How to survive & maybe even love nursing school : a guide for students by students
Record details
- ISBN: 0803618298 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780803618299 (pbk.)
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Physical Description:
xxii, 251 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
print - Edition: 3rd ed.
- Publisher: Philadelphia : F.A. Davis Co., c2008.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 7: Yes, You Can Avoid: Fear Related To The Start Of Clinical Rotations -- Choosing a clinical instructor -- Choosing a clinical site -- Outfitting yourself for clinicals -- Uniforms -- Equipment -- Preparation -- Getting lab experience -- Getting the most out of clinical orientation -- Managing preclinical paperwork -- Final note about care plans -- Night before -- Getting and giving respect on the floor: your clinical instructors -- If a problem develops -- If the problem persists -- Getting and giving respect on the floor: your classmates -- Getting along -- Classmates and cultural competency -- Getting and giving respect on the floor: your patients -- Confidentiality -- Privacy -- Getting and giving respect on the floor: the staff -- When you don't like what you see -- Resources -- 8: Yes, You Can Avoid: Anxiety, Severe, Related To The Upcoming NCLEX -- Anticipation -- Planning -- Registering -- Picking a time and place -- NCLEX in a nutshell -- Preparation -- Assessing your needs -- Mapping out a study plan -- Choosing review tools and options -- Forming a study group -- Taking the test -- Final preparation -- Handling the computer -- Handling your anxiety -- Getting your results -- If you don't pass -- Resources -- 9: Yes, You Can Avoid: Confusion, Chronic, Related To Changing Issues And Trends In Nursing -- Why this chapter is important -- Learning to surf-keeping on top of the trends -- Nursing in 2007 and beyond: what you can expect -- Coming nurse gap -- Endangered back rub -- Sicker and quicker and other fast fixes -- Changing the weather -- Being nice gets us nowhere -- Resources -- 10: Yes, You Can Avoid: Sleep Pattern Disturbance Related To Occupational Worries -- Job search, part 1: while you're in school -- Networking at clinical -- Getting stuff for your resume -- Using school resources -- Job search, part 2: getting started -- Discovering what's out there -- Should I do medical/surgical time? -- When to start looking -- Resume on resumes -- Job search, part 3: the search itself -- Job-search strategies -- Interviewing -- Getting up to speed -- What's next? -- Resources -- Appendix: On humor and healing, including resources -- Humor for healing -- Make me laugh: for you -- Make me laugh: for your patients -- Web sites -- Index. |
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Subject: | Anecdotes Psychologie Soins infirmiers Schools, Nursing Students, Nursing Education, Nursing Nursing students Anecdotes Nursing students Psychology Nursing Study and teaching |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | RT 73 .D79 2008 | 30541744 | General Collection | Available | - |