Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing, 11th Edition

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 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. Useful review questions help you get ready for the NCLEX-PN® examination.

• Basic career information includes the value of the LPN/LVN, workforce trends, state regulations governing LPN/LVN practice, and insight into safe practice and NCLEX-PN® success.
• Learning features in each chapter include objectives and key terms with phonetic pronunciations, as well as definitions in the text and in the glossary.
• Storytelling narratives at the beginning or within the chapters use real-life scenarios to provide context for the topic.
• Get 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 book.
• Test-taking and interview preparation tips prepare you to take the NCLEX-PN Examination and guide you through the job search, applications, and interviews - including electronic resumes.
• Critical Thinking boxes provide opportunities to practice problem-solving.
• Coordinated Care boxes develop leadership and management skills with hints, tools, and activities.
• Keep in Mind boxes introduce the underlying theme of each chapter.
• Professional Pointers boxes advise on nursing best practices in clinical settings.
• Try This! boxes challenge you to imagine, visualize, and think outside the box.
• Full-color design makes this text visually appealing and easy to read.
• References cite evidence-based information and can be found in the back of the book.
• NEW! Content addresses current issues and trends in nursing, including telehealth, AI in health care, prescription cost caps on insulin, and online prescription discounts.
• EXPANDED! Additional Next-Generation NCLEX-PN® (NGN) Examination-style questions provide even more valuable exam preparation.
• NEW! Clark Workplace Civility Index is included for a deeper focus on civility.
• UPDATED! Case studies throughout link lessons from the text to clinical practice.
• NEW! Coverage of technology and software discusses their use in both the classroom and practice.
• EXPANDED! More screenshots of electronic health records help you visualize the software you will see in practice.