20: Making Assignments, Counseling, and Analyzing Performance