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| Edition: | 7th |
| Publisher: | Saunders, W. B. |
| ISBN: | 0-323-24101-8 (0323241018) |
| ISBN-13: | 978-0-323-24101-4 (9780323241014) |
| New Edition: | 1-4557-3203-6 |
| Old Edition: | 1-4377-2567-8 |
| Format: | Revised Reprint |
| Binding: | Softcover |
| Copyright: | 2014 |
| Publish Date: | 10/13 |
| Weight: | 2.16 Lbs. |
| Pages: | 612 |
| Carton Quantity: | 16 |
| Subject Class: | N-R (Nursing Research and Issues) |
| Remarks: | A New Edition of this Title is Available |
| Brandon Hill: | This is a Brandon Hill Title |
| Return Policy: | Returns accepted up to 10 months provided no other recalls or return restrictions apply. |
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| Discipline: | + Nursing | | Subject Definition: | Nursing; Vocational Guidance | | NLM Class: | WY 16 | | LC Class: | RT82 | | Abstract: | A student favorite for its easy-to-read style, real-life applications, and humorous cartoons, Nursing Today: Transition and Trends, 7th Edition Revised Reprint helps you make a successful transition from student to practicing nurse. It covers the profession.s leading issues and opportunities, ensuring that you graduate not only with patient care skills but with career development skills including resume writing, finding a job, and effective interviewing. Test-taking tips and strategies prepare you for the NCLEX-RN exam, and discussions of communication and management issues prepare you to succeed in the workplace. In this edition, well-known educator JoAnn Zerwekh and coauthor Ashley Zerwekh Garneau provide the latest information on nursing issues and trends including health care reform, patient safety, collective bargaining, and emergency preparedness. New to this edition: Completely revised chapter on Mentorship, Preceptorship, and Nurse Residency Programs, complete with new relevant websites, online resources, and integrated recommendations from the 2010 Institute of Medicine. Updated Health Care Organization and Patterns of Nursing Care Delivery chapter covers the results of managed care and explains the "p4p" (pay for performance) payment system, eliminating payment for medical errors as urged by the Institute of Medicine, and the collaboration at all levels of care to prevent medical errors and improve quality of care. Coverage of QSEN and Patient Safety includes not only Quality and Safety Education for Nurses, but also the National Patient Safety Foundation and the Institute of Medicine competencies related to patient safety, as well as better communication among health care providers, quality improvement, and guidelines from The Joint Commission. |
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