Make a smooth transition from nursing school into the practice setting with Nursing Today, 11th Edition! With this book, you will gain a solid understanding of the issues and trends that affect the nursing profession. Not only will you graduate with patient care skills, but you will advance your career with insights into writing a resume, interviewing, finding a job, and obtaining specialty certifications. This edition takes a deeper look into topics such as workplace bullying, conflict management, cultural and spiritual awareness, and the new question types found on the Next Generation NCLEXª examination. Written by well-known nursing educators JoAnn Zerwekh and Ashley Zerwekh Garneau, this easy-to-read text prepares you for success on the NCLEX-RNª exam and in professional nursing practice.

Unit I. Professional growth and transition -- Chapter 1. Role transitions -- Chapter 2. Personal management : Time and self-care strategies -- Chapter 3. Mentorship, preceptorship, and nurse residency programs -- Chapter 4. Employment considerations : Opportunities, resumes, and interviewing -- Chapter 5. NCLEX-RNª exam and the new graduate -- Unit II. Nursing : A developing profession -- Chapter 6. Historical perspectives : Influences on the present -- Chapter 7. Nursing education -- Chapter 8. Nursing theories -- Chapter 9. Professional image of nursing -- Unit III. Nursing management -- Chapter 10. Challenges of nursing management and leadership -- Chapter 11. Building nursing management skills -- Chapter 12. Effective communication, team building, and interprofessional practice -- Chapter 13. Conflict management -- Chapter 14. Delegation in the clinical setting -- Unit IV. Current issues in health care -- Chapter 15. The health care organization and patterns of nursing care delivery -- Chapter 16. Economics of the health care delivery system -- Chapter 17. Political action in nursing -- Chapter 18. Collective bargaining : Traditional (union) and nontraditional approaches -- Chapter 19. Ethical issues -- Chapter 20. Legal issues -- Unit V. Contemporary nursing practice -- Chapter 21. Cultural and spiritual awareness -- Chapter 22. Quality patient care -- Chapter 23. Nursing informatics -- Chapter 24. Using evidence-based practice and nursing research -- Chapter 25. Workplace issues -- Chapter 26. Emergency preparedness -- Index.