A Handbook for Student Nurses, second edition
Introducing Key Issues Relevant for Practice
- 262 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
A Handbook for Student Nurses, second edition
Introducing Key Issues Relevant for Practice
About this book
AHandbook for Student Nurses is a comprehensively updated introductionto the essential background knowledge that pre-registration nursing studentsneed as a foundation for the rest of their training. This book covers the coreof first year nursing:
* Legaland professional issues
*Communication
* Valuesand health care ethics
* Reflectionand personal development
* Evidence-basedpractice
* Studyskills and IT
* Medicine, IV fluid and drug administration ( new forthis edition )
Case studies and examples, activities and reflection pointsall aid learning, while up-to-date legislation, key documents and reports, and website links to relevant organisations provideeasy access to core information.
What lecturers thoughtabout the first edition:
"I found this to be anexcellent resource and I feel students new to the profession would find itextremely useful…. The book is well-organised, highly readable and accessible."
"An excellentintroductory text for student nurses, written in a clear and illuminativestyle."
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- About the authors
- 1 Nurse education and mentorship
- 2 Communication
- 3 Legal and professional issues
- 4 Values and healthcare ethics
- 5 The UK as a culturally diverse society
- 6 Quality assurance
- 7 Evidence-based practice
- 8 Interprofessional practice and changing roles in nursing
- 9 Reflection and professional development
- 10 Study skills and information technology
- 11 Medicine, IV fluid and blood administration
- Index
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