Building Nursing Management Skills
Communication should be clearly stated and directed to the appropriate, responsible individual. After completing this chapter, you should be able to: • Analyze effective communication as it relates to patient…
Workplace Issues
Workplace issues. After completing this chapter, you should be able to: • Determine your risk for encountering a workplace issue that can affect your health or well-being. • Understand ergonomics…
Cultural and Spiritual Awareness
Our communities need culturally competent nursing care. After completing this chapter, you should be able to: • Define cultural competence. • List practice issues related to cultural competence. • Identify…
Using Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Research
Nursing research is the road map to professional practice. After completing this chapter, you should be able to: • Define evidence-based practice. • Understand the importance of evidence-based practice. •…
NCLEX-RN® Examination and the New Graduate
Don’t take any chances…understand the NCLEX-RN® examination process. After completing this chapter, you should be able to: • Discuss the role of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing…
Employment Considerations: Opportunities, Resumes, and Interviewing
Nursing offers more job possibilities than any other aspect of health care. So if your first choice doesn’t work out, select another specialty! After completing this chapter, you should be…
Challenges of Nursing Management and Leadership
“I need help on the night shift!” After completing this chapter, you should be able to: • Differentiate between management and leadership. • Describe theories of management and leadership. •…
Personal Management: Time and Self-Care Strategies
Is time managing you, or are you managing time? • Identify your individual time style and personal time-management strategies. • Discuss strategies that increase organizational skills and personal priority setting….
Ethical Issues
Ethical dilemmas are not easy situations. After completing this chapter, you should be able to: • Define terminology commonly used in discussions about ethical issues. • Analyze personal values that…
Image of Nursing: Influences of the Present
Nursing image—how is it perceived? After completing this chapter, you should be able to: • Discuss the effect of image on the public perception of nursing. • Describe different sociological…
