Ashley Zerwekh Garneau works in the Nursing Faculty, Department of Nursing, at GateWay Community College, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

• UNIT I: PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND TRANSITION1. Role Transitions2. Personal Management: Time and Self-Care Strategies3. Mentorship, Preceptorship, and Nurse Residency Programs4. Employment Considerations: Opportunities, Resumes, and Interviewing5. NCLEX-RN® Exam and the New GraduateUNIT II: NURSING: A DEVELOPING PROFESSION6. Nursing History and the Image of Professional Nursing7. Nursing Education8. Nursing Theories9. Effective Communication, Team Building, and Interprofessional PracticeUNIT III: NURSING MANAGEMENT10. Conflict Management11. Challenges of Nursing Management and Leadership12. Clinical Judgment13. Building Nursing Management Skills14. Delegation and Assignment in the Clinical SettingUNIT IV: CURRENT ISSUES IN HEALTH CARE15. The Health Care Organization and Patterns of Nursing Care Delivery16. Economics of the Health Care Delivery System17. Political Action in Nursing18. Collective Bargaining: Traditional (Union) and Nontraditional Approaches19. Ethical Issues20. Legal IssuesUNIT V: CONTEMPORARY NURSING PRACTICE21. Cultural and Spiritual Awareness22. Quality Patient Care23. Healthcare Information Technology and Its Impact on Nursing Practice24. Using Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Research25. Workplace Issues26. Emergency Preparedness

Ashley Zerwekh Garneau works in the Nursing Faculty, Department of Nursing, at GateWay Community College, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

• UNIT I: PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND TRANSITION1. Role Transitions2. Personal Management: Time and Self-Care Strategies3. Mentorship, Preceptorship, and Nurse Residency Programs4. Employment Considerations: Opportunities, Resumes, and Interviewing5. NCLEX-RN® Exam and the New GraduateUNIT II: NURSING: A DEVELOPING PROFESSION6. Nursing History and the Image of Professional Nursing7. Nursing Education8. Nursing Theories9. Effective Communication, Team Building, and Interprofessional PracticeUNIT III: NURSING MANAGEMENT10. Conflict Management11. Challenges of Nursing Management and Leadership12. Clinical Judgment13. Building Nursing Management Skills14. Delegation and Assignment in the Clinical SettingUNIT IV: CURRENT ISSUES IN HEALTH CARE15. The Health Care Organization and Patterns of Nursing Care Delivery16. Economics of the Health Care Delivery System17. Political Action in Nursing18. Collective Bargaining: Traditional (Union) and Nontraditional Approaches19. Ethical Issues20. Legal IssuesUNIT V: CONTEMPORARY NURSING PRACTICE21. Cultural and Spiritual Awareness22. Quality Patient Care23. Healthcare Information Technology and Its Impact on Nursing Practice24. Using Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Research25. Workplace Issues26. Emergency Preparedness

Ashley Zerwekh Garneau works in the Nursing Faculty, Department of Nursing, at GateWay Community College, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

• UNIT I: PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND TRANSITION1. Role Transitions2. Personal Management: Time and Self-Care Strategies3. Mentorship, Preceptorship, and Nurse Residency Programs4. Employment Considerations: Opportunities, Resumes, and Interviewing5. NCLEX-RN® Exam and the New GraduateUNIT II: NURSING: A DEVELOPING PROFESSION6. Nursing History and the Image of Professional Nursing7. Nursing Education8. Nursing Theories9. Effective Communication, Team Building, and Interprofessional PracticeUNIT III: NURSING MANAGEMENT10. Conflict Management11. Challenges of Nursing Management and Leadership12. Clinical Judgment13. Building Nursing Management Skills14. Delegation and Assignment in the Clinical SettingUNIT IV: CURRENT ISSUES IN HEALTH CARE15. The Health Care Organization and Patterns of Nursing Care Delivery16. Economics of the Health Care Delivery System17. Political Action in Nursing18. Collective Bargaining: Traditional (Union) and Nontraditional Approaches19. Ethical Issues20. Legal IssuesUNIT V: CONTEMPORARY NURSING PRACTICE21. Cultural and Spiritual Awareness22. Quality Patient Care23. Healthcare Information Technology and Its Impact on Nursing Practice24. Using Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Research25. Workplace Issues26. Emergency Preparedness