How to Survive and Maybe Even Love Nursing School: A Guide for Students by Students
by Kelli S. Dunham
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This guide for nursing students by nursing students is full of practical information to help them cope with, and get the most out of, nursing school. It features a new section, "staff nurses speak," with quotes from staff nurses currently advising nursing students. It covers the use of podcasts, voice recorders, and CD-burning technology for recording and preserving lectures. It offers new, illustrative quotes from current nursing students and faculty members. Advice is given on respecting show more patient autonomy and dealing with end of life issues. A new section on the nurse and media advocacy is included. Financial aid and alternative ways to pay for education are highlighted. It offers updated NCLEX coverage, including changing pass rates and tips for foreign students. Strategies to deal with the competitive nursing school admission process, including alternative ways to get an RN degree are offered. The issues of the nursing shortage and its impact on students' career choices and workplace environments are discussed. Also included is information how to compare job offers, evaluate sign-on bonuses, and make wise decisions after graduation. show lessTags
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A Rubert Scholar and 1998 honors graduate of MCP-Hahnemann University School of Nursing in Philadelphia, Pa., Kelli S. Dunham, RN, is now in that school's MSN program. She works as a visiting nurse with the MCP-Hahnemann College of Nursing and Health Professions Nurse-Family Partnership. In addition, she is a professional writer specializing in show more humor, and currently has a biweekly column in a Philadelphia magazine, Au Courant. Kelli has worked as a hospice volunteer among AIDS patients in Haiti, as a night manager at a shelter for the homeless in Norristown, Pa., as a legal assistant and translator for Florida Rural Legal Services, and as a caseworker for Project H.O.M.E. In-Community in Philadelphia. This is her first book. Kelli would like your suggestions for future editions, wants to hear your success stories, and welcomes whatever other feedback you care to give her. Contact her at surviveRNschool@aol.com. show less
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