Foreword
Preface ix
Acknowledgments
Part I: Your New Life as a Student Nurse
1. Now That Your Journey Has Begun
2. Common Myths Regarding Nursing
3. Facing the Challenge of Your Chosen Major
Part II: Success in the Classroom
4. Optimizing the Value of Classroom Time
5. Interacting With Your Instructor
6. What Kind of Learner Are You?
7. The Digital World of Nursing Education
Part III: Success at the Clinical Site
8. The Clinical Experience
9. Once On-Site
10. Patients as People
Part IV: Success at Home
11. Working, Family, and Crises That Won’t Wait
12. You Are Your Own Patient
Part V: Success Following Graduation
13. Licensure
14. NCLEX (The National Council License Examination)
15. The Basics of Job Hunting in Nursing
16. The Fine Points of Job Hunting in Nursing
17. Reaching for the Next Star
18. What? Me Publish?
19. Insuring Your Investment
20. A Nursing Fable
References
Index