UNIT I RESOURCES -- Personal Resources of an Adult Learner -- Academic Resources (Study Skills and Test Strategies) -- Community Resources -- UNIT II BUILDING BLOCKS FOR YOUR CAREER -- How Practical/Vocational Nursing Evolved: 1836 to the Present -- Critical Thinking: A Lifelong Journey -- Ethics Applied to Nursing: Personal Versus Professional Ethics -- Nursing and the Law: What Are the Rules? -- UNIT III RELATIONSHIP-CENTERED CARE -- Effective Communication: Health Care Team, Clients, Faculty, and Peers -- Assertiveness: Your Responsibility -- Cultural Uniqueness, Sensitivity, and Competence -- Spiritual Needs, Spiritual Caring, and Religious Differences -- UNIT IV HEALTH SYSTEM-BASED CARE -- The Nursing Process: Your Role -- Nursing Theory, Research, and Evidence-Based Practice -- The Interdisciplinary Health Care Team: The Role of the Practical/Vocational Nurse -- Health Care Settings: Continuum of Care -- The Health Care System: Financing, Issues, and Trends -- UNIT V THE LPN/LVN: YOUR ROLE TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE -- Collaboration: Leading and Managing -- Workforce Trends: How to Find a First Job You Will Love -- Licensure and Regulation: Becoming Licensed and Understanding Your State Nurse Practice Act -- APPENDIX A, ANSWER KEY FOR REVIEW QUESTIONS FOR THE NATIONAL COUNCIL LICENSURE EXAMINATION FOR LICENSED --PRACTICAL/LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSES (NCLEX-PN®)