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…

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. •…

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…

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…

“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. •…

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 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…

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…

Is there a place for collective bargaining in nursing? After completing this chapter, you should be able to: • Identify the milestones in the history of collective bargaining. • Compare…

Pathway to career goals. After completing this chapter, you should be able to: • Compare the various types of educational preparation for nursing. • Describe the educational preparation for a…