TY - BOOK AU - Zerwekh,JoAnn Graham AU - Garneau,Ashley Zerwekh TI - Nursing Today: transition and trends SN - 9781437725674 (pbk. : alk. paper) U1 - 610.73069 22 PY - 2011/// CY - St. Louis PB - Saunders KW - Nursing KW - Vocational guidance KW - Social aspects KW - Vocational Guidance KW - NUR KW - February2012 N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Role transitions -- Personal management: time and self-care strategies -- Mentorship and preceptorship -- Employment considerations : opportunities, resumes, and interviewing -- NCLEX-RN(r) examination and the new graduate -- Historical perspectives : influences on the present -- Nursing education -- Nursing theory -- Image of nursing : influences of the present -- Challenges of nursing management and leadership -- Building nursing management skills -- Effective communication and team building -- Conflict management -- Delegation in the clinical setting -- The health care organization and patterns of nursing care delivery -- Economics of the health care delivery system -- Political action in nursing -- Collective bargaining : traditional (union) and nontraditional approaches -- Ethical issues -- Legal issues -- Cultural and spiritual awareness -- Quality patient care -- Nursing informatics -- Using nursing research in practice -- Workplace issues -- Emergency preparedness ER -