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Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing: From Student to Leader
Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing From Student to Leader Author:Signe S. Hill, Helen Stephens Howlett Now part of the popular LPN Threads series, this popular textbook helps students develop the practical knowledge and problem-solving skills they need for a successful career as an LPN/LVN. It uses an engaging "1-2-3 approach" that describes what needs to be done in a situation as well as how to do it. Questions, quizzes, and self-assessments enc... more »ourage active participation and critical thinking, while serving as practical and efficient aids to learning. Coverage of leadership and management has been substantially increased in this edition. * Plentiful Critical Thinking Exercises encourage problem-solving for both academic and interpersonal situations. * Learning Exercises related to chapter content challenge students to imagine, visualize, and think outside the box. * A separate chapter on learning strategies for the adult student includes research on right-brain/left-brain learning and suggestions for time management. * Leadership Activities and Management Tools! provide practical instructions, resources, and opportunities to practice and apply leadership and management skills using a variety of methods. * Leadership Hints and Management Hints offer helpful tips to follow and remember when in a leadership or management situation. * Communication content explains three-way communication - verbal, nonverbal, and affective - and how all three ways of communicating can affect patient-nurse interactions.« less