Nurses' Station 101: The Frontline, Flatlines, and Burnout


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A practical and essential survival guide for the aspiring nursing student, the nurse just beginning his or her professional practice, or even the nurse who's seen it all. This book provides simple and refreshing advice to help the newbie nursing student or newly minted registered nurse navigate the complex realities of professional nursing practice in today's complex healthcare setting. An abundance of life and death anecdotal experiences by the author will help you to avoid a minefield of practice issues while you begin to navigate your clinical experiences on the frontline. The seasoned nurse will appreciate the nuances and complexities of scope of practice issues that are discussed. In this refreshingly entertaining and informative guide, the author will help you to: -Identify the kind of nurse you aspire to be: A nurse is just a nurse, right? Not! -Familiarize yourself with various educational paths to enter professional practice. -Explore the cost of education and review the salary you can expect. -Explore the type of work environment that you desire to practice in. -Examine root causes of issues such as the culture of bullying in the nursing profession. -Explore concepts such as compassion fatigue and burnout. -Familiarize yourself with ways to leave the clinical practice setting you're already in. -Find ways to reinvent the nurse you already are! -Explore Travel Nursing! This book is an essential tool for anyone interested in surviving and thriving in the stressful and ultra-competitive world of healthcare.




Lone Star J. R.


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With his signature Texas flag painted on his helmet, Johnny "J.R." Rutherford captured the hearts of racing fans all over the world during his stellar three-decade-long career. A versatile driver, he is world renowned for his record-breaking successes in the ultra-competitive world of Indy and Sprint cars. In Lone Star J.R., Johnny himself takes us on an exciting drive through his life and gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the racing world. Born in Coffeyville, Kansas in 1938, John Sherman Rutherford III did his duty in the U.S. Marine Corps for six years before beginning his legendary racing career in Texas. After overcoming a serious accident in 1966, in which he suffered two broken arms, he began to achieve his greatest success. J.R. relives his historic Indianapolis 500 wins (in 1974, 1976, and 1980) and explains the allure and excitement of racing in this personal look back at his storied racing career.




Jet


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The weekly source of African American political and entertainment news.




Alanna


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A girl disguises herself as a boy to train as a knight in this first book in Tamora Pierce’s Margaret A. Edwards Award–winning young adult series—now with a new look! From now on, I’m Alan of Trebond, the younger twin. I’ll be a knight. In a time when girls are forbidden to be warriors, Alanna of Trebond wants nothing more than to be a knight of the realm of Tortall. So she finds a way to switch places with her twin brother, Thom, and, disguised as a boy, begins her training as a page at the palace of King Roald. But the road to knighthood, as she discovers, is not an easy one. Alanna must master weapons, combat, and magic, as well as polite behavior, her temper, and even her own heart. So begin Alanna’s adventures—filled with swords and sorcery, adventure and intrigue, good and evil—that will lead to the fulfillment of her dreams and make her a legend in the land.




How to be a Legendary Teacher 2


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How to Be a Legendary Teacher highlighted how to survive and thrive as an educator—and more importantly, how to help students succeed. Adam Prociv follows up that groundbreaking book with this sequel, drawing on his more than twenty-five years of teaching experience to help educators inspire students. In straightforward language, he explains how to: • incorporate cautionary tales into teaching to steer students to the right path; • leverage opportunities to further your own learning; • stick with teaching even when you confront obstacles; • use social media without becoming overwhelmed by it. The book also offers readers a snapshot of what the teaching profession is like in Australia, with the author observing that strong unions have protected the rights of school staff. Teachers in Australia can take many types of leave that simply are not available elsewhere. Join the author as he shares an array of insights on how to help students succeed as you move toward becoming a legendary teacher.




Legend of Good Women


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An outstanding poem and a consummate example of employing the dream vision technique. It is one of the longest works of Chaucer. The poet unfolds ten stories of virtuous women in nine sections. It is one of the first mock-heroic works in English Literature. Inspirational!...




Equity and Gender


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Comparable worth-the idea that women ought to be paid the same wages as men performing comparable although not the same jobs-has generated a firestorm of controversy. This analysis of the comparable worth debate takes up its pros and cons in an extraordinarily disciplined and fair-minded manner. After outlining the debate, Paul attempts to resolve




Easy Company Soldier


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A "Band of Brothers" soldier and elite paratrooper describes his role in providing defense during 1943's Operation Overlord, his receipt of a Bronze Star and numerous other honors, and the loss of his best friend during the engagement at Bastogne.







Easing Pain on the Western Front


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World War I is regarded as the first modern war, driven by fearful new technologies of mechanized combat. The unprecedented carnage rapidly advanced military medicine, transforming the nature of wartime caregiving and paving the way for modern nursing practice. Drawing on firsthand accounts of American nurses, as well as their Canadian and British counterparts, historian Paul E. Stepansky describes nurses' encounters with devastating new forms of injury--wounds from high-explosive artillery shells, poison gas burns, "shell shock," the Spanish Flu. Comparing nursing practice on the western front with nursing care during the American Civil War, the Spanish-American War, and the Anglo-Boer War, the author is especially attentive to the emergent technologies employed by nurses of the Great War.