Becoming a Registered Nurse: Making the transition to practice / Edition 1

by Jenny Temple

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781446257036
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	08/22/2012
Series:	Transforming Nursing Practice Series
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.80(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Jenny Temple is an Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) in Adult Nursing, at the University of Plymouth. She has a clinical background in orthopaedics and renal care but has taught extensively on management and leadership modules. She is passionate about adult nursing and helping students to think for themselves and enjoys teaching the application of theory into practice.

Table of Contents

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?

Editorial Reviews

'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

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