Becoming a Registered Nurse

Jenny Temple - University of Plymouth, UK

Series:
Transforming Nursing Practice Series

Courses:
Professional Skills for Nurses

August 2012 | 160 pages | Learning Matters

Final year nursing students are often nervous about making the transition into a registered nurse. This book helps students prepare for their first nursing role and uses 'real life' scenarios to consolidate their skills. It guides students through the final year with its increased demands, and assists them in meeting the NMC requirements for registration. It covers content commonly found on final year transition to practice modules including coping with stress, applying for jobs, what to expect from your first role, dealing with change, delegating and managing junior staff, handling risky situations, managing priorities and developing your career.

Key Features

Core reading for 'transition to practice' modules, all fields of practice
Develops higher-level problem solving skills through interactive scenarios
Reflective activities encourage critical thinking and decision making
Linked to the latest NMC Standards and ESCs for degree-level education

Available Formats

ISBN: 9780857259318	Paperback	Suggested Retail Price: $82.00	Bookstore Price: $65.60
ISBN: 9780857259325	Electronic Version	Suggested Retail Price: $70.00	Bookstore Price: $70.00
ISBN: 9781446257036	Hardcover	Suggested Retail Price: $171.00	Bookstore Price: $136.80

Making the Most of Your Final Year as a Nursing Student

Becoming an Independent Practitioner

Dealing with Change

Working with Staff: Your Role as a Leader

Taking on a Mentorship Role

Risks and Decisions

Nursing the Deteriorating Patient

How To Manage Competing Demands

What if Someone Wants to Make a Complaint?

Developing Your Career: Is There a Perfect Route?

'I suggest a particular highlight of this book is the degree to which it contains so much useful information for new nurses, pitched just about perfectly, in such a short book' -
Nursing Times

Recommended to the students on their final practice placement.

Abbie Fordham Barnes

School of Nursing and Midwifery, Keele University

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A useful text for third year students as they prepare for qualification

Caroline Sargisson

Nursing (Archway), Middlesex University

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