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:
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iii 5. Preface - p. iv 6. Acknowledgements - p. v 7. 1. Becoming and being a nurse - p. vi 8. 2. Nursing models - p. 28 9. 3. Academic work - p. 53 10. 4. Clinical placements - p. 68 11. 5. Basics of nursing - p. 88 12. 6. Tools of the trade - p. 99 13. 7. Cracking the code - p. 122 14. 8. Safe and accurate administration of medicines - p. 130 15. 9. Reading and understanding research - p. 152 16. 10. Reflective practice and portfolios - p. 168 17. 11. Legal issues for students - p. 178 18. Final Thoughts - p. 198 19. Useful Books, Journals and Other Resources - p. 200 20. Appendix 1. The National Union of Students-NUS - p. 206 21. Appendix 2. Nursing and midwifery council (NMC) standards for pre-registration nursing education (2010) - p. 209 22. Appendix 3. Tips for mental health nursing - p. 211 23. Appendix 4. Learning disabilities nursing - p. 215 24. Appendix 5. Tips for children's nursing - p. 223 25. Appendix 6. Nursing older people - p. 225 26. Appendix 7. Knowledge and skills framework - p. 227 27. Appendix 8. Root words, prefixes and suffixes - p. 230 28. Appendix 9. Normal values - p. 238 29. Index - p. 244
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:
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iii 5. Preface - p. iv 6. Acknowledgements - p. v 7. 1. Becoming and being a nurse - p. vi 8. 2. Nursing models - p. 28 9. 3. Academic work - p. 53 10. 4. Clinical placements - p. 68 11. 5. Basics of nursing - p. 88 12. 6. Tools of the trade - p. 99 13. 7. Cracking the code - p. 122 14. 8. Safe and accurate administration of medicines - p. 130 15. 9. Reading and understanding research - p. 152 16. 10. Reflective practice and portfolios - p. 168 17. 11. Legal issues for students - p. 178 18. Final Thoughts - p. 198 19. Useful Books, Journals and Other Resources - p. 200 20. Appendix 1. The National Union of Students-NUS - p. 206 21. Appendix 2. Nursing and midwifery council (NMC) standards for pre-registration nursing education (2010) - p. 209 22. Appendix 3. Tips for mental health nursing - p. 211 23. Appendix 4. Learning disabilities nursing - p. 215 24. Appendix 5. Tips for children's nursing - p. 223 25. Appendix 6. Nursing older people - p. 225 26. Appendix 7. Knowledge and skills framework - p. 227 27. Appendix 8. Root words, prefixes and suffixes - p. 230 28. Appendix 9. Normal values - p. 238 29. Index - p. 244
