Your First Year As a Nurse: Making the Transition from Total Novice to Successful Professional - Softcover

Cardillo R.N., Donna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761533338 ISBN 13: 9780761533337

Publisher: Three Rivers Press, 2001

Synopsis

Survive and Thrive As a Nurse from Day One!
Welcome to the compassionate and caring world of nursing! You are entering a profession that offers great rewards and endless opportunities. But you must prepare for the challenges ahead and do everything you can to ensure that you experience the best that nursing has to offer. This invaluable book will get you started!
Written by an experienced R.N., Your First Year As a Nurse provides practical, real-world solutions to the profession's most common and difficult issues. Inside, you'll find out what you really need to know, who you need to know, how to avoid missteps, and where you can go for help when you need it. Gritty, witty, and full of invaluable tips and advice from first year nurses, this book is your personal mentor for your new career.
Ensure a healthy first year by knowing how to:
·Acquire the job that's perfect for you
·Create your own patient-centered style of nursing
·Develop positive relationships with doctors, patients, and other nurses
·Stay positive, deal with conflict and adversity, and avoid burnout
·Network, enhance your education and career, and become a leader
"Combines common sense with the wisdom of a seasoned professional. A valuable resource for new graduates as they begin practice."—Lucille A. Joel, R.N., Ed.D., FAAN, professor, Rutgers College of Nursing, and former president, American Nurses Association
"A must-read for all nurses, not just new graduates!"—Joan Orseck, R.N., president, National Association for Health Care Recruitment

About this title

From the Author

My name is Donna Cardillo, RN and I am the author of "Your First Year as a Nurse." Over the last year, I have lovingly worked on this book in order to ensure your success in the profession...a profession that it has been my privilege to be a part of for well over 20 years. I interviewed scores of new graduates, as well as experienced nurses, in the course of my research. I share many of their stories and experiences, as well as my own...some funny, some poignant, some inspirational...but all of them from the heart. Although the negative stories about nursing get a lot of air time, the good and wonderful things about this glorious profession are rarely told. You get all that along with down to earth advice and practical tips on what to expect, how to deal with the most common and difficult issues, and most importantly, how to be successful.

I wrote this book for both RN's and LPN/LVN's in Canada and the United States. I even included a section on the unique experiences of men in the profession. The book contains an extensive resource section for both Canada and the U.S. including professional associations, web sites, magazines, clinical databases, etc. New graduates in other countries have also found it helpful. You can even earn continuing education credits for reading "Your First Year as a Nurse." Contact Nursing Spectrum at 800-866-0919 for more information.

I would love to hear from you. Please send me your questions, tell me about your experiences, and let me know how the book helped you. I am committed to your success!

From the Back Cover

Survive and Thrive As a Nurse from Day One!

Edition details

• Publisher: Three Rivers Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0761533338
• ISBN 13: 9780761533337
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288