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Covering the what, why and how in easily accessible language, this book explores the common challenges faced by nursing students on placement and gives practical advice on how to overcome them. Updated to the latest NMC standards and written by a team of experienced lecturers and nurses.
List of contents
Chapter 1: What is practice?
Chapter 2: Preparing for your placement
Chapter 3: Developing resilience - Martyn Keen
Chapter 4: Who can support you on placement? - Karen Chandler
Chapter 5: How to get the most out of your placement
Chapter 6: The assessment process
Chapter 7: Planning your elective - Michelle McBride
Chapter 8: Succeeding in practice when you have additional needs - Robert Stanley
Chapter 9: Raising concerns in practice
Chapter 10: Reflecting in and on practice - Kath Sharples & Sonia Levett
Chapter 11: Preparing for employment - June Dundas
About the author
Karen Elcock is Head of Programmes, Pre-registration Nursing at Kingston University and St George’s University London, one of the early implementers of the new degree programme for nursing. She has taught on and led pre-registration nursing programmes for over 20 years and has a particular interest in how student nurses learn in practice settings which makes up 50% of pre-registration nursing programmes.
Summary
Covering the what, why and how in easily accessible language, this book explores the common challenges faced by nursing students on placement and gives practical advice on how to overcome them. Updated to the latest NMC standards and written by a team of experienced lecturers and nurses.
