Navigating Nursing

A Practical Guide for the Novice Nurse from A to Z

Yashamika Short

• Publisher: Purposely Created Publishing Group
• Year: 2020
• ISBN:
  9781644841358
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Nursing Skills

Are you a senior nursing student or a new graduate nurse ready to conquer the worldof nursing? Perhaps you think that nursing school prepared you for what you will face as a new nurse. That is far from the reality of the situation. Navigating Nursing: A Practical Guide for the Novice Nurse from A to Z serves as a guide for understanding what to expect from your organization, your peers, and even yourself.

Yashamika Short gives you a glimpse into the real world of nursing. She explores building relationships with your preceptor, peers, and doctors. You will be informed about the best ways to approach your responsibilities to patients, their families, and even your family and friends as a newbie in the practice of nursing.

This book is a must read for new nurses who desire to make the most of their first year and who plan to remain in the field long-term.

Table of Contents

Introduction

A

Assessment

Accountability

Advocate

B

Board of Nursing (BON)

C

Communication

Conflict

Confidence

D

Documentation

Doctors

Death

Delegation

E

Expectations

Errors

Escalation

F

Friends

Family

Feedback

Floating

G

Grace

Gray

H

Honeymoon

I

Intuition

Interdisciplinary

J

Journey

Job Fit

K

Kindness

L

Lateral Violence

M

Mindfulness

Medications

N

Nur...