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Career Success in Health Care: Professionalism in Action

By Bruce Colbert, Elizabeth Katrancha

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Helping your students gain a competitive edge, CAREER SUCCESS IN HEALTH CARE: PROFESSIONALISM IN ACTION, 3e emphasizes the vital importance of focusing on behavioral skills and establishing a personal brand from "day one" of students' academic program. With its hands-on, interactive format, this unique worktext helps students develop their interpersonal skills to achieve success within their program, while seeking their first career position, and well beyond. Through interactive assessments, students evaluate their current behavioral and professionalism skills as well as develop effective action plans for improvement. Continuing the worktext's learner-friendly writing style, the Third Edition personally connects the material to students' individual life experiences.

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Helping your students gain a competitive edge, CAREER SUCCESS IN HEALTH CARE: PROFESSIONALISM IN ACTION, 3e emphasizes the vital importance of focusing on behavioral skills and establishing a personal brand from "day one" of students' academic program. With its hands-on, interactive format, this unique worktext helps students develop their interpersonal skills to achieve success within their program, while seeking their first career position, and well beyond. Through interactive assessments, students evaluate their current behavioral and professionalism skills as well as develop effective action plans for improvement. Continuing the worktext's learner-friendly writing style, the Third Edition personally connects the material to students' individual life experiences.

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Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Preface
Developing Portfolios
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Message to the Student
Section 1. Communicating with Yourself: Achieving Personal Excellence
Section 2. Communicating with Others: Achieving Professional Excellence
Appendix A. Health Care Web Sites
Appendix B. Infection Control
Appendix C. Vital Signs
Appendix D. Converting Measurements
Appendix E. Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) List of Error-Prone Abbreviations, Symbols, and Dose Designations
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Section 1. Communicating with Yourself: Achieving Personal Excellence

Chapter 1. Study Skills: Laying the Foundation
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Use Good Study Habits ↗
Note-Taking ↗
Active Reading ↗
Classroom Etiquette ↗
Understand the Learning and Testing Process ↗
Educational Domains ↗
Critical Thinking and Memory ↗
Test Taking ↗
Take Care of Yourself ↗
Study Success Skills for Online Courses ↗
Branding Yourself as a Successful Student ↗
Summary ↗
Case Study 1–1. ↗
Chapter 2. Characteristics for Personal and Professional Success
Self-Esteem
Self-Confident Attitude
What Is a Professional Attitude?
Trustworthy Attitude
Caring Attitude
Competent Attitude
Professional Image
Positive and Negative Attitudes
Positive Attitudes
Negative Attitudes
Victim Attitude
Changing Negative Attitudes into Positive Attitudes
Showcasing Your Academic Performance and Professionalism
Summary
Case Study 2–1.
Chapter 3. Setting Goals and Time Management
Setting Goals
Self-Chosen
Measurable
Moderately Challenging
Attainable
Positive
Objectives
Types of Goals
Career/Professional Goals
Personal Goals
Educational Goals
Community Goals
Helpful Hints on Goal Setting
Time Management
Using Time Management Techniques
Minimize Time Wasters
Combating Time Wasters: Procrastination and Worry
Making Effective Lists
Capitalize on Peak Periods
Words to the Wise
Summary
Case Study 3–1.
Chapter 4. Thinking and Reasoning Skills
Types of Thinking
Critical and Creative Thinking
Directed and Undirected Thinking
The Total Thinking Process
Decisions
The Decision-Making Process
Summary
Case Study 4–1.
Chapter 5. Stress Management
Understanding Stress
Types of Stress and Its Effects
A Simplified Stress Management System
Recognizing Your Stress Signals
Recognizing Your Stress Producers
Depression, Worry, Worry!
Effective Coping Strategies
Effective Physical Strategies
Summary
Case Study 5–1.

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