Your first year as a nurse - Donna Wilk Cardillo

Survive and Thrive as a Nurse in Today's New Health-Services Landscape

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.

Get off to the right start in your new profession by learning how to:
Find 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

And NEW! to this revised edition:
Invaluable information about nursing licensure, including an extensive FAQ section
Discussion of professional issues related to standards of care, nursing ethics, and
health-care reimbursement
Job-hunting challenges and solutions
Solutions for handling quandaries such as delayed career start, nontraditional
practice, and more
Trends and opportunities for the future of nursing
A special section for second-career nurses