TY - BOOK AU - Zerwekh,JoAnn Graham AU - Claborn,Jo Carol TI - Nursing today SN - 1416023135 (pbk.) AV - RT82 .N874 U1 - 610.73069 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Philadelphia, Pa., Edinburgh PB - Elsevier Saunders KW - Nursing KW - Vocational guidance KW - Social aspects KW - Vocational Guidance N1 - Previous ed.: Philadelphia, Pa.; London: W.B. Saunders, 2003; Includes bibliographical references and index; 1; Reality shock --; 2; Self-care strategies --; 3; Employment considerations : opportunities, resumes, and interviewing --; 4; Mentoring and preceptorship --; 5; NCLEK-RN and the new graduate --; 6; Historical perspectives : influences of the past --; 7; Nursing education --; 8; Nursing theory --; 9; Image of nursing : influences of the present --; 10; Challenges of nursing management --; 11; Effective communication and team building --; 12; Conflict management --; 13; Time management --; 14; Delegation in the clinical setting --; 15; The health care organization and patterns of nursing care delivery --; 16; Economics of the health care delivery system --; 17; Political action in nursing --; 18; Collective bargaining : traditional and non-traditional approaches --; 19; Ethical issues --; 20; Legal issues --; 21; Cultural and spiritual awareness --; 22; Quality patient care --; 23; Nursing informatics --; 24; Using nursing research in practice --; 25; Workplace issues --; App. A; Boards of nursing --; App. B; National nursing organizations --; App. C; American Nurses Association constituent member associations --; App. D; Canadian nursing organizations ER -