Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing

Take an exciting journey to success in your LPN/LVN career! Emphasizing leadership and clinical judgment skills, Success in Practical / Vocational Nursing: From Student to Leader, 10th Edition helps you navigate your way through nursing school, examinations, the job search, and success in professional practice. It describes the building blocks essential to a successful career, such as critical thinking, ethics, effective communication, and an understanding of your role in the nursing process. Also useful are review questions to help you get ready for the NCLEX-PN® examination. Written by educators Lisa Falgiatore Carroll and Janyce Collier, this edition adds new insight into the ways self-empowerment can help you achieve positive outcomes in class and on the job.Basic career information includes the value of the LPN, workforce trends, state regulations governing LPN practice, and insight into safe practice and NCLEX-PN® successLearning features in each chapter include objectives and key terms with phonetic pronunciations, with definitions in the text and in the glossaryStorytelling narratives at the beginning of specific chapters use real-life scenarios to provide context for the topicGet Ready for the NCLEX-PN® Examination section at the end of each chapter includes key points, critical thinking scenarios, additional learning resources, and review questions with answers at the back of the bookTest-taking and interview preparation tips prepare students to take the NCLEX-PN Examination and guide you through the job search, applications, and interviews — including electronic resumesCritical Thinking boxes provide opportunities to practice problem solvingCoordinated Care boxes develop leadership and management skills with hints, tools, and activitiesKeep in Mind boxes introduce the underlying theme of each chapterProfessional Pointers boxes give advice on nursing best practices in practice settingsTry This! boxes challenge students to imagine, visualize, and think outside the boxFull-color design makes this text visually appealing and easy to readReferences cite evidence-based information and can be found in the back of the bookNEW! Next-Generation NCLEX® (NGN) Examination-style questions are provided at the end of each chapterNEW! Empowerment boxes introduce zools that can affect positive outcomes in class, clinicals, and professional practiceNEW! Updated content includes delegation, preparing students for leadership positions immediately upon graduation, and the latest on clinical judgment