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Your First Year as a Nurse: Making the Transition from Total Novice to Successful Professional

Your First Year as a Nurse: Making the Transition from Total Novice to Successful ProfessionalAuthors: Donna Cardillo R.N., Donna Cardillo
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Category: Book

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Seller: atlanta-book-company
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 40 reviews
Sales Rank: 38607

Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 267
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.7

ISBN: 0761533338
Dewey Decimal Number: 610.73069
UPC: 086874533332
EAN: 9780761533337
ASIN: 0761533338

Publication Date: July 15, 2001
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Product Description
Survive and Thrive As a Nurse from Day One!
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. This invaluable book will get you started!
Written by an experienced R.N., Your First Year As a Nurse provides practical, real-world solutions to the profession's most common and difficult issues. Inside, you'll find out what you really need to know, who you need to know, how to avoid missteps, and where you can go for help when you need it. Gritty, witty, and full of invaluable tips and advice from first year nurses, this book is your personal mentor for your new career.
Ensure a healthy first year by knowing how to:
·Acquire 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
"Combines common sense with the wisdom of a seasoned professional. A valuable resource for new graduates as they begin practice."—Lucille A. Joel, R.N., Ed.D., FAAN, professor, Rutgers College of Nursing, and former president, American Nurses Association
"A must-read for all nurses, not just new graduates!"—Joan Orseck, R.N., president, National Association for Health Care Recruitment



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3 out of 5 stars Useful, but basic   August 12, 2010
Garry J. Lahey
The book was a quick read. A great deal of it is basic stuff, show up on tme, ask for help, and the like. I was able to glean some specific ideas from it though. It's worth the small investmment if you are looking for some encouragement.


2 out of 5 stars old nursing book   September 10, 2009
Rita Carpentieri
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

I ordered a nursing book, I assumed it would be the most up-to-date, but the last copyrite is 2001, that is very old in the field on nursing/medicine. Therefore, I am disapointed.


1 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money - this book should be titled "Common Sense"   July 28, 2008
D. Such (Chicago, IL United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I'm borrowing from Kath's review because she said exactly what I wanted to:
I picked up this book and hoped that it would give me an idea of what my first year as a nurse would be like, as the title implies. I was seriously disappointed because advice in this book was so general, it could fit almost any "first" job. It didn't have ANY solid advice for nursing.

If you are looking for a book about what your first year will be like and advice on that subject, this is NOT the book for you. Also, it's written on maybe a 9th grade level, so anyone who has been through nursing school might find that the book insults their intelligence.

The book can be summed up in one sentence: use common sense. If there's anything that a good nurse has, even a new one, is common sense.



3 out of 5 stars Good referrence but not a must have.   March 12, 2008
Em My (CA, USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Although this is a helpful guide, there's a likelihood that some may not find it effective enough. It's an 'okay' book. With the price being affordable, I'd like to say that it's worth the money. It could be a good reminder or refresher in the long run.


5 out of 5 stars First months as nurse   November 30, 2007
KC
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

I was not sure if my first job as an RN was a bad fit or just me--- after reading this book, I determined it was not me!!! Resigned during orientation and am now going in a new career direction out of Med Surg into Public Health. This book was very reassuring and gave me the courage to start a new path. Helped greatly in my analysis. P.S. Listen to yourself and get this as a guide. The hospital I resigned from is now using this book in orientation.

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