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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsUNIT I: PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND TRANSITION 1. Role Transitions 2. Personal Management: Time and Self-Care Strategies 3. Mentorship, Preceptorship, and Nurse Residency Programs 4. Employment Considerations:Opportunities, Resumes, and Interviewing 5. NCLEX-RN Exam® and the New Graduate UNIT II: NURSING: A DEVELOPING PROFESSION 6. Historical Perspectives: Influences on the Present 7. Nursing Education 8. Nursing Theories 9. Professional Image of Nursing UNIT III: NURSING MANAGEMENT 10. Challenges of Nursing Management and Leadership 11. Building Nursing Management Skills 12. Effective Communication, Team Building, and Interprofessional Practice 13. Conflict Management 14. Delegation in the Clinical Setting UNIT IV: CURRENT ISSUES IN HEALTH CARE 15. The Health Care Organization and Patterns of Nursing Care Delivery 16. Economics of the Health Care Delivery System 17. Political Action in Nursing, 397 18. Collective Bargaining: Traditional (Union) and Nontraditional Approaches 19. Ethical Issues 20. Legal Issues UNIT V: CONTEMPORARY NURSING PRACTICE 21. Cultural and Spiritual Awareness 22. Quality Patient Care 23. Nursing Informatics 24. Using Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Research 25. Workplace Issues 26. Emergency Preparedness Index
