Editorial Review:

Whether it's passing the NCLEX or surviving practice, the real world can leave even the best students scared and unprepared. That's why it's important that students learn the most up-to-date, relevant information on the challenges and opportunities they will face upon graduation. With new chapters, a new full-color design, and content covering the hottest topics in nursing today, students will discover that the 5th edition of this market-leading issues and trends text is an easy-to-use source for understanding the professional skills needed for practice.

• The NCLEX-RN and the New Graduate chapter is dedicated to success on the NCLEX-RN exam, including valuable tips on how to prepare for and pass the exam.
  
• The Employment Considerations: Opportunities, Resumes and Interviewing chapter combines in-depth coverage on seeking employment, resume writing, and interviewing techniques and prepares students to find and get the job they want.
  
• Updated content on effective communication and team building, conflict management, collective bargaining, and nursing informatics.
  
• Other outstanding features include lively cartoons, chapter objectives and exercises, boxed information, and critical thinking questions to keep students focused on pertinent information.

• Full-color design highlights important information and enhances visual appeal.
  
• Updated Table of Contents and streamlined organization improves the flow of material covered.
  
• New chapter on Mentoring and Preceptorship provides an in-depth look at strategies useful when assuming these roles in practice.
  
• New chapter on Nursing Theories includes discussion on nursing theorists, how nursing theory is used in practice, and the future of nursing theory.
  
• New chapter on Work Place Issues includes timely information on workplace advocacy, the nursing shortage, mandatory overtime, workplace safety, and bioterrorism.
  
• New chapter on Quality Patient Care focuses on quality management principles and their subsequent effect on both external and internal forces, and the role of the nurse in quality process improvement.
  
• New chapter on Cultural & Spiritual Awareness describes cultural competence and the principles of culturally competent care and how end-of-life issues impact nursing practice.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

Great:

This product is easy to read and relevant to my nursing course! I love the little quotes that are in it!

good buy:

this book was a required book for nursing school. it was easy to follow and explained things pretty well. i have had no complaints.

from a nursing student's perspective...:

this book is a waste of time and money. i purchased the book because it was REQUIRED by my instructor, but i'd rather spend the $45 on a textbook or nclex prep book rather than on a book that gives an overview of some of the issues that come up in nursing--getting along with co-workers, research, hipaa--all things you learn with practice and experience. if you really need the book, look for it at the library or check to see if your instructor has it on course reserves.

Important Read for Nursing Students Entering theProfession:

This book includes pertinent topics for nursing students and nurses in practice in the 21st century. Topics such as collaborative practice, conflict resolution, effective communication, managing change within the health care setting are clearly imperative skills that nurses must have. The authors have chosen a writing style that is friendly and easy to read. The importance of humor is stressed through the chapters, but is also present in the form of cartoons/caricatures and delightful illustrations. Nurses... more info

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