- 320 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
About this book
This convenient Handbook will be invaluable when starting out on your pre-registration nursing course. Covering a broad range of topics, from helping you to understand what tutors and mentors expect from you, how to plan your work, and coping with stress, it will support you across all aspects of student life.
This book will help students to:
- Write assignments
- Cope with stress
- Make the most of clinical placements
- Reflect on practice
- Understand nursing models, theories and philosophies
- Understand medical terminology and nursing jargon
- Deal with legal and ethical issues.
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Yes, you can access The Student Nurse Handbook E-Book by Bethann Siviter in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Nursing Skills. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Becoming and being a nurse
- 2. Nursing models
- 3. Academic work
- 4. Clinical placements
- 5. Basics of nursing
- 6. Tools of the trade
- 7. Cracking the code
- 8. Safe and accurate administration of medicines
- 9. Reading and understanding research
- 10. Reflective practice and portfolios
- 11. Legal issues for students
- Final Thoughts
- Useful Books, Journals and Other Resources
- Appendix 1. The National Union of Students-NUS
- Appendix 2. Nursing and midwifery council (NMC) standards for pre-registration nursing education (2010)
- Appendix 3. Tips for mental health nursing
- Appendix 4. Learning disabilities nursing
- Appendix 5. Tips for children's nursing
- Appendix 6. Nursing older people
- Appendix 7. Knowledge and skills framework
- Appendix 8. Root words, prefixes and suffixes
- Appendix 9. Normal values
- Index