Full Description
Welcome to nursing! Successful Clinical Placements in Nursing is part of the New Notes on Nursing series, a series created especially for you, the nursing student, at the start of your nursing journey.
Clinical placement is where theory translates into reality and where things start to click into place. However, your journey through clinical placements will undoubtedly come with its fair share of challenges. You will face long shifts, complex medical cases and moments when you will question your own abilities. With Successful Clinical Placements in Nursing to hand, you will be guided by experts: advice tailored especially for you, from practising nurses, academics and nursing students themselves - people who have been through this journey too. Using storytelling, insights and invaluable advice, they will steer you through the key elements of your clinical placement experience and ensure it is a success. From the first steps in your nursing journey to your final year and beyond, Successful Clinical Placements in Nursing is your essential guide.
The New Notes on Nursing series presents key topics in a highly accessible way without making assumptions about your existing knowledge. Concise volumes cover critical and emerging areas that include successful studying, professionalism, models of care, student wellbeing and more. The aim is to make content engaging and easy to absorb, focusing just on what is essential for success in your course. Using a relaxed writing style and an all-new design, these unique books provide personal guidance from experts and students alike. So, when you are in a hurry and need a study companion you can trust, reach for New Notes on Nursing!
SERIES FEATURES
Case studies and storytelling approaches help link theory to practice
Graphics, icons and mind maps enhance the text and aid visual learners
Written to show how specific knowledge relates to wider concepts
Learning is presented in small, self-contained sections for quick location and digestion
Terms and concepts are explained using simple language
Content is clearly mapped to NMC standards
Accompanying videos provide additional insights and bring studies to life
Contents
1 NOTES ON WHAT ARE CLINICAL PLACEMENTS
2 NOTES ON PREPARING FOR PLACEMENT
3 NOTES ON THRIVING ON PLACEMENT
4 NOTES ON USING EVIDENCED BASED PRATICE-LINKING THEORY TO PRACTICE
5 NOTES ON DEVELOPING CLINICAL SKILLS
6 NOTES ON DEVELOPING MEDICATION SKILLS
7 NOTES ON TEAMWORKING
8 NOTES ON DEATH AND DYING
9 NOTES ON DILEMMAS IN PRACTICE
10 NOTES ON END-OF-PLACEMENT THOUGHTS
