Your very own companion to any pre-registration nursing
course!
Packed with advice, hints and tips, this essential, practical
guide will orientate and guide you through your nursing course even
before you start. Written in a straightforward, no-nonsense
style, this Toolkit is full of strategies and help for
surviving and succeeding on your pre-registration nursing course,
and addresses all the key issues and concerns you may face,
including:
* How to get the most out of your clinical placement
* The nursing terminology you need to know – including NMC
standards
* How to create a professional Portfolio
* How to achieve a healthy work-life balance
* How to develop an effective relationship with your mentor
With case studies from real students, hands-on activities and
suggestions for further reading, this is THE essential survival
guide for your nursing course!
Tabella dei contenuti
Dedication vi
Acknowledgements vi
Preface vii
CHAPTER 1 Entry to Nursing 1
CHAPTER 2 The Nursing and Midwifery Council and Other Regulatory
Bodies 15
CHAPTER 3 Nursing Education: the Standards for Pre-registration
Nurse Education 27
CHAPTER 4 Nursing Health and Social Care 43
CHAPTER 5 Assessment Tools 60
CHAPTER 6 The Essential Skills Clusters 79
CHAPTER 7 The University Setting 98
CHAPTER 8 Practice Learning Opportunities 115
CHAPTER 9 The Nursing Elective 131
CHAPTER 10 Managing Self 143
CHAPTER 11 Terminology: Terms Used in Healthcare 162
CHAPTER 12 Evidence-Based Practice 178
CHAPTER 13 Reflective Practice 195
CHAPTER 14 Your Professional Portfolio 212
CHAPTER 15 Records and Record Keeping 230
CHAPTER 16 Protocols Policies and Legal Matters 249
CHAPTER 17 Clinical Academic Careers 268
CHAPTER 18 Preceptorship and Continuing Professional Development
281
CHAPTER 19 What Do I Do If…? Questions You Did Not Want To Ask
Out Loud 298
Index 313
Circa l’autore
Ian Peate is Visiting Professor at the University of West London and Editor-in-Chief of British Journal of Nursing.
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