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Part of the LPN Threads series, Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing: From Student to Leader, 7th Edition helps you develop the practical knowledge and problem-solving skills you need for a successful career as an LPN/LVN. This edition features up-to-date content that is logically organized with concepts that build on each other as you progress through the material.

 

Table of Content:

  1. Unit One The Adult Learner and the Practical/Vocational Nursing Program, 1
  2. chapter 1 The Adult Learner: Hints to Succeed
  3. Objectives
  4. Key Terms
  5. Diversity of the Adult Learner
  6. Try This
  7. The Four Generations
  8. Box 1-1 The Four Generations
  9. Box 1-2 Characteristics of the Four Generations
  10. Matures (The Silent Generation)
  11. Baby Boomers
  12. Generation X (Gen X)
  13. Generation Y (Millennials)
  14. Try This
  15. Your Generational Personality
  16. Critical Thinking
  17. Which Type of Adult Learner Am I?
  18. Formal and informal educational experiences
  19. Try This
  20. Informal Educational Experiences
  21. Geared for success
  22. Critical Thinking
  23. Reasons I Can Succeed
  24. Liabilities and hidden dangers
  25. Hidden danger shared by all adult learners
  26. Dangers for the traditional adult learner
  27. Grade Inflation
  28. Social Activities
  29. Employment
  30. Dangers for the returning adult learner
  31. Physical
  32. Social and Family Responsibilities
  33. Dangers for the recycled adult learner
  34. Attitude
  35. Critical Thinking
  36. Personal Needs for Improvement
  37. Special challenges for practical/vocational nursing students
  38. Learners have rights
  39. Responsibilities of learners
  40. Critical Thinking
  41. Responsibilities of Learners
  42. Teaching versus learning
  43. Passive Learners
  44. Instructors—Facilitators of Learning
  45. Active Learning
  46. Role of evaluation
  47. Theory Tests
  48. Clinical Performance Evaluations
  49. Professional Pointer
  50. Critical Thinking
  51. Self-Evaluation
  52. Critical Thinking
  53. Plan to Eliminate My Areas That Need Improvement
  54. Dealing with referrals
  55. Critical Thinking
  56. Referral to Counselor
  57. Other responsibilities of learners
  58. Get Ready for the NCLEX-PN® Examination!
  59. Key Points
  60. Additional Learning Resources
  61. Review Questions for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  62. Alternate Format Item
  63. Critical Thinking Scenario
  64. chapter 2 Time Management: Making Time Work for You
  65. Objectives
  66. Key Terms
  67. Keep in Mind
  68. Why can’t i get organized?
  69. Self-test of time management
  70. Try This
  71. Self-Test of Time Management
  72. Benefits of time management
  73. Review of personal goals
  74. Getting organized with the nursing process
  75. Data collection
  76. Your Roles and Activities
  77. Your Personal Time Use
  78. Critical Thinking
  79. My Special Wish
  80. Before you continue
  81. Planning
  82. Arguments Against Planning
  83. Old Habits Die Hard
  84. Scheduling Time
  85. Setting Priorities
  86. Critical Thinking
  87. My Personal Support System
  88. Assigning Activities
  89. Box 2-1 Tasks That May Be Delegated
  90. Spouse/significant other
  91. Preschool and early school-age children (4 to 8 years)
  92. School-age children (9 to 12 years)
  93. Adolescents (13 to 18 years)
  94. Friends
  95. Relatives
  96. Rationale for activities chosen for:
  97. Assigning to Children
  98. Dealing with a Spouse/Significant Other
  99. Try This
  100. Semester, Weekly, and Daily Planning
  101. Semester planning
  102. Weekly planning
  103. Daily planning
  104. Professional Pointer
  105. Implementation
  106. Critical Thinking
  107. Return on Your Investment
  108. Procrastination
  109. Critical Thinking
  110. High-Priority Task That I Have Put Off
  111. Minitasking
  112. Critical Thinking
  113. Minitasks for a High-Priority Task
  114. Hints for Handling the Home or Apartment
  115. Evaluation
  116. Get Ready for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  117. Key Points
  118. Additional Learning Resources
  119. Review Questions for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  120. Alternate Format Item
  121. Critical Thinking Scenarios
  122. Amy, continued …
  123. chapter 3 Learning Methods and Skills: How Do You Learn?
  124. Objectives
  125. Key Terms
  126. Keep in Mind
  127. Try This
  128. Brain dominance
  129. Right and left sides of the cerebrum
  130. Right-brain-dominant individuals
  131. Left-brain-dominant individuals
  132. Thinking style
  133. Learning styles
  134. Perceptual learning styles
  135. Table 3-1 Left and Right Hemispheres of the Cerebrum
  136. Try This
  137. Self-Evaluation of Sensory Learning Style Directions
  138. Key
  139. Critical Thinking
  140. Summarizing Your Learning Styles
  141. Perceptual learning style preference
  142. Critical Thinking
  143. Professional Pointer
  144. Visual Learner
  145. Auditory Learner
  146. Kinesthetic/Tactual Learner
  147. Try This
  148. Categories of multiple intelligences
  149. Identifying and using the intelligences
  150. Linguistic learner (the word player)
  151. Logical/mathematical learner (the questioner)
  152. Spatial learner (the visualizer)
  153. Musical learner (the music lover)
  154. Bodily/kinesthetic learner (the mover)
  155. Interpersonal learner (the socializer)
  156. Intrapersonal learner (the individual)
  157. Critical Thinking
  158. Implementing Suggestions
  159. Professional Pointer
  160. How we learn
  161. Mapping (concept map)
  162. Box 3-1 Hints for Note Making: Mapping Method
  163. Visual strategies to enhance understanding
  164. Draw Idea Sketches
  165. Use Color in Whatever Form of Note Making You Use
  166. Make Your Own Diagram as You Read
  167. Figure 3-1 Clustering.
  168. Figure 3-2 Idea sketch: Lanoxin (digoxin).
  169. Engage in Mental Imagery
  170. Box 3-2 Mental Images Depicting the Function of Insulin: I Am Insulin—a Job Description
  171. Critical Thinking
  172. Increasing Understanding of Concepts
  173. Undependable memory and learning system
  174. Possible Behaviors
  175. Some suggestions for the student with ADHD
  176. Try This
  177. More barriers to learning
  178. Racial bias in textbooks
  179. Try This
  180. Text/e-Book Authority
  181. Critical Thinking
  182. Text/e-book Authority
  183. Inability to understand (comprehend) content
  184. Critical Thinking
  185. Putting it all together
  186. Get Ready for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  187. Key Points
  188. Additional Learning Resources
  189. Review Questions for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  190. Alternate Format Item
  191. Critical Thinking Scenarios
  192. Scenario 1
  193. Scenario 2
  194. chapter 4 Using Your Methods and Skills: Studying and Testing
  195. Objectives
  196. Key Terms
  197. Keep in Mind
  198. General hints for learners
  199. Concentration
  200. External Distractions
  201. Personal Study Area
  202. Lighting
  203. Background Noise
  204. Internet and Social Networking
  205. Your Peers
  206. Try This
  207. Personal Distractions
  208. Internal Distractions
  209. Complaints of Mental Fatigue
  210. Daydreaming
  211. Try This
  212. Daydreaming
  213. Listening/viewing
  214. The Active and Passive Listener/Viewer
  215. Try This
  216. Active Versus Passive Listener/Viewer
  217. Box 4-1 Hints for Active Listening/Viewing in Classes
  218. Note Making Versus Note Taking
  219. Note Making Hints
  220. Box 4-2 Hints for Note Making
  221. How to understand (comprehend) information
  222. Reading Assignments
  223. Try This
  224. Reading Habit Evaluation
  225. Reading Effectively
  226. Critical Thinking
  227. Improving Reading Habits
  228. Remembering and forgetting
  229. From temporary to permanent memory by way of a neural trace
  230. Memory aids
  231. Successful test taking
  232. Preparing for the test
  233. Taking the test
  234. Reviewing your tests
  235. Try This
  236. How Well Do You Follow Directions?
  237. Reducing anxiety before testing
  238. Try This
  239. Relax!
  240. Hints for specific questions
  241. Multiple-Choice Questions
  242. Box 4-3 Multiple-Choice Test Hints
  243. Try This
  244. Multiple-Choice Questions
  245. Answer to Multiple-Choice Questions
  246. Alternate Item Formats
  247. Fill-in-the-Blank
  248. Try This
  249. Fill-in-the-Blank Questions
  250. Multiple-Response
  251. Try This
  252. Multiple-Response Questions
  253. Prioritizing
  254. Try This
  255. Prioritizing Question
  256. Get Ready for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  257. Key Points
  258. Additional Learning Resources
  259. Review Questions for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  260. Alternate Format Item
  261. Critical Thinking Scenario
  262. chapter 5 Learning During School: Using Available Resources
  263. Objectives
  264. Key Terms
  265. Keep in Mind
  266. Your School’s Learning Resource Center
  267. Different student skill levels and different resources of the learning resource center
  268. Box 5-1 Checklist of Tasks Needed to Fully Use Learning Resource Center General Resources and Technology
  269. Box 5-2 Checklist of Tasks Needed to Fully Use LRC Nursing Resources and Technology
  270. Try This
  271. Checklist—General and Nursing Resources and Technology
  272. Where to start
  273. Critical Thinking
  274. Filling in the Gaps in My Learning Resource Center Knowledge
  275. General Information About Resources of the Library
  276. Librarian
  277. Circulation Desk
  278. Online Catalog
  279. Locating in-house resources
  280. The Stacks
  281. Reference Materials
  282. Interlibrary Loan Services
  283. Vertical Files (Pamphlet Files)
  284. Professional Journals
  285. Try This
  286. Nursing Periodicals
  287. Articles
  288. Magazines and Newspapers
  289. Responsible use of learning strategies
  290. Face-to-Face Class
  291. Lectures/minilectures
  292. Lecture-discussion
  293. Box 5-3 Learning Strategy: Discussion Buddy
  294. Box 5-4 Hints for a Discussion Class
  295. Cooperative Learning
  296. Box 5-5 Verbal Cues for Key Ideas in Minilectures, Discussions, and Online Activities
  297. Distance Learning
  298. Box 5-6 Technology Courtesy for Learning Activities
  299. Technology use during learning activities
  300. Other Learning Resources
  301. Syllabus and course outlines
  302. Study groups
  303. Tutoring
  304. Nursing skills lab
  305. Study skills lab
  306. Critical Thinking
  307. No Time for Tutoring or the Skills Center
  308. Audiovisual materials
  309. Internet
  310. Try This
  311. Peer Assistance with Computer/Internet
  312. Mobile Devices
  313. Box 5-7 Guidelines for Gathering Internet Information
  314. Computer-aided instruction
  315. Simulation
  316. Staying Current in Practical/Vocational Nursing
  317. Periodicals
  318. Print Periodical Indexes
  319. Try This
  320. Using the CINAHL® Print Edition
  321. Figure 5-1 Explanation of an entry from the printed Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature.
  322. Digital Periodical Databases
  323. Nursing organizations
  324. Community resources
  325. Guest speakers
  326. Social Media (Electronic Media) and Social Networking
  327. Professional Pointer
  328. Try This
  329. Social Media Policies
  330. Get Ready for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  331. Key Points
  332. Additional Learning Resources
  333. Review Questions for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  334. Alternate Format Item
  335. Critical Thinking Scenario
  336. chapter 6 Personal Health Promotion: A Role Model for Patients
  337. Objectives
  338. Key Terms
  339. Keep in Mind
  340. New Look at Nutrition and Health
  341. 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
  342. Introduction to the MyPlate Icon
  343. Figure 6-1 MyPlate. The 2010 MyPlate recommends the following: Avoid oversize portions; make half your plate vegetables and fruits; make at least half your grains whole grain; protein is the smallest part of the plate; switch to fat-free or low-fat (1%) milk; look for lower-sodium soup, bread, and frozen meals; and drink water instead of sugary drinks.
  344. How-To Messages to Guide Healthy Eating
  345. Try This
  346. Making Good Food Choices
  347. Professional Pointer
  348. Making Time for Physical Activity
  349. Try This
  350. Making Room for Exercise
  351. Moderate physical activity
  352. Start the day with a stretch and flex
  353. Table 6-1 Examples of Moderate Activity
  354. Making minimal effort pay off at work
  355. Critical Thinking
  356. Making Exercise a Daily Activity
  357. Back Injuries in Nursing: What We Did Not Know
  358. Box 6-1 The 16 Most Physically Stressful Tasks for Nurses
  359. Preventing injuries
  360. Critical Thinking
  361. Preventing Injury in the Clinical Area
  362. Health Care–Associated Infections (HAIs): An Issue of Safety for the Patient, your Family and You
  363. Try This
  364. Differentiating Between Burnout and Stress
  365. Table 6-2 Stress Versus Burnout
  366. Try This
  367. Your Life Choices and Burnout
  368. Preventing burnout
  369. Empathy Versus Sympathy
  370. Detached Way of Evaluating Self
  371. Time Management
  372. Humor
  373. Maintaining Nursing Skills
  374. Critical Thinking
  375. Where Am I Headed?
  376. Secondary Traumatic Stress
  377. Recognizing signs of secondary traumatic stress
  378. Prevention
  379. Chemically Dependent Nurses
  380. Box 6-2 Telltale Signs of Chemical Dependency in Nurses
  381. Critical Thinking
  382. How Am I Doing?
  383. Codependency: A Pathologic Need
  384. Try This
  385. Codependency: A Pathologic Need
  386. Critical Thinking
  387. Codependency: A Bothersome Behavior
  388. Dealing with Negative Stress: Some Ideas
  389. Try This
  390. Avoid Negative Stress
  391. Table 6-3 Some Codependent Characteristics and Behaviors
  392. Try This
  393. Find a Good Role Model
  394. Relaxation
  395. Meditation
  396. Imagery
  397. Box 6-3 Imagery: Relieving Anxiety
  398. Brief relaxation
  399. Critical Thinking
  400. Personal Stress Management
  401. Sleep
  402. Box 6-4 Brief Relaxation
  403. Try This
  404. Get Enough Sleep
  405. Get Ready for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  406. Key Points
  407. Additional Learning Resources
  408. Review Questions for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  409. Alternate Format Item
  410. Critical Thinking Scenarios
  411. Scenario 1: Patients and Family Members Can Help
  412. Scenario 2: Relieving Test Anxiety
  413. Unit One Building Blocks for Your Career, 71
  414. chapter 7 How Practical/Vocational Nursing Evolved: 1836 to the Present
  415. Objectives
  416. Key Terms
  417. Keep in Mind
  418. Modern practical nurses
  419. Table 7-1 Practical Nursing Milestones
  420. First school of nursing (1836)
  421. Florence nightingale (1820–1910)
  422. Crimean war 1853—1865
  423. Figure 7-1 Florence Nightingale ministering to soldiers at Scutari (lithograph).
  424. Mary seacole; honored for her work
  425. Death rate drops; nightingale decorated
  426. Box 7-1 Santa Filomena
  427. Nightingale establishes first school of nursing in england
  428. Nightingale’S core belief about nursing
  429. Critical Thinking
  430. Nightingale Pledge and Nursing
  431. Nightingale museum on the site of her school of nursing
  432. Critical Thinking
  433. Nursing—Vocation or Profession?
  434. Early training schools in america
  435. Civil war (1861—1865)
  436. Figure 7-2 Nursing in the Civil War (wood engraving).
  437. Clara barton
  438. Critical Thinking
  439. Formal training: practical nursing
  440. Critical Thinking
  441. Nursing in the home
  442. From home to public health nursing
  443. Figure 7-3 Public health nursing follow-up visits.
  444. Twentieth century
  445. Mississippi: first to license practical nurses
  446. Critical Thinking
  447. State License
  448. World war I nurses 1914—1918
  449. Figure 7-4 The Sacred Twenty: the first 20 Navy nurses appointed in 1908.
  450. Canadian Nurses in World War I
  451. Smith hughes act of 1917
  452. Nurses return home: acute nursing shortage follows world war I
  453. Depression of the 1930s
  454. World war II 1939—1945
  455. Figure 7-5 Eighth Evacuation Hospital situated in the auditorium of a former Italian school, Casablanca, French Morocco.
  456. Practical nursing responsibilities increase after world war II
  457. Practical nursing duties outlined
  458. RN and LPN tasks differentiated
  459. The korean conflict (also known as united nations police action or the second indochina war) 1950—1953
  460. Figure 7-6 In the Korean conflict, a wounded soldier receives medical attention while lying on a stretcher. A soldier is being helped up the hill by another soldier, while a third soldier looks on.
  461. RNS react
  462. Public law 911
  463. The vietnam war 1961—1973
  464. Figure 7-7 The American Soldier, 1975. In the foreground, as concerned relatives look on, an Army nurse checks an injured Vietnamese citizen. The scene is typical of many long evenings in tents set up as emergency medical stations on Guam, the first stop for the refugees.
  465. Critical Thinking
  466. Preventing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
  467. American nurses association movement toward two levels of nursing
  468. Afghan war (also known as Operation Enduring Freedom) 2001-present and the iraq war (also known as Operation Iraqi Freedom, Second Gulf War and more recently Operation New Dawn) 2003—DECEMBER 2011
  469. Figure 7-8 Barbara Smith, U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden occupational health nurse, leads a combat lifesaver training course in Afghanistan.
  470. Figure 7-9 Commander Paul M. Barfknecht, emergency nurse, Shock Trauma Platoon, Health Service and Support Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, simulates pumping air into a patient during a mass casualty training exercise, March 2, 2009, at Camp Baharia, Iraq.
  471. Try This
  472. American medical association moves to ease nursing shortage
  473. Unlicensed assistive personnel
  474. First computerized testing: NCLEX-PN®
  475. Long-term CARE certification
  476. Twenty-first century
  477. Important influences in nursing history
  478. You have come a long way!
  479. Table 7-2 People and Events in Nursing History
  480. Box 7-2 Hospital Nursing 1887
  481. Get Ready for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  482. Key Points
  483. Additional Learning Resources
  484. Review Questions for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  485. Alternate Format Item
  486. Critical Thinking Scenarios
  487. Scenario 1
  488. Scenario 2
  489. chapter 8 Critical Thinking: A Lifelong Journey
  490. Objectives
  491. Key Terms
  492. Keep in Mind
  493. Overview of critical thinking
  494. Professional Pointer
  495. Ways of thinking
  496. Definition of applied critical thinking
  497. Try This
  498. Survey of your Current Level of Critical Thinking
  499. Critical Thinking
  500. Make a Personal Plan
  501. Critical thinking and practical/vocational nursing
  502. Box 8-1 Ways to Challenge Yourself to Think Critically
  503. What you need to think critically
  504. Factors that Influence Critical Thinking
  505. Try This
  506. Attitude Evaluation—My Attitude
  507. Critical Thinking
  508. Attitudes to Work On
  509. Additional factors that influence critical thinking
  510. Critical thinking and the nclex-pn®
  511. Making it work for you
  512. Where to go from here
  513. Get Ready for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  514. Key Points
  515. Additional Learning Resources
  516. Review Questions for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  517. Alternate Format Item
  518. Critical Thinking Scenarios
  519. Scenario 1
  520. Scenario 2
  521. chapter 9 The Nursing Process: Your Role
  522. Objectives
  523. Key Terms
  524. Keep in Mind
  525. The nursing process: the 1950s
  526. The nursing process: the 1970s to the 1990s
  527. Try This
  528. The Nurse Practice Act
  529. The nursing process: 2000 and beyond
  530. What differentiates your role from the RN role
  531. Developing your plan of care for assigned patients
  532. Steps of the nursing process
  533. Step 1: data collection
  534. Systematic Way of Gathering Data
  535. Verify the Information
  536. Communicate Information to Appropriate Health Care Team Members
  537. Other Aspects of Data Collection
  538. Data Collection Continues
  539. Box 9-1 Examples of Practical/Vocational Nurse Data Collection
  540. Accuracy in Data Collection
  541. Introduce Yourself
  542. Asking Questions
  543. Barriers in Data Collection
  544. Step 2: planning
  545. Assisting the RN to Develop the Nursing Diagnosis
  546. Try This
  547. Assisting During Planning
  548. Realistic, Useful Nursing Care Plans
  549. Table 9-1 Example of a Student Assignment Sheet and Patient Care Plan
  550. Critical Thinking
  551. The Seven Survival Needs
  552. Possible answers:
  553. Assisting the RN to Develop Outcomes
  554. Strengths
  555. Goals and Outcomes
  556. Assisting the RN to Develop Nursing Interventions
  557. Table 9-2 Nursing Diagnosis, Nursing Problem, Outcome, and Interventions
  558. Care Plans Vary
  559. Maintaining Patient Safety
  560. Documenting the Care Plan
  561. Step 3: implementation
  562. Nursing Action
  563. Maintaining Patient Safety
  564. Initiating Teaching That Is Within Your Role and Supports the RN’s Teaching
  565. Reporting and Documenting
  566. Try This
  567. Implementing the Plan of Care
  568. The Difference Between LPN/LVN and SPN/SVN Responsibility
  569. Step 4: evaluation
  570. Assist in Determining Patient Progress Toward Meeting Desired Patient Goals/Outcomes
  571. Communicate Findings
  572. Table 9-3 Data Collection, Outcome, and Evaluation
  573. Try This
  574. Evaluating Patient Progress
  575. Where are we now in the nursing process?
  576. Nursing interventions classification
  577. Nursing outcomes classification
  578. Linking North American Nursing Diagnosis Association International, Nursing Interventions Classification, and Nursing Outcomes Classification
  579. Figure 9-1 Concept map of a client with chronic cancer pain.
  580. Get Ready for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  581. Key Points
  582. Additional Learning Resources
  583. Review Questions for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  584. Alternate Format Item
  585. Critical Thinking Scenarios
  586. Scenario 1
  587. Scenario 2
  588. chapter 10 Nursing Theory, Research, and Evidence-Based Practice
  589. Objectives
  590. Key Terms
  591. Keep in Mind
  592. Nursing theories
  593. Rationale for Theories
  594. Florence Nightingale: The First Nursing Theorist
  595. Abraham maslow’s Human needs theory
  596. Applying Maslow’s Human Needs Theory to the Nursing Process
  597. Orem’s self-care deficit theory
  598. Figure 10-1 A. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Human Needs. B. Evolving Hierarchy of Needs adapted by nursing.
  599. Madeline Leininger’s Culture Care Theory
  600. Hildegard Peplau’s Interpersonal Relations Theory
  601. Rosenstock’s health belief theory
  602. Sister Callista Roy’s Adaptation Model
  603. Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Care
  604. Nursing Research
  605. Evidence-Based Practice
  606. Background of the Evidence-Based Practice Movement
  607. How Best Evidence for Practice Guidelines Is Determined
  608. Box 10-1 Systematic Reviews Used to Develop EBP Guidelines
  609. PubMed (http://pubmed.gov)
  610. Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL)
  611. Cochrane Reviews (http://www.cochrane.org/cochrane-reviews)
  612. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) (http://www.ahrq.gov/)
  613. The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) (http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/)
  614. Try This
  615. Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Nursing
  616. Elements of Evidence-Based Practice
  617. The Nurse’s Role
  618. Figure 10-2 The triangle of evidence-based practice.
  619. The Practical/Vocational Nurse’s Role in Evidence-Based Practice
  620. Get Ready for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  621. Key Points
  622. Additional Learning Resources
  623. Review Questions for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  624. Alternate Format Item
  625. Critical Thinking Scenario
  626. chapter 11 Ethics Applied to Nursing: Personal Versus Professional Ethics
  627. Objectives
  628. Key Terms
  629. Keep in Mind
  630. Critical Thinking
  631. Description and scope of ethics
  632. Critical Thinking
  633. Morals and values
  634. Comparison of legal aspects of nursing and ethics
  635. Nursing ethics
  636. Ethical codes of the national association for practical nurse education and the service and national federation of licensed practical nurses
  637. Table 11-1 Comparison of Legal Aspects and Nursing Ethics
  638. Try This
  639. Ethical Issues and Your Nurse Practice Act
  640. Your personal code of ethics
  641. Critical Thinking
  642. Personal Values
  643. Roots of nursing ethics
  644. What changed?
  645. Ethical decisions in health care
  646. Ethics committees
  647. Western secular belief system
  648. Critical Thinking
  649. Personal Beliefs That May Affect Medical Decisions
  650. Ethical responsibilities of nurses
  651. Principles of ethics
  652. Nonmaleficence (do no harm)
  653. Try This
  654. Procedures and Their Effects
  655. Beneficence (do good)
  656. Critical Thinking
  657. Ethical Obligations
  658. Autonomy (free to choose)
  659. Role of Privacy in Autonomy
  660. Role of Culture, Religion, and Personal Values in Autonomy
  661. Fidelity (be true)
  662. Justice (fair to all)
  663. Critical Thinking
  664. Role of beneficent paternalism
  665. Paternalism and women’s health
  666. Critical Thinking
  667. Do I Respond Differently to Male and Female Patients?
  668. Get Ready for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  669. Key Points
  670. Additional Learning Resources
  671. Review Questions for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  672. Alternate Format Item
  673. Critical Thinking Scenarios
  674. Scenario 1
  675. Scenario 2
  676. chapter 12 Nursing and the Law: What Are the Rules?
  677. Objectives
  678. Key Terms
  679. Keep in Mind
  680. Nurse practice act
  681. Basic terminology
  682. Content of nurse practice acts
  683. Try This
  684. Get Familiar with Your Scope of Practice in the State’s Nurse Practice Act
  685. State board of nursing
  686. Functions of the board
  687. Box 12-1 Common Board of Nursing Functions
  688. Disciplinary responsibility of the board
  689. Box 12-2 Eight Categories of Disciplinary Actions Taken Against Nurses
  690. Disciplinary process and action
  691. Nursing licensure
  692. Working in other states
  693. Box 12-3 Steps for Disciplinary Action
  694. Try This
  695. Compact States and the Nurse Practice Act
  696. Try This
  697. Interstate Agreement
  698. Verification of licensure
  699. Unlicensed assistive personnel
  700. Nursing standard of care
  701. Keep in Mind
  702. How the law affects licensed practical nurses and licensed vocational nurses
  703. Common law versus statutory law
  704. Box 12-4 Resources for the Nursing Standard of Care
  705. Criminal versus civil action
  706. Intentional torts
  707. Assault and Battery
  708. Table 12-1 Comparison of Two Basic Classifications of Law
  709. False Imprisonment and Use of Restraints
  710. Defamation
  711. Physical and Emotional Abuse
  712. Unintentional torts
  713. Negligence
  714. Malpractice (professional negligence)
  715. Malpractice insurance for nurses
  716. Try This
  717. Malpractice Coverage
  718. Box 12-5 Some Common Sources of Malpractice
  719. Box 12-6 Reasons for Your Own Malpractice Insurance
  720. Four elements needed to prove negligence
  721. Critical Thinking
  722. Box 12-7 Four Elements Needed to Prove Negligence
  723. Steps for bringing legal action
  724. Depositions
  725. Attorney procedures
  726. Box 12-8 Steps for Bringing a Legal Action by a Patient
  727. Giving testimony
  728. Liability
  729. Kinds of liability
  730. Common causes of nursing liability
  731. Professional Pointer
  732. Responsibility and accountability in nursing
  733. Liability of student nurses and instructors
  734. Box 12-9 SPN/SVN Responsibilities for Patient Care
  735. Functioning beyond the scope of practice and experience
  736. Specific patient situations
  737. Box 12-10 Possible Responses When Asked to Perform Beyond Your Scope of Practice
  738. Privacy and confidentiality
  739. Information that must be revealed
  740. Patients’ rights
  741. Box 12-11 Patient Information That Must Be Revealed
  742. Box 12-12 The Patient Care Partnership Recommendations: What to Expect During a Hospital Stay
  743. Try This
  744. Patients’ Rights
  745. Health insurance portability and accountability act
  746. Box 12-13 Basic Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Terminology
  747. Basics of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
  748. Critical Thinking
  749. Patient Privacy
  750. The Notice of Privacy Practices
  751. What the Notice of Privacy Practices Addresses
  752. Critical Thinking
  753. Medical Records
  754. Concerns That the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Does Not Address
  755. Try This
  756. Maintain Patient Confidentiality
  757. Box 12-14 Additional Concerns Not Addressed by HIPAA*
  758. Patient competency
  759. Patient’s right to consent
  760. General (Implied) Consent
  761. Critical Thinking
  762. Resolve Consent Issues
  763. Informed Consent
  764. Authorized Consent
  765. End-of-life issues
  766. Patient self-determination act
  767. Advance directives
  768. Living Will
  769. Durable Medical Power of Attorney (Advanced Health Care Directive)
  770. Try This
  771. Legal Directives
  772. Do-not-resuscitate order
  773. Removal of life support systems
  774. Physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia
  775. Table 12-2 Active and Passive Euthanasia
  776. Oregon Death With Dignity Act
  777. Try This
  778. Terminally Ill Patients
  779. Organ donation
  780. End-of-life care
  781. Good samaritan act
  782. Try This
  783. Good Samaritan Act
  784. Get Ready for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  785. Key Points
  786. Additional Learning Resources
  787. Review Questions for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  788. Alternate Format Item
  789. Critical Thinking Scenarios
  790. Scenario 1
  791. Scenario 2
  792. Unit One Patients and Coworkers, 149
  793. chapter 13 Straightforward Communication: Instructors, Coworkers, and Patients
  794. Objectives
  795. Key Terms
  796. Keep in Mind
  797. Communication Process
  798. Try This
  799. Communicating with Your Patient
  800. One-way versus two-way communication
  801. Factors that affect communication
  802. Types of Communication
  803. Verbal communication
  804. Figure 13-1 Communication.
  805. Nonverbal communication
  806. Try This
  807. Appropriate Dress Code and Behavior
  808. Affective communication
  809. Critical Thinking
  810. Affective Communication
  811. Communication Strategies
  812. Active listening
  813. Active listening behaviors
  814. Types of questions
  815. Nurse–patient communication evaluation
  816. Try This
  817. Self-Evaluation of Personal Characteristics
  818. Critical Thinking
  819. A Plan for Change
  820. Blocks to Communication
  821. Avoiding blocks
  822. Male/Female Differences
  823. Conversation
  824. Head movements
  825. Smiling
  826. Posture
  827. Cultural Differences
  828. Try This
  829. Cultural Differences
  830. Role Changes for the Patient
  831. Critical Thinking
  832. Immediate Concerns upon Hospitalization
  833. Professional Pointer
  834. It begins with “hello, my name is….”
  835. Nursing jargon
  836. Fear of the unknown
  837. Personal factors
  838. Environmental factors
  839. Communicating with Instructors and Staff
  840. Respect
  841. Trust
  842. Honesty
  843. Empathy
  844. Sensitivity
  845. Humor
  846. Knowledge
  847. Patience
  848. Commitment
  849. Self-esteem, thoughts, and straightforward communication
  850. Situation, background, assessment, recommendation
  851. SBAR for the Shift Report
  852. Try This
  853. Using the SBAR Method
  854. Life Span Communication
  855. Infant
  856. Preschool
  857. School age
  858. Teenage
  859. Adult
  860. Elderly
  861. Conflict Resolution
  862. Try This
  863. Resolving Conflicts
  864. Electronic Communication
  865. Cell phones and text messaging
  866. Box 13-1 Email Etiquette
  867. Get Ready for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  868. Key Points
  869. Additional Learning Resources
  870. Review Questions for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  871. Alternate Format Item
  872. Critical Thinking Scenarios
  873. Scenario 1
  874. Scenario 2
  875. chapter 14 Assertiveness: Your Responsibility
  876. Objectives
  877. Key Terms
  878. Keep in Mind
  879. Critical Thinking
  880. Personal Expectations
  881. Nonassertive (passive) behavior
  882. Try This
  883. Nonassertive Behavior
  884. Critical Thinking
  885. Nonassertive Behavior
  886. Aggressive behavior
  887. Try This
  888. Aggressive Behavior
  889. Critical Thinking
  890. Aggressive Behavior
  891. Assertive behavior
  892. Try This
  893. Identify Assertiveness
  894. Negative interactions: using coping mechanisms
  895. Figure 14-1 A vicious circle showing a negative interaction from an unresolved incident between the patient and the nurse.
  896. Critical Thinking
  897. Negative Interactions
  898. Try This
  899. Identify If Behavior Is Passive, Aggressive, or Assertive
  900. Gossip hurts
  901. Critical Thinking
  902. More Damaging Interactions
  903. Guidelines for moving toward assertiveness
  904. Problem-solving process
  905. Box 14-1 Myself
  906. Figure 14-2 A cycle of unresolved patient issues.
  907. Critical Thinking
  908. Plan for Living
  909. Problem-solving steps
  910. Step 1: Define the Problem
  911. Critical Thinking
  912. Gains and Losses
  913. Try This
  914. Keep a Daily Journal
  915. Step 2: Decide on a Goal
  916. Critical Thinking
  917. Defining the Problem
  918. Sample
  919. Critical Thinking
  920. Deciding on a Goal
  921. Sample
  922. Step 3: Choose Alternatives
  923. Critical Thinking
  924. Personal Alternatives
  925. Sample
  926. Step 4: Try Out the Alternatives
  927. Try This
  928. Celebrate Attaining Your Goals
  929. Step 5: Evaluate the Effectiveness of Your Approach
  930. Try This
  931. Review Your Journal
  932. Step 6: Repeat the Process If the Solution Is Not Effective
  933. Cultural differences: manipulation
  934. Negative manipulative interactions
  935. Aggressiveness and work-related issues
  936. Assault
  937. Box 14-2 OSHA National Guidelines for Deterring Violence
  938. Try This
  939. The American Nurses Association Bill of Rights
  940. Contributing factors
  941. Personal Factors
  942. Workplace Practices
  943. Environmental Factors
  944. Risk Diagnosis
  945. Try This
  946. Evaluate Protection Against Potential Dangers
  947. Critical Thinking
  948. Preventing Possible Assault
  949. Professional Pointer
  950. Employee violence
  951. Signs of Workplace Violence
  952. Prevention of Workplace Violence
  953. Box 14-3 Some General Safeguards for Preventing Workplace Violence
  954. Critical Thinking
  955. Personal Violence Prevention Plan
  956. Sexual harassment
  957. Try This
  958. Sexual Harassment Policy
  959. Critical Thinking
  960. Personal Plans for Safety
  961. Counseling and filing charges
  962. Lateral Violence
  963. Insidious Aggression
  964. Critical Thinking
  965. Get Ready for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  966. Key Points
  967. Additional Learning Resources
  968. Review Questions for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  969. Alternate Format Item
  970. Critical Thinking Scenarios
  971. Scenario 1
  972. Scenario 2
  973. chapter 15 The Health Care Team: Where the Practical/Vocational Nurse Fits In
  974. Objectives
  975. Key Terms
  976. Keep in Mind
  977. Who is responsible for Mrs. brown’s discharge?
  978. Mrs. Brown’s emergency care
  979. The surgical experience
  980. Postanesthesia care unit
  981. Intensive care: a time for close observation
  982. Surgical floor: an eye to discharge
  983. Extended-care unit: on the road to rehabilitation
  984. Critical Thinking
  985. Who Is Responsible for Mrs. Brown’s Recovery?
  986. Health care team
  987. What is nursing?
  988. Nursing’s place on the health care team
  989. Diversity in educational preparation of nurses
  990. Registered nurses
  991. Education
  992. Associate Degree Nursing Program
  993. Diploma Program
  994. Bachelor’s Nursing Program
  995. Role of Registered Nurses
  996. Independent Role of the Registered Nurse
  997. Interdependent Role of the Registered Nurse
  998. Education In Addition to the Basic Nursing Programs for Registered Nurses
  999. BSN Completion Program
  1000. Accelerated BSN Program
  1001. Master of Nursing Programs
  1002. Certification
  1003. Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
  1004. Doctoral Nursing Education
  1005. Nursing Management, Leadership, and Executive Roles
  1006. Try This
  1007. Get to Know the Nursing Team
  1008. Practical/vocational nurses
  1009. Background
  1010. Box 15-1 Nursing Management and Executive Roles
  1011. Education
  1012. Role of Practical/Vocational Nurses
  1013. Critical Thinking
  1014. The LPN/LVN Role in Assisting with the Nursing Process
  1015. Expanded Role of Practical/Vocational Nurses
  1016. Table 15-1 Differences Between the Roles of RNs and LPNs/LVNs
  1017. Critical Thinking
  1018. Expanded Role of the LPN/LVN
  1019. Student nurses
  1020. Nursing assistants
  1021. Keep in Mind
  1022. Diversity of Age for Coworkers on the Nursing Team
  1023. Box 15-2 The Four Generations of Nursing Teams
  1024. Matures
  1025. Boomers—77 million in the workforce
  1026. Generation X—44 million in the workforce
  1027. Generation Y—70 million in the workforce
  1028. Unlicensed assistive personnel
  1029. Clerk receptionists
  1030. Unit managers
  1031. Critical Thinking
  1032. Know Your Health Care Team
  1033. Delivery of nursing care in acute care settings
  1034. Case method
  1035. Functional nursing
  1036. Team nursing
  1037. Primary nursing
  1038. Nursing case management
  1039. Skill mix
  1040. Patient-centered care—a philosophy
  1041. Figure 15-1 Clinical pathway: postanesthesia care unit coordinated care track for pediatric patient.
  1042. The hidden nursing shortage
  1043. Box 15-3 Some Causes of the Hidden Nursing Shortage
  1044. Get Ready for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  1045. Key Points
  1046. Additional Learning Resources
  1047. Review Questions for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  1048. Alternate Format Item
  1049. Critical Thinking Scenarios
  1050. Scenario 1
  1051. Scenario 2
  1052. chapter 16 Cultural Uniqueness, Sensitivity, and Competence
  1053. Objectives
  1054. Key Terms
  1055. Keep in Mind
  1056. Definition of culture
  1057. Characteristics of culture
  1058. Danger: ethnocentrism, prejudice, and discrimination
  1059. Avoiding false assumptions
  1060. Critical Thinking
  1061. Example of a False Assumption
  1062. Think like an anthropologist!
  1063. Knowing yourself
  1064. What makes you unique?
  1065. Try This
  1066. What Makes You Unique?
  1067. How many hats do you wear?
  1068. Try This
  1069. Identifying the Roles You Play in Your Life
  1070. Category 1: Economic Status Role
  1071. Category 2: Political Role
  1072. Category 3: Racial or Ethnic Role
  1073. Category 4: Social Role
  1074. Category 5: Work Role
  1075. Try This
  1076. Who Am I Based on My Roles?
  1077. What we share in common
  1078. Try This
  1079. What We Have in Common
  1080. Basic daily needs: another commonality
  1081. Personal Care and Hygiene
  1082. Professional Pointer
  1083. Sleep and Rest
  1084. Nutrition and Fluids
  1085. Elimination
  1086. Body Alignment and Activity
  1087. Environment
  1088. Emotional and Spiritual Support
  1089. Diversion and Recreation
  1090. Mental Hygiene
  1091. Try This
  1092. Basic Daily Needs
  1093. Knowing others: cultural diversity
  1094. Importance of cultural diversity
  1095. Philosophy of Individual Worth
  1096. Professional Pointer
  1097. Learning about cultural diversity
  1098. How to Begin
  1099. Areas of cultural diversity
  1100. Family Structure
  1101. Try This
  1102. Cultural Patterns: Family
  1103. Food Preferences
  1104. Try This
  1105. Cultural Patterns: Food
  1106. Religious Beliefs
  1107. Try This
  1108. Cultural Patterns: Religion
  1109. Concept of Time
  1110. Try This
  1111. Cultural Patterns: Time
  1112. Communication
  1113. Forms of Hellos and Good-byes
  1114. Appropriateness of the Situation
  1115. Confidentiality
  1116. Emotions and Feelings and Their Expression
  1117. Pain Expression
  1118. Tempo of Conversation
  1119. Meaning of Silence
  1120. Critical Thinking
  1121. Stoic Behavior in Patients
  1122. Try This
  1123. Cultural Patterns: Communication
  1124. Box 16-1 Hints for Using Interpreters and Other Language Resources
  1125. Educational Background
  1126. Try This
  1127. Cultural Patterns: Education
  1128. Economic Level
  1129. Try This
  1130. Cultural Patterns: Economic Level
  1131. Wellness and Illness Beliefs and Practices
  1132. Preventing Illness
  1133. Curing Illness
  1134. Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  1135. Modesty
  1136. Mental Illness
  1137. Try This
  1138. Cultural Patterns: Wellness Beliefs and Practices
  1139. Pregnancy and Birth Beliefs and Practices
  1140. Try This
  1141. Cultural Patterns: Pregnancy and Birth Beliefs and Practices
  1142. Terminal Illness and Death Beliefs and Practices
  1143. Try This
  1144. Cultural Patterns: Terminal Illness and Death Beliefs and Practices
  1145. Try This
  1146. Areas of Cultural Diversity
  1147. Increasing your knowledge of culturally diverse groups
  1148. Categories of major health belief systems
  1149. Box 16-2 Biomedical Health Belief
  1150. Cause of Disease
  1151. How Disease Is Diagnosed
  1152. How Disease Is Treated
  1153. Who Cures the Disease
  1154. How Disease Is Prevented
  1155. Box 16-3 Personalistic Health Belief
  1156. Cause of Disease
  1157. How Disease Is Diagnosed
  1158. Who Cures the Disease
  1159. How Disease Is Treated
  1160. How Disease Is Prevented
  1161. Box 16-4 Naturalistic Health Belief
  1162. Cause of Disease
  1163. How Disease Is Diagnosed
  1164. How Disease Is Treated
  1165. Who Cures the Disease
  1166. How Disease Is Prevented
  1167. Diversity profiles of predominant cultural groups in the united states
  1168. Developing cultural competence in health care situations
  1169. Box 16-5 Diversity Profiles of Predominant Cultural Groups in the United States
  1170. African Americans
  1171. Hmong
  1172. Hispanics
  1173. American Indians/Alaskan Natives
  1174. Arab Americans
  1175. Notes
  1176. Identify your agency’s cultural groups
  1177. Try This
  1178. Your Area’s Cultural Groups
  1179. Modify your work setting
  1180. Care planning for culturally diverse patients in your service area
  1181. Box 16-6 Modifying the Environment to Accommodate Culturally Diverse Patients
  1182. Box 16-7 Sample Data-Gathering Sheet Using a Traditional Hmong Patient as an Example
  1183. Patient: Culture: Traditional Hmong
  1184. Box 16-8 How to Avoid Stereotyping Culturally Diverse Patients
  1185. Adapting plans of care for culturally diverse patients
  1186. Box 16-9 Negotiating Treatment Plans with the Patient
  1187. Situation
  1188. Cultural health beliefs in this situation
  1189. Negotiating treatment plans
  1190. Box 16-10 Preserving the Beliefs and Practices That Are Helpful to the Patient
  1191. Situation
  1192. Cultural Health Beliefs in this Situation
  1193. Preserving the Beliefs and Practices That Are Helpful to the Patient
  1194. Box 16-11 Repatterning Harmful Practices
  1195. Situation
  1196. Cultural Health Beliefs in this Situation
  1197. Repatterning the Patient’s Harmful Practices
  1198. Get Ready for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  1199. Key Points
  1200. Additional Learning Resources
  1201. Review Questions for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  1202. Alternate Format Item
  1203. Critical Thinking Scenario
  1204. chapter 17 Spiritual Needs, Spiritual Caring, and Religious Differences
  1205. Objectives
  1206. Key Terms
  1207. Keep in Mind
  1208. Spirituality and religion
  1209. Spiritual versus emotional dimension
  1210. Importance of spiritual care
  1211. Who needs spiritual care?
  1212. Gathering data for spiritual issues
  1213. Try This
  1214. Your Personal Spirituality
  1215. Critical Thinking
  1216. My Spiritual Sensitivity
  1217. Meeting the spiritual needs of patients and their families
  1218. Pastoral care team
  1219. Box 17-1 Spiritual Care Interventions
  1220. How patients meet spiritual needs
  1221. Patients’ spiritual practices
  1222. Try This
  1223. My Spiritual Practices
  1224. Religion and the patient
  1225. Professional Pointer
  1226. Value of rituals and practices
  1227. The patient and prayer
  1228. The religious american
  1229. Religion in the united states
  1230. Avoiding false assumptions and stereotypes
  1231. Box 17-2 Gathering Data for Religious Beliefs and Practices of Patients
  1232. Western and middle eastern religions in the united states and canada
  1233. Judaism
  1234. Figure 17-1 Star of David. This is a generally recognized symbol of Judaism.
  1235. Christianity
  1236. General Beliefs of Christians
  1237. The Bible
  1238. Figure 17-2 The cross represents the instrument of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
  1239. Box 17-3 Beliefs, Practices, and Nursing Interventions for Jewish Patients
  1240. General
  1241. Beliefs and Practices
  1242. Nursing Interventions
  1243. Observation of sabbath
  1244. Nursing Interventions
  1245. Observance of dietary rules (kosher diet)
  1246. Beliefs and Practices
  1247. Nursing Interventions
  1248. Dying jewish patient
  1249. Beliefs and Practices
  1250. Nursing Interventions
  1251. Baptism
  1252. Box 17-4 Procedure for Baptism
  1253. Nursing Interventions
  1254. Box 17-5 Beliefs, Practices, and Nursing Interventions for Catholic Patients
  1255. Roman catholic (western)
  1256. Baptism Beliefs
  1257. Nursing Interventions
  1258. Communion Beliefs
  1259. Nursing Interventions
  1260. Nursing Interventions
  1261. Dietary Restrictions
  1262. Nursing Interventions
  1263. Sexuality
  1264. Dying Catholic Patient
  1265. Nursing Interventions
  1266. Eastern orthodox churches
  1267. Baptism Beliefs
  1268. Communion Beliefs
  1269. Sacraments
  1270. Nursing Interventions
  1271. Dietary Restrictions
  1272. Sexuality
  1273. Dying Eastern Orthodox Patient
  1274. Beliefs and Practices
  1275. Nursing Interventions
  1276. Box 17-6 Beliefs, Practices, and Nursing Interventions for Protestant Patients of 10 Denominations
  1277. Nursing considerations that pertain to all protestant patients
  1278. Nursing Interventions
  1279. Old order amish (house amish)
  1280. Assembly of god
  1281. Baptist
  1282. Episcopalian
  1283. Lutheran
  1284. Methodist
  1285. Presbyterian
  1286. Quakers (religious society of friends)
  1287. Beliefs and Practices
  1288. Nursing Interventions
  1289. Seventh-day adventist
  1290. Nursing Interventions
  1291. United church of christ
  1292. Holy Communion
  1293. Major Divisions of Christianity
  1294. Catholicism
  1295. Catholics of the Roman Rite
  1296. Catholics of Eastern Rites
  1297. Eastern Orthodox Churches
  1298. Protestantism
  1299. Islam
  1300. Figure 17-3 Crescent moon and star is an internationally recognized symbol of Islam.
  1301. Critical Thinking
  1302. Avoid Stereotyping Your Patients
  1303. Box 17-7 Beliefs, Practices, and Nursing Interventions for Muslim Patients
  1304. General beliefs
  1305. Beliefs and Practices
  1306. Nursing Interventions
  1307. Observation of dietary rules
  1308. Beliefs and Practices
  1309. Nursing Interventions
  1310. Observation of female modesty
  1311. Beliefs and Practices
  1312. Nursing Interventions
  1313. Death practices
  1314. Beliefs and Practices
  1315. Nursing Interventions
  1316. Additional christian and non-christian religious groups
  1317. Eastern religions and philosophies in the united states and canada
  1318. Box 17-8 Beliefs, Practices, and Nursing Interventions for Additional Christian and Non-Christian Religious/Spiritual Groups
  1319. Christian scientist (church of christ, scientist)
  1320. Beliefs and Practices
  1321. Nursing Interventions
  1322. Jehovah’s witnesses
  1323. Beliefs and Practices
  1324. Mormons (church of jesus christ of latter day saints)
  1325. Beliefs and Practices
  1326. Baha’i
  1327. Beliefs and Practices
  1328. Hinduism
  1329. Figure 17-4 Om (Aum). This represents Brahman, the impersonal Absolute of Hinduism, the source of all manifest existence.
  1330. Figure 17-5 Buddhist Wheel of Life. The eight spokes symbolize the Noble Eightfold Path. The three swirling segments in the center represent the Buddha, the teachings, and the spiritual community.
  1331. Table 17-1 General Religious Beliefs/Practices and Nursing Interventions for Buddhist and Hindu Patients
  1332. Table 17-2 Death Beliefs, Practices, and Nursing Interventions for Buddhist and Hindu Patients
  1333. Buddhism
  1334. Nursing interventions for eastern religions
  1335. Try This
  1336. Learning About Different Belief Systems
  1337. Get Ready for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  1338. Key Points
  1339. Additional Learning Resources
  1340. Review Questions for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  1341. Alternate Format Item
  1342. Critical Thinking Scenario
  1343. Unit One Health Care Environment, 228
  1344. chapter 18 Health Care Settings: Potential Job Sites
  1345. Objectives
  1346. Key Terms
  1347. Keep in Mind
  1348. Critical Thinking
  1349. Personal Vision of Working as a Nurse
  1350. Public versus private health care agencies
  1351. Public health care agencies
  1352. Examples of public health care agencies
  1353. Official Government Agencies
  1354. Local
  1355. Table 18-1 Comparison of Health Care Agencies in the Public and Private Sectors
  1356. State
  1357. Federal (National)
  1358. International
  1359. Try This
  1360. Local Health Care Agency
  1361. Voluntary health care agencies
  1362. Visiting Nurse Association
  1363. Table 18-2 Examples of Voluntary Agencies
  1364. Try This
  1365. Voluntary Health Care Agencies
  1366. Private health care agencies
  1367. Examples of private health care agencies
  1368. Family Practice Physicians
  1369. Private Practice Nurses
  1370. Types of hospitals
  1371. Proprietary hospitals
  1372. Teaching and research hospitals
  1373. Public hospitals
  1374. Voluntary community hospitals
  1375. Try This
  1376. Hospitals
  1377. Ambulatory services
  1378. Outpatient clinics
  1379. Urgent care centers
  1380. One-day surgical care centers
  1381. Try This
  1382. Ambulatory Care Providers
  1383. Free clinics
  1384. Alternatives to Nursing Homes
  1385. In-home care
  1386. Home Health Nursing
  1387. Try This
  1388. Community Health Services
  1389. Community Health Nursing Services
  1390. Adult Day Care Centers
  1391. Try This
  1392. Adult Day Care Services
  1393. Residential care
  1394. Independent Living Apartments
  1395. Assisted Living Programs
  1396. Continuous Care Retirement Community
  1397. Board and Care Homes
  1398. Institutional settings
  1399. Nursing Facilities
  1400. How the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act Relates to Skilled Nursing and Intermediate Nursing Facilities
  1401. Types of care
  1402. What is skilled nursing care?
  1403. Skilled Nursing Facility
  1404. Alternative Elder Living: Eden Alternative and Green House Homes
  1405. Short-Term or Acute Care
  1406. Intermediate Care Facility
  1407. Long-term care facilities
  1408. Long-Term Skilled Nursing Facility
  1409. Try This
  1410. Long-Term Care Facilities
  1411. Custodial or personal care
  1412. Other types of facilities
  1413. Rehabilitation services
  1414. Get Ready for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  1415. Key Points
  1416. Additional Learning Resources
  1417. Review Questions for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  1418. Alternate Format Item
  1419. Critical Thinking Scenarios
  1420. Scenario 1
  1421. Scenario 2
  1422. Try This
  1423. Rehabilitation Services
  1424. Wellness Centers
  1425. Try This
  1426. Wellness Programs
  1427. Hospice care
  1428. Try This
  1429. Develop Your Own Style
  1430. Critical Thinking
  1431. Has My Vision Changed?
  1432. chapter 19 The Health Care System: Financing, Issues, and Trends
  1433. Objectives
  1434. Key Terms
  1435. Keep in Mind
  1436. The american health care system
  1437. Critical Thinking
  1438. Who Deserves Health Care?
  1439. Health Care Reform: The Affordable Care Act
  1440. Try This
  1441. Health Care Reform: The Affordable Care Act
  1442. Financing health care costs
  1443. Fee-for-service
  1444. Capitation
  1445. How patients pay for health care services
  1446. Personal payment
  1447. Private health insurance
  1448. Table 19-1 Comparison of Methods of Payment for Health Care Services
  1449. Box 19-1 Health Insurance Terms
  1450. Box 19-2 Managed Care Plans
  1451. Health maintenance organizations
  1452. Open access plans
  1453. Preferred provider organizations
  1454. Private Group Health Insurance
  1455. Private Individual Health Insurance
  1456. Public health insurance
  1457. Medicare: A Program of Social Security
  1458. Box 19-3 Medicare Part A Provisions
  1459. Medicare Health Care Plans
  1460. Part C (Medicare Advantage Plan)
  1461. Box 19-4 Medicare Part B Provisions
  1462. Box 19-5 Medicare Advantage Insurance Plans
  1463. Part D
  1464. Medigap Coverage
  1465. Diagnosis-related groups
  1466. Box 19-6 The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003: Prescription Drug Benefit
  1467. Coverage for 2012
  1468. Table 19-2 Comparison of Medicare and Medicaid
  1469. Medicaid
  1470. Try This
  1471. How Have Medicare and Medicaid Provisions Changed/Evolved?
  1472. Cost of health insurance
  1473. Critical Thinking
  1474. What Services Should Medicare Offer?
  1475. The uninsured
  1476. Critical Thinking
  1477. Who Pays the Health Care Bill?
  1478. Quality, safety, and cost of health care
  1479. Improving Quality in Health Care
  1480. Critical Thinking
  1481. Increasing Quality in Providing Care
  1482. Try this
  1483. Identify How You Will Stay Current in Your Career
  1484. Improving Safety in Health Care
  1485. Box 19-7 TJC 2011 National Patient Safety Goals
  1486. Critical Thinking
  1487. Patient Safety Goals
  1488. Improving the Cost of Health Care
  1489. Professional Pointer
  1490. Restructuring the health care system
  1491. Try This
  1492. Identify Restructuring of Health Care in Your Area
  1493. Dealing with change
  1494. Professional Pointer
  1495. Get Ready for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  1496. Key Points
  1497. Additional Learning Resources
  1498. Review Questions for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  1499. Alternate Format Item
  1500. Critical Thinking Scenario
  1501. Unit One Leading and Managing Others, 250
  1502. chapter 20 Leadership Skills
  1503. Objectives
  1504. Key Terms
  1505. Keep in Mind
  1506. Practical/vocational nurse as first-line leader
  1507. Organizational chart
  1508. Figure 20-1 Sample traditional organizational chart for the practical/vocational nurse in the charge nurse role.
  1509. Figure 20-2 Sample contemporary organizational chart for the practical/vocational nurse in the charge nurse role.
  1510. Coordinated Care: Leadership Activity
  1511. Examining Organizational Charts
  1512. Expanded role of practical/vocational nursing
  1513. Coordinated Care: Leadership Activity
  1514. Determining Your State’s Requirements to Assume the Position of Practical/Vocational Charge Nurse
  1515. Preparing for a leadership and management role
  1516. Difference between management and leadership
  1517. Coordinated Care: Leadership Activity
  1518. Discovering Your Personal Leadership Style
  1519. A Short Test of Leadership Style
  1520. What kind of leader are you?
  1521. Leadership styles
  1522. Benefits and disadvantages of leadership styles
  1523. Figure 20-3 Extremes of leadership styles on a continuum.
  1524. Box 20-1 Comparing Autocratic, Democratic, and Laissez-Faire Styles of Leadership
  1525. General description
  1526. Importance of agency’s policies
  1527. How leader gets the job done
  1528. What gets done
  1529. When style can be used
  1530. Situational Leadership
  1531. Using the leadership continuum as a guide
  1532. Coordinated Care: Leadership Activity
  1533. Plotting My Leadership Style Score
  1534. Core knowledge and skills needed for leadership
  1535. Understanding motivation and human needs
  1536. Motivation
  1537. Human Needs
  1538. Motivating Nursing Assistants
  1539. Try This
  1540. What Motivates You as an Employee?
  1541. Figure 20-4 Howlett Hierarchy of work motivators.
  1542. Critical Thinking
  1543. Motivating Nursing Assistants
  1544. Level 1 Salary, Benefits, Working Conditions, Supervision, and Policies of Agency
  1545. Examples
  1546. Level 2 Safety in the Workplace and Job Security
  1547. Examples
  1548. Level 3 Affiliation and Interpersonal Relationships
  1549. Examples
  1550. Level 4 Recognition, Growth, Responsibility, and Nature of the Job
  1551. Examples
  1552. Level 5 Achievement and Advancement
  1553. Examples
  1554. Applying communication skills as an LPN/LVN leader
  1555. Coordinated Care: Leadership Hint
  1556. Communication of the Practical/Vocational Charge Nurse
  1557. Verbal
  1558. Nonverbal
  1559. Written
  1560. Telephone
  1561. Coordinated Care: Leadership Hint
  1562. Encouraging Verbal Communication from Nursing Assistants
  1563. Applying problem solving as an LPN/LVN leader
  1564. Figure 20-5 Decision tree for problem solving.
  1565. Scenario: Late for Assigned Shift
  1566. Data Collection
  1567. Problem
  1568. Goal
  1569. Intervention
  1570. Evaluation
  1571. Team building
  1572. Mission Statements
  1573. Mission Statement of The Home
  1574. The Home—Team A Goals
  1575. Coordinated Care: Leadership Hint
  1576. Using Unit Mission Statements
  1577. Coordinated Care: Leadership Hint
  1578. Practical/Vocational Charge Nurse Behaviors That Encourage Team Building
  1579. Stress management
  1580. Coordinated Care: Leadership Hint
  1581. Life Skills That Help Control Stress
  1582. Coordinated Care: Leadership Hint
  1583. Creating a Less Stressful Work Environment
  1584. Coordinated Care: Leadership Activity
  1585. Identifying Signs of Stress
  1586. Stress Control Skills for the Practical/Vocational Charge Nurse
  1587. Controlling Stress by Altering How You Think
  1588. Thinking Before “Irrational Thinking” Class
  1589. Thinking After “Irrational Thinking” Class
  1590. Coordinated Care: Leadership Hint
  1591. Avoiding Irrational Thinking
  1592. Specific knowledge and skills needed for leadership
  1593. Occupational skills for first-line LPN/LVN leaders
  1594. Nursing (Clinical) Skills, Including the Nursing Process
  1595. Documentation
  1596. Legal Aspects
  1597. Federal Regulations
  1598. The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987
  1599. Coordinated Care: Leadership Hint
  1600. OBRA Provisions That Deal Specifically with Nursing Assistants
  1601. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  1602. Your State’s Regulations
  1603. Organizational skills for first-line LPN/LVN leaders
  1604. Time Management
  1605. Coordinated Care: Leadership Hint
  1606. Applying the Nursing Process to Organize Your Shift
  1607. Assessment (Data Collection) of Tasks
  1608. Planning Use of Time (Goal Setting)
  1609. Implementing Your Plan
  1610. Evaluating Your Use of Time
  1611. Continuous Quality Improvement
  1612. Coordinated Care: Leadership Hint
  1613. CQI Components That the Practical/Vocational Charge Nurse Needs to Incorporate into the Leadership Role
  1614. Conflict Resolution
  1615. Coordinated Care: Leadership Hint
  1616. Applying the Nursing Process for Conflict Resolution
  1617. Data Collection: Obtain All the Facts
  1618. State the Problem: Identify the Specific Issue
  1619. Interventions (Planning)
  1620. Implementation: Implement the Selected Solution
  1621. Evaluation: Evaluate the Effectiveness of Interventions in Meeting the Goal
  1622. Human relationship skills for first-line LPN/LVN leaders
  1623. Professional Pointer
  1624. Anger Management
  1625. Coordinated Care: Leadership Hint
  1626. Preventing Anger in Nursing Assistants
  1627. Coordinated Care: Leadership Hint
  1628. Personal Anger Management Techniques for the Practical/Vocational Charge Nurse
  1629. Coordinated Care: Leadership Hint
  1630. Prevention of Workplace Violence
  1631. Performance Evaluation of Nursing Assistants
  1632. Coordinated Care: Leadership Hint
  1633. Providing Feedback to Nursing Assistants
  1634. Positive Feedback Identifies Strong Behaviors to Be Encouraged
  1635. Negative Feedback Identifies Behaviors That Need Improvement
  1636. Coordinated Care: Leadership Hint
  1637. Encouraging Nursing Assistants to Participate in the Evaluation Process
  1638. Coordinated Care: Leadership Hint
  1639. Meeting for the Final Evaluation Interview
  1640. Empowering Team Members and Encouraging Personal Growth and Development of Confidence
  1641. Coordinated Care: Leadership Hint
  1642. Strategies to Increase Self-Confidence in Nursing Assistants
  1643. Coordinated Care: Leadership Hint
  1644. Strategies to Encourage Personal Growth in Nursing Assistants
  1645. Additional resources for the LPN/LVN to develop organizational, occupational, and human relationship skills
  1646. Coordinated Care: Leadership Hint
  1647. Sources of Learning Skills for the Practical/Vocational Charge Nurse Position
  1648. Get Ready for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  1649. Key Points
  1650. Additional Learning Resources
  1651. Review Questions for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  1652. Alternate Format Item
  1653. Critical Thinking Scenario
  1654. chapter 21 LPN/LVN Charge Nurse Skills: Management, Including Assignment and Delegation
  1655. Objectives
  1656. Key Terms
  1657. Keep in Mind
  1658. LPN/LVN
  1659. Where to begin? job description for charge nurse
  1660. Quality Care LPN/LVN Charge Nurse—Job Description
  1661. Qualifications
  1662. Standards
  1663. Responsible for
  1664. Duties
  1665. Coordinated Care: Management Tool
  1666. Reviewing LPN/LVN Charge Nurse Job Descriptions
  1667. How long will it take me to prepare to be a charge nurse?
  1668. How this text can help you to prepare for a future charge nurse position
  1669. A checklist of policies, regulations, and routines for the LPN/LVN charge nurse
  1670. Facility organization/legal aspects
  1671. Federal, state, and private agency regulations
  1672. Personnel policies
  1673. Records and unit routines
  1674. Unit administration
  1675. Safety policies
  1676. Housekeeping, maintenance, and supplies
  1677. Equipment: how to use it and where to obtain it
  1678. Food service for residents
  1679. Nursing care procedures/assisting physician
  1680. Medications
  1681. Documentation
  1682. Special areas
  1683. Miscellaneous
  1684. Coordinated Care: Management Tool
  1685. Reviewing Policies and Routines
  1686. Collecting data as a charge nurse
  1687. Signs and symptoms
  1688. The report that wasn’t
  1689. Coordinated Care: Management Tool
  1690. Reporting Change of Condition to the Physician
  1691. Professional Pointer
  1692. Common problems of LPN/LVN charge nurse
  1693. When nursing assistants bring problems from home
  1694. Coordinated Care: Management Tool
  1695. When Nursing Assistants Bring Problems from Home
  1696. Encouraging personal responsibility in nursing assistants
  1697. Coordinated Care: Management Tool
  1698. Encouraging Nursing Assistants to Be Accountable for Learning Skills
  1699. Dealing with demanding/complaining families
  1700. Coordinated Care: Management Tool
  1701. Interventions to Use for the Demanding/Complaining Family
  1702. Critical Thinking
  1703. Dealing with the Demanding/Complaining Family
  1704. Assignment and delegation
  1705. Checking your nurse practice act
  1706. Coordinated Care: Management Tool
  1707. Reviewing Your Nurse Practice Act for Authority to Delegate
  1708. Coordinated Care: Management Tool
  1709. Locating Positions of Nursing Groups and Employer on Delegation Function of LPN/LVN Charge Nurse
  1710. General considerations
  1711. Differences between assigning and delegating
  1712. Assigning
  1713. Coordinated Care: Management Hint
  1714. Assigning Tasks
  1715. Delegating
  1716. Table 21-1 Assigning Versus Delegating by the LPN/LVN Charge Nurse
  1717. Coordinated Care: Management Hint
  1718. Delegating Duties
  1719. Why delegating is important
  1720. Legal aspects of delegating
  1721. Scope of Practice for the LPN/LVN
  1722. Coordinated Care: Management Hint
  1723. Suggestions for Legal Soundness When Delegating
  1724. Using the nursing process as a guide for assigning tasks and delegating duties
  1725. Collecting data
  1726. Oncoming Report
  1727. Report When Starting Your Shift
  1728. Coordinated Care: Management Tool
  1729. Developing Your Personal Form for Collecting Data During Report
  1730. Assessment of Patients
  1731. Planning
  1732. Before Assigning Tasks/Delegating Duties to Nursing Assistants
  1733. Identifying Resident Goals
  1734. Critical Thinking
  1735. Formulating Goals/Outcome for Residents
  1736. Setting Priorities
  1737. Criteria for Assigning/Delegating to Nursing Assistants
  1738. Right Task
  1739. Assigning Tasks
  1740. Coordinated Care: Management Hint
  1741. Specific Tasks for Nursing Assistant Assignment
  1742. Delegating Duties
  1743. Table 21-2 Delegation Decision-Making Tree for the Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse
  1744. Coordinated Care: Management Tool
  1745. Criteria for Delegating Duties
  1746. Coordinated Care: Management Hint
  1747. Why Lists of Duties to Delegate Do Not Exist
  1748. Coordinated Care: Management Hint
  1749. Examples of Duties Not to Delegate
  1750. Critical Thinking
  1751. Delegating Duties
  1752. Right Circumstance
  1753. Right Person
  1754. Review Job Descriptions
  1755. Coordinated Care: Management Tool
  1756. Reviewing Nursing Assistant Job Descriptions
  1757. Know Level of Competence
  1758. Refusing Assignment
  1759. Coordinated Care: Management Tool
  1760. Handling Refusal of Assignment by Nursing Assistants
  1761. Right Directions and Communication
  1762. Coordinated Care: Management Hint
  1763. Communication/Direction Responsibilities of the LPN/LVN Charge Nurse When Assigning or Delegating
  1764. Critical Thinking
  1765. Identifying Resident Goals/Outcomes
  1766. Critical Thinking Exercise
  1767. Communicating Objectively to Nursing Assistants
  1768. Remember
  1769. Tricia Makes Assignments for the Nursing Assistants
  1770. Implementation
  1771. Right Supervision, Feedback, and Evaluation
  1772. Coordinated Care: Management Hint
  1773. Supervision and Feedback
  1774. Coordinated Care: Management Hint
  1775. Tricia Supervises the Nursing Assistants
  1776. Evaluation
  1777. Coordinated Care: Management Hint
  1778. Evaluation and Feedback
  1779. Evaluation
  1780. Feedback
  1781. Tricia’s Evaluation of and Feedback from Nursing Assistants
  1782. Putting it all together
  1783. Critical Thinking
  1784. Assigning Residents in Long-Term Care
  1785. Staff Available for the Team
  1786. Tasks for Day Shift of Wing 1
  1787. Critical Thinking
  1788. Delegating to Nursing Assistants
  1789. Reporting at the end of your shift
  1790. Coordinated Care: Management Hint
  1791. Reporting to Oncoming Shift
  1792. Things to Report
  1793. Things to Avoid During Report
  1794. Get Ready for the NCLEX-PN® Examination!
  1795. Key Points
  1796. Additional Learning Resources
  1797. Review Questions for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  1798. Alternate Format Item
  1799. Critical Thinking Scenario
  1800. Unit One An End and a New Beginning
  1801. chapter 22 Finding a Job: What Works and What Doesn’t
  1802. Objectives
  1803. Key Terms
  1804. Keep in Mind
  1805. Graduation: closer than you think
  1806. What do i want to do?
  1807. Try This
  1808. Using interpersonal styles to your benefit
  1809. Potential references
  1810. Box 22-1 Responding to Individuals through the Four Major Interpersonal Styles
  1811. Box 22-2 Sample Letter to Reference Writer
  1812. Networking your way to success
  1813. Box 22-3 Sample Letter for Reference Writer to Complete and Place on Facility Letterhead
  1814. Box 22-4 Internet Sites for Careers
  1815. Professional Pointer
  1816. Try This
  1817. Networking Your Way to Success
  1818. Informational interviews to create future expectations
  1819. Try This
  1820. Practicing and Getting a Critique of Mock Interviews
  1821. Box 22-5 Follow-Up Letter After Informational Interview
  1822. Searching for employment openings
  1823. Box 22-6 Sample Cover Letter for Employment
  1824. Leaving a Voice Mail Message
  1825. References: a timeless treasure
  1826. Try This
  1827. Pick Your References
  1828. Resumes: the contributions you will make
  1829. Box 22-7 Basic Resume Factors
  1830. Scannable/electronic/email resume factors
  1831. Traditional resume factors
  1832. Cover letters: tailored to fit the job you want
  1833. Try This
  1834. Cover Letters
  1835. Figure 22-1A Sample typed resume scannable/electronic plain text/fax.
  1836. Try This
  1837. Résumé
  1838. Answers to application questions
  1839. Figure 22-1B Sample typed traditional resume.
  1840. Box 22-8A Sample Cover Letter: Unsolicited Telephone Call
  1841. Box 22-8B Cover Letter: Internet Ad Response with No Contact Person Listed
  1842. Try This
  1843. Job Application
  1844. Box 22-9 Sample Answers to Illegal Questions
  1845. Have you been hospitalized within the past 5 years?
  1846. Have you ever been on workers’ compensation?
  1847. Do you have a criminal record?
  1848. Preparing for the interview
  1849. Box 22-10 Sample Questions to Ask the Interviewer
  1850. Interview questions and answers: a challenging opportunity
  1851. Box 22-11 Tips for Handling Differences between the Interviewer and You
  1852. Box 22-12 Sample Interview Questions and Answers
  1853. Tell me about yourself.
  1854. Have you ever done this type of work before?
  1855. Why do you want to work here?
  1856. What motivates you?
  1857. Why did you leave your last job?
  1858. Tell me about your last employer.
  1859. What have you done to keep your clinical skills current?
  1860. How do you compare your verbal skills with your writing skills?
  1861. Why should I hire you instead of someone else?
  1862. When are you available for work?
  1863. How is your health? Are there any parts of the job you can’t perform?
  1864. What are your greatest strengths?
  1865. What is your greatest weakness?
  1866. What are your long-term goals?
  1867. Has an employer ever fired you?
  1868. How do you approach doing things that you don’t like to do?
  1869. Can you work under pressure?
  1870. Will child care be an issue?
  1871. Would you be willing to work overtime?
  1872. May we contact your current employer?
  1873. Aren’t you overqualified for this job?
  1874. Is your spouse employed? Will there be a conflict?
  1875. What kind of salary or wage do you expect?
  1876. Do you have any questions?
  1877. How do you deal with criticism, and describe a time you were criticized for poor performance.
  1878. How do you vent anger or frustration if your day has been challenging or stressful?
  1879. Do you have a valid driver’s license?
  1880. Is there any time when it is okay to break company rules?
  1881. How do you handle change?
  1882. Illegal questions/responses
  1883. What religious faith are you?
  1884. That’s a nice name. Is it Jewish/Muslim/Irish/other nationality?
  1885. Have you ever been tested for HIV?
  1886. You look gay to me. Are you gay?
  1887. [Male nurse] The supervisor is Janet Smith, who, while being very good, is also very tough and can’t seem to keep male staff on her unit. Why do you think you would be different?
  1888. You have applied for a part-time job and appear to be in your forties. Why do you want this job? (Oliver, 2005)
  1889. I see from your resume that you changed jobs a lot. Do you get bored in a job quickly and find yourself wanting to move? (Oliver, 2005)
  1890. Patients and their families can be pretty mean. Are you sensitive about your weight?
  1891. Tell me a personal or work story about something that went wrong and what you did about it.
  1892. It’s your lunch break, and you see a resident fall. What would you do?
  1893. Please discuss how you handled a situation when an irate physician, coworker, patient, or patient’s family member was involved.
  1894. If you could be doing anything you wanted to right now, what would it be? (Oliver, 2005)
  1895. Making a lasting impression
  1896. Try This
  1897. Impression Counts
  1898. Personal hygiene
  1899. Clothing
  1900. Makeup
  1901. Accessories
  1902. Eyewear
  1903. Posture
  1904. Manner
  1905. Courtesy
  1906. Habits
  1907. Discussing pregnancy issues
  1908. Critical Thinking
  1909. Pregnancy
  1910. Try This
  1911. Mock Interview
  1912. Preemployment physical examination, drug screening, and background checks
  1913. Physical examination
  1914. Drug screening
  1915. Background checks
  1916. After the interview
  1917. Box 22-13 Letter—Thank You for the Interview
  1918. Try This
  1919. Thank You Letter
  1920. Resignation with style
  1921. Try This
  1922. Keep the Connections
  1923. Box 22-14 Sample Resignation Letter
  1924. Try This
  1925. Letter of Resignation
  1926. Box 22-15 Possible Response to Critical Thinking Scenarios [see end of chapter]
  1927. Get Ready for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  1928. Key Points
  1929. Additional Learning Resources
  1930. Chapter Review Questions
  1931. Alternate Format Item
  1932. Critical Thinking Scenarios
  1933. Scenario 1
  1934. Scenario 2
  1935. chapter 23 The NCLEX-PN® Examination
  1936. Objectives
  1937. Key Terms
  1938. Keep in Mind
  1939. What is the NCLEX-PN® examination?
  1940. How the NCLEX-PN® examination is kept up to date
  1941. Core content
  1942. Types of test questions
  1943. Multiple Choice
  1944. Alternate Item Format
  1945. Try This
  1946. What Is an Alternate Item Question?
  1947. Test framework: client needs
  1948. Critical Thinking
  1949. Client Need Categories
  1950. Integration of nursing concepts and processes
  1951. Try This
  1952. Categories of Patient Care
  1953. Overview of application process
  1954. Authorization to test
  1955. Critical Thinking
  1956. Authorization to Test
  1957. Fees and other important information
  1958. Try This
  1959. How to register
  1960. Internet Registration
  1961. U.S. Mail Registration
  1962. Telephone Registration
  1963. NCLEX-PN® Administration in the United States and Its Territories
  1964. Examination security
  1965. Try This
  1966. Security Rules
  1967. Confidentiality Agreement
  1968. During the test
  1969. Reporting the results of the examination
  1970. Critical Thinking
  1971. Exam Results
  1972. Critical Thinking
  1973. Computerized Adaptive Testing
  1974. Try This
  1975. Practicing in Other States
  1976. Applying for a temporary permit
  1977. A word about review books and mock examinations
  1978. Get Ready for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  1979. Key Points
  1980. Additional Learning Resources
  1981. Review Questions for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  1982. Alternate Format Item
  1983. Critical Thinking Scenarios
  1984. Scenario 1
  1985. Scenario 2
  1986. chapter 24 Future Career Decisions: Choosing What Is Right for You
  1987. Objectives
  1988. Key Terms
  1989. Keep in Mind
  1990. Nursing opens the door to a varied career
  1991. Try This
  1992. Areas of Interest
  1993. NCSBN Transition to Practice Model
  1994. Try This
  1995. Transitional Practice
  1996. Work sites and nursing characteristics
  1997. Helpful personal attributes
  1998. Try This
  1999. Personal Skills and Characteristics
  2000. Try This
  2001. Availability of Leadership Course
  2002. Extended care facilities
  2003. Home health nursing
  2004. Helpful Qualities for Home Health Nurses
  2005. Mental health nursing
  2006. Professional Pointer
  2007. Desirable Qualities in a Mental Health Setting
  2008. Military services
  2009. Professional Pointer
  2010. Desirable Qualities in Military Service Nursing
  2011. Hospital nursing
  2012. Professional Pointer
  2013. Desirable Qualities in Hospital Nursing
  2014. Outpatient clinics, doctors’ offices, and chiropractic offices
  2015. Professional Pointer
  2016. Desirable Qualities in Outpatient Nursing and Doctors’ Offices
  2017. Operating room nursing
  2018. Professional Pointer
  2019. Desirable Qualities for Operating Room Nurses
  2020. Veterans administration careers
  2021. Hospice
  2022. Critical Thinking
  2023. Pain Medication for the Terminally Ill Patient
  2024. Other job opportunities
  2025. Health Insurance Companies
  2026. Travel Nursing
  2027. Veterinary Clinics and Hospitals
  2028. Pharmaceutical/Medical Equipment Sales
  2029. Coroner’s office
  2030. Private Duty Nursing
  2031. Parish Nursing
  2032. Temporary Help Agency
  2033. Assisted Living Facility
  2034. Try This
  2035. Area Job Opportunities
  2036. Professional organizations
  2037. National league for nursing
  2038. The american nurses association
  2039. National association for practical nurse education and service, Inc
  2040. National federation of licensed practical nurses
  2041. Continuing education
  2042. In-service training
  2043. Workshops
  2044. Continuing education units
  2045. Internet resources
  2046. Certification opportunities
  2047. NAPNES certification programs
  2048. NFLPN certification programs
  2049. Critical Thinking Exercise
  2050. ABMCN certification in managed care
  2051. Moving up
  2052. Mobility
  2053. Educational Mobility for Nurses
  2054. Minneapolis Community and Technical College Mobility Program
  2055. Distance Learning Nursing Program at Excelsior College
  2056. iStudySmart.com
  2057. Noncredit registered nurse programs
  2058. Get Ready for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  2059. Key Points
  2060. Additional Learning Resources
  2061. Review Questions for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
  2062. Alternate Format Item
  2063. Critical Thinking Scenarios
  2064. Scenario 1
  2065. Scenario 2
  2066. Appendixes
  2067. Appendix A NAPNES Standards of Practice and Educational Competencies of Graduates of Practical/Vocational Nursing Programs1
  2068. A Professional Behaviors
  2069. B Communication
  2070. C Assessment
  2071. D Planning
  2072. E Caring Interventions
  2073. F Managing
  2074. Appendix B NFLPN Nursing Practice Standards for the Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse1
  2075. Nursing Practice Standards for the Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse
  2076. Preface
  2077. The Code for Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses
  2078. Introductory Statement
  2079. Definition
  2080. Scope
  2081. Standards
  2082. Education
  2083. Legal/Ethical Status
  2084. Practice
  2085. Continuing Education
  2086. Specialized Nursing Practice
  2087. Glossary
  2088. Glossary
  2089. Glossary
  2090. A
  2091. B
  2092. C
  2093. D
  2094. E
  2095. F
  2096. G
  2097. H
  2098. I
  2099. J
  2100. K
  2101. L
  2102. M
  2103. N
  2104. O
  2105. P
  2106. Q
  2107. R
  2108. S
  2109. T
  2110. U
  2111. V
  2112. W
  2113. References and Suggested Readings
  2114. References and Suggested Readings
  2115. Chapter 1
  2116. Chapter 2
  2117. Chapter 3
  2118. Chapter 4
  2119. Chapter 5
  2120. Chapter 6
  2121. Chapter 7
  2122. Chapter 8
  2123. Chapter 9
  2124. Chapter 10
  2125. Chapter 11
  2126. Chapter 12
  2127. Chapter 13
  2128. Chapter 14
  2129. Chapter 15
  2130. Chapter 16
  2131. Chapter 17
  2132. Chapter 18
  2133. Chapter 19
  2134. Chapter 20
  2135. Chapter 21
  2136. Chapter 22
  2137. Chapter 23
  2138. Chapter 24
  2139. Illustration Credits
  2140. Illustration Credits
  2141. Chapter 6
  2142. Chapter 7
  2143. Chapter 9
  2144. Chapter 10
  2145. Chapter 15
  2146. Index
  2147. Index
  2148. A
  2149. B
  2150. C
  2151. D
  2152. E
  2153. F
  2154. G
  2155. H
  2156. I
  2157. J
  2158. K
  2159. L
  2160. M
  2161. N
  2162. O
  2163. P
  2164. Q
  2165. R
  2166. S
  2167. T
  2168. U
  2169. V
  2170. W
  2171. X
  2172. NCLEX-PN® Answer Key
  2173. NCLEX-PN® Answer Key
  2174. Chapter 1
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