Anatomy of a Super Nurse: The Ultimate Guide to Becoming Nursey

It’s finally here! I have spent the last year completely overhauling and updating my first book, Becoming Nursey!  The American Nurses Association and I worked together to create this awesome resource for nursing students and new graduate nurses. Now called Anatomy of a Super Nurse: The Ultimate Guide to Becoming Nursey.

Sneak peek of the Table of Contents!

Chapter 1 – Gandalf the Grey, RN

• The Sides of Nursing
• The Good Grey Nurses
• It’s a Journey

Chapter 2  – Surviving Nursing School

• Organization
• Studying
• Relationships
• Care Plans
• Nursing School Clinicals
• Prioritizing Your Mental and Physical Health
• NCLEX Quick Tips
• Licensure Basics
• Coming Around Full Circle

Chapter – Getting a Job

• Preparation for Job-Hunting: Things to Do Beforehand to Set Yourself Apart and Give Yourself an Edge
• The Follow Up

Chapter 4 – Graduate Nurse Turned Bedside Nurse

• Basic Orientation Structure, Preceptors, and Mentors
• The Role of the New Graduate on the Nursing Unit
• The Orientation Process
• Goal Setting

Chapter – Nurses: Coordinators and Leaders of the Team

• Therapy Services
• Social Work and Case Management
• Chaplaincy and Spiritual Support
• The Pharmacy Team
• Additional Team Members
• Working with Physicians and Their Support Staff
  • So, Who Ya Gonna Call?
  • How Their Schedules Work
  • Rounding with Physicians and the Medical Team
  • Calling the Medical Team
• A Lot of Cooks in the Kitchen

Chapter 6 – New Nurse Basics

• Report
• Assessments
• The Man, the Nurse, and the Dementor Foot
• Pain
• Delegation
• Policies, Procedures, Order Sets, and Protocols
• Documentation

Chapter 7 – Time Management

• General Time Management Etiquette
• Prioritization
• General Time Management Principles
• Time Management on the Floor
• Floor Nursing Timeline
• Time Management in Critical Care

Chapter 9 – Dealing with Tough Patients and Loved Ones

• First Things First: You Deserve Respect
• Three Practical Steps to Handling This
• Avoid the Power Struggle
• Tips for Dealing with Specific Demeanors (No, not Dementors…Demeanors)

Chapter 9 – The Code Blues

• My First Code Blue
• Code Blues for Newbies
• Qualities of a Smoothly Run Code
• My First Non–Code Blue Code Blue
• Comfort Care Conversations

Chapter 10 The Shift that Broke Me

Chapter 11 If It Makes You Feel Any Better

• Dispelling the Myth
• Kinds of Mistakes and How To Avoid Them
• What to Do When You Make a Mistake
• To Summarize

Chapter 12 – The Nurse Life

• Communication with Loved Ones
• Practical preparation
• Eating Healthy
• Activity
• Night Shift Tips
• Thank You and Welcome to Nursing

Get your copy

Amazon: Anatomy of a Super Nurse: The Ultimate Guide to Becoming Nursey

American Nurses Association: American Nurses Association

You can also request to include this book in your nursing school course or nursing residency program.

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