Nursing study and placement skills / Edition 1

Nursing study and placement skills / Edition 1

by Sue Hart
ISBN-10:
0199563128
ISBN-13:
9780199563128
Pub. Date:
04/30/2010
Publisher:
Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-10:
0199563128
ISBN-13:
9780199563128
Pub. Date:
04/30/2010
Publisher:
Oxford University Press, USA
Nursing study and placement skills / Edition 1

Nursing study and placement skills / Edition 1

by Sue Hart

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Overview

If you have already begun, or are just about to begin, the first year of your pre-registration nursing programme then this is the book for you.

Nursing Study and Placement Learning Skills has been developed specifically to help you succeed in all aspects of the course including academic study in university and clinical nursing placements in healthcare settings. From day one, you will find reliable, easy-to-read advice and practical skills for everything you need including:

Advice and tips from students, mentors and lecturers - benefit from their experience

Clear practical guidance for learning, assignments and exams - succeed in your studies

How to prepare for and make the most of your placements - maximise your time on placement and impress your mentors and patients

Understand the NMC student code - develop your professional skills

Nursing terms, evidence-based practice and reflection - master technical terms and difficult topics

Tips, exercises, examples, and online activities - put your skills into practice

Titles in the Prepare for Practice series have been designed to meet the demands of today's nursing courses. Offering much more than a study skills book; with a wealth of earning features and additional materials online you'll find the academic and practical skills required to help you with the journey from student nurse to registered practitioner.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780199563128
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date: 04/30/2010
Pages: 336
Product dimensions: 6.70(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Sue Hart is a Senior Lecturer at South Bank University, London. She has many years experience teaching first year students and until 2008 was Director of Studies for the Common Foundation Programme at the University of Surrey.

Series Editor Karen Holland is Associate Professor of Nursing at Salford University, editor of the journal Nurse Education in Practice and the author of many successful nursing textbooks.

Table of Contents

Introduction xvii

Part 1 Getting on!

1 So you want to be a nurse Sue Hart 3

2 Welcome to the course Sue Hart 13

3 Settling in Sue Hart 27

4 Getting organized and managing your time Sue Hart 45

Part 2 getting through!

5 Learning in a university Sue Wart 67

6 Study skills guide to successful assessments Liz Rockingham 83

7 Student nurse placements: the big picture Sue Hart 111

8 Preparing you for clinical practice Debbie Roberts 125

9 How you will learn in practice Debbie Roberts 137

10 First steps into practice Debbie Roberts 157

11 More about the four fields of nursing Sue Hart Debbie Roberts 173

12 Understanding reflection and reflective practice Sue Hart 205

13 Assessment of clinical practice and portfolio development Debbie Roberts 214

14 The profession of nursing Sheila Muller 231

15 Cracking the NMC code Sheila Muller 251

Part 3 thriving and surviving

16 Challenges you may face Sue Hart 271

17 Moving on Sue Hart 286

Glossary 299

Index 303

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