Full Description
Are you unsure about your surgical nursing placement? Do you need guidance on what to prepare to get the most out of your practice learning? Will you have the range of skills to care for people undergoing surgery? What learning opportunities will there be to meet your competencies? How can you maximise your learning during this placement? This book will help you with all these concerns. It will advise you on what to expect from the placement, what you can learn, how to link theory and practice, and how to make the most of your learning opportunities and meet your competencies. Takes a logical, step-by-step approach to preparing for learning on a surgical placementProvides an introduction to the principles of care, treatment and management of an individual undergoing surgery, linking university-learned theory to clinical practice Gives helpful evidence-based practice examples and resources to support placement learningIdentifies clinical skills that underpin care of a person undergoing surgeryHighlights potential learning opportunities and experiences available on a surgical nursing placementExplains how to develop your clinical portfolio by completing specific exercises and activitiesMaps all activities and exercises to the NMC competenciesDiscusses the possible challenges that may arise during a surgical placement and advises on approaches to a range of situations Adopts a case study/patient pathway approach to learning, from pre-admission to discharge.Series features:A unique guide to getting the most from clinical placementsHow to prepare for your placement What you can expect to learn during a placement Clear links to, and examples of, achieving NMC competenciesGuidance on what to use as evidence for your portfolioCase studies that link theory with practice How to consolidate your experience and learn from the placement Tips, activities, further reading suggestions and useful websites.Worried about your next placement? Will you 'fit in'? Will you have the right skills? What do you need to learn to meet practice assessments?This series will help you with all these concerns. It will tell you what to expect from each placement, what you can learn, how to link theory and practice, and how to make the most of your learning opportunities. This is the only series specifically for student nurses undertaking specific practice placements, and will give you all the information you need in a user-friendly format. Each book in the series covers a specific area of practice for a typical placement on a pre-registration nursing course.Titles in this series:Surgical nursing Medical nursing Cancer and palliative care nursing Mental health nursing Community care nursing Older people nursing Each book also covers:A unique guide to getting the most from clinical placementsWhat to expect before a placement What you can expect to learn on placement How to consolidate your experience and learning Clear links and examples with NMC proficiencies Guidance on what to use as evidence for portfolios Short case studies to link theory with practice Key points reminder boxes
Contents
IntroductionSection 1 Preparation for Practice Learning ExperienceChapter 1 Surgical Nursing in ContextChapter 2 Introduction to the principles of surgical nursingChapter 3 Types of surgical nursing opportunities and clinical placementsChapter 4 Preparation for Learning in Practice Section 2 Placement Learning Opportunities Chapter 5 Pre-admission assessment of the patient and discharge planningChapter 6 Preparation of the patient for surgery: the hospital experienceChapter 7 Undergoing an anaesthetic prior to surgeryChapter 8 Undergoing surgery: the HospitalTheatre ExperienceChapter 9 Recovery from SurgeryChapter 10 Going home from hospital Section 3 The Patient experience of undergoing surgeryChapter 11 Case study 1: Caring for a patient in a Day Care UnitChapter 12 Case study 2: Caring for a patient in a general surgical wardChapter 13 Case study 3: Caring for a patient requiring emergency surgerySection 4 Consolidating learningChapter 14 What have I learnt in a surgical nursing placement?Appendix: Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) guidance on professional conduct for nursing and midwifery studentsIndex
