Career Success in Health Care: Professionalism in Action,
3rd Edition

Section I: COMMUNICATING WITH YOURSELF: ACHIEVING PERSONAL EXCELLENCE.
1. Study Skills: Laying the Foundation.
2. Characteristics for Personal and Professional Success.
3. Setting Goals and Time Management.
4. Stress Management.
5. Thinking and Reasoning Skills.
Section II: COMMUNICATING WITH OTHERS: ACHIEVING PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE.
6. Types of Communication.
7. Communication in Action.
8. Communication Within an Organization.
9. Patient Interaction and Communication.
10. Your First Position as a Health Care Professional.
11. Professionalism in Action.

• Bruce Colbert

  Bruce Colbert is an associate professor and director of the Allied Health Care Department at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. The author of 10 traditional books, he also developed an interactive worktext and DVD program on student success. Focusing on such topics as stress and time management, Colbert has presented more than 250 regional and national lectures and workshops devoted to professional skills, enhancing critical and creative thinking and effective decision-making. In addition, he consults with educational programs to improve teaching effectiveness as well as presents active teaching workshops.

• Elizabeth Katrancha

  Elizabeth Katrancha is an associate professor and program coordinator of the Baccalaureate Nursing Program at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals such as TRAUMA NURSE, ORTHOPEDIC NURSE and WESTERN JOURNAL OF NURSING RESEARCH.

• End-of-chapter assessments and activities are now integrated within each chapter so students can immediately apply what they are learning.

• Emphasizing the three educational domains, the Third Edition focuses on the importance of the affective or behavioral domain to future success.

• Personal assessments encourage students to evaluate where they are today with their "Professionalism" as well as help them develop effective action plans for improvement.

• Enhanced career seeking skills focus on behavioral interviewing techniques.

• Cultural competency and diversity as it relates to groups and individuals is thoroughly covered throughout.

• New methods to optimize students' clinical practicum performance, patient interaction skills, and customer service are provided.

• Hands-on activities and assessments are fully integrated within each chapter so that you can immediately apply what you are learning to real-world scenarios.

• Included are numerous tools for effective study skills, such as active reading, assessments, and methods for success in online learning.

• After helping you evaluate where you stand currently with your "Professionalism", personal assessments then enable you to develop effective action plans for improvement.

• Valuable insight helps you fully understand the importance of proper social media usage for your professional image and career.

• Enhanced career seeking skills focus on behavioral interviewing techniques, helping you polish your skills and bolster your confidence.

• New features help you optimize your clinical practicum performance, patient interaction skills, and customer service - skills that employers highly value.

• Anticipatory Exercise: Each chapter begins with an anticipatory exercise to immediately immerse students into chapter concepts, set the tone, and establish real-world relevancy for learning the skills.

• Test Yourself: Equipping students with the tools to check their own progress, self-test exercises assess learners current level of knowledge and behavioral skills in each topic area. This establishes a baseline to measure growth -- helping students maximize their study time and course success.

• Skill Application: After students assess their current level, the worktext walks them through ways to build upon their progress as well as interweaves various related skill applications to guide them in their improvement. Based on their assessment and interaction, the skill applications cumulate into a personalized action plan for enhancement of the behavioral skill.

• Food For Thought: Offering additional insight, this feature stimulates further thought and critical thinking related to the behavioral skill set being developed.

• Anticipatory Exercise: Immediately immersing you into text concepts, each chapter begins with an anticipatory exercise to set the tone and illustrate real-world relevancy for learning the skills.

• Test Yourself: Helping you maximize your study time and course success, self-check exercises assess your current level of knowledge and behavioral skills in each topic area - giving you a baseline to measure your progress.

• Skill Application: After you assess your current level, the worktext walks you step-by-step through ways to improve as well as interweaves various related skill applications to guide you as you progress. Based on your assessment and interaction, the skill applications cumulate into a personalized action plan to enhance your behavioral skills.

• Food For Thought: Giving you additional real-world insight, this intriguing feature stimulates further thought and critical thinking related to the behavioral skill set being developed.

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