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.
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for this. Your book is a gift to nursing and to nursing students and graduates.Beautiful!
Padma
Congrats!! Great topics and I am looking forward to getting a copy.