02166cam a2200301 a 45000010009000000050017000090080041000260100017000670200019000840350020001030400023001230420008001460500020001540600011001741000019001852450112002042500012003162600040003283000047003685040051004155051245004666500044017116500024017556500018017796500020017976500025018177000022018421717730720170120112433.0120221s2013    moua     b    001 0 eng    a  2012007385  a9781455703357   a(DNLM)101578633  aDNLM/DLCcDLCdDLC  apcc00aRT62b.H45 201310aWY 1951 aHill, Signe S.10aSuccess in practical/vocational nursing :bfrom student to leader /cSigne S. Hill, Helen Stephens Howlett.  a7th ed.  aSt. Louis, Mo. :bElsevier,cc2013.  axviii, 397 p. :bill. (some col.) ;c28 cm  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aThe adult learner : hints to succeed -- Time management : making time work for you -- Learning methods and skills : how do you learn? -- Using your methods and skills : studying and testing -- Learning during school : using available resources -- Personal health promotion : a role model for patients -- How practical/vocational nursing evolved : 1836 to present -- Critical thinking : a lifelong journey -- Nursing process : your role -- Nursing theory, research, and evidence-based practice -- Ethics applied to nursing : personal vs. professional ethics -- Nursing and the law : what are the rules? -- Straightforward communication : instructors, coworkers, and patients -- Assertiveness : your responsibility -- The health care team : where the practical/vocational nurse fits in -- Cultural uniqueness, sensitivity, and competence -- Spiritual needs, spiritual caring, and religious differences -- Health care settings : potential job sites -- Health care system : financing, issues, and trends -- Leadership skills -- LPN/LVN charge nurse skills : management, including assignment and delegation -- Finding a job : what works and what doesn't -- The NCLEX-PN(r) examination -- Future career decisions : choosing what is right for you. 0aPractical nursingxVocational guidance.12aNursing, Practical.22aNurse's Role.22aNursing Theory.22aVocational Guidance.1 aHowlett, Helen A.