Publisher's Synopsis
The 3rd Edition of this excellent resource is loaded with current, important information covering all aspects of practical nursing! Updates the reader on the changing healthcare system, and on the role of the practical nurse in the new system. Also features more content on leadership, including a review of the major communication styles--assertive, aggressive, and passive--and a discussion of the difference between the assignment and delegation of tasks. Contains expanded information on developing competence in managing cultural diversity, as well as a new table addressing diverse health beliefs and strategies for dealing with such beliefs. Encourages critical thinking and active problem-solving. This edition advocates the use of study groups, tutoring, cooperative learning, study skills labs, and computer-aided instruction, and a new table presents helpful, current CD-ROM databases in the field of practical nursing.
