Becoming a Nurse - A Textbook for Professional Practice

Sellman and Snelling
Becoming a Nurse
Draft Cover Blurb
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'Becoming a Nurse' will demystify what you need to know while preparing you to meet NMC standards and become a confident, practicing professional.

It can be difficult to stay up-to-date with the knowledge and skills required for safe and effective nursing practice. This book has been specifically designed to help students meet the current NMC standards for pre-registration nurse education, and includes chapters on:

• Professional issues (drawing extensively on the NMC Code)
• Personal and professional development
• Communication and Interpersonal Skills
• Evidence for Practice
• Law
• Ethics
• Policy

Support for your study is provided by;
Learning outcomes which guide your study and prepare you for what you will learn in each chapter.
Relevant NMC standards of proficiency in every chapter illustrate how what you are learning is relevant to your professional practice
Chapter activities for self or group study encourage reflective and active learning.
Further Reading suggestions point you in the right direction for more study or to resources for research projects.
This book is ideal for both pre-registration and practicing nurses. It is an excellent resource to prepare you for your practice or to refresh your knowledge of current NMC standards.
About the Editors:
Derek Sellman, and Paul Snelling are both based at the School of Health and Social Care, at the University of the West of England in Bristol.

List of contents

Contents.
Introduction
Derek Sellman and Paul Snelling (pp. 1 - 11)
Chapter 1
Professional issues
Janet Holt (pp.12 - 79)
Chapter 2
Ethics
Paul Snelling (pp. 80 - 137)
Chapter 3
Law
Richard Thomas and Paul Snelling (pp. 138 - 201)
Chapter 4
Health Policy
Iain Snelling (pp.202 - 267)
Chapter 5
Interprofessional working
Katherine Pollard and Francesca Harris (pp. 268 - 321)
Chapter 6
Evidence-based Practice
Mark Broom and Derek Sellman (pp. 322 - 377)
Chapter 7
Assessment
Derek Sellman, Stephen Evans, Jackie Younker (pp. 378 - 433)
Chapter 8
Judgement and Decision Making
P Anne Scott, Pdraig MacNeela, Gerard Clinton, David Pontin (pp. 434 - 480)
Chapter 9
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Victoria Lavender (pp. 481 - 541)
Chapter 10
Public Health
Jane Thomas (pp. 542 - 603)
Chapter 11
Learning and Teaching
Derek Sellman and Jane Tarr (pp. 604 - 659)
Chapter 12
Management and Leadership
Iain Snelling, Cathryn Havard, David Pontin (pp. 660 - 723)
Chapter 13
Personal and Professional Development
Clare Hopkinson (pp. 724 - 791)
Chapter 14
Medicines Management
Claire Fullbrook-Scanlon (pp. 792 - 860)

Contents

List of contributors
Introduction Derek Sellman and Paul Snelling
1 Professional issues Janet Holt
Learning outcomes
This chapter relates to the following NMC Standards of Proficiency
for Pre-registration Nursing Education (NMC 2004)
Introduction
Part 1: Outlining professional issues
Part 2: Explaining professional issues
Part 3: Exploring professional issues
Conclusion
Suggested further reading
References
2 Ethics Paul Snelling
Learning outcomes
This chapter relates to the following NMC Standards of Proficiency for Pre-registration Nursing Education (NMC 2004a)
Introduction
Part 1: Outlining ethics
Part 2: Explaining ethics
Part 3: Exploring ethics
Conclusion
Suggested further reading
References
3 Law Richard Thomas and Paul Snelling
Learning outcomes
This chapter relates to the following NMC Standards of Proficiency for Pre-registration Nursing Education (NMC 2004a)
Introduction
Part 1: Outlining the law
Part 2: Explaining the law
Part 3: Exploring the law
Conclusion
Suggested further reading
References
4 Health policy Iain Snelling
Learning outcomes
This chapter relates to the following NMC Standards of Proficiency for Pre-registration Nursing Education (NMC 2004a)
Introduction
Part 1: Outlining health policy
Part 2: Explaining health policy
Part 3: Exploring health policy
Conclusion
Suggested further reading
References
5 Interprofessional working Katherine Pollard and Francesca Harris
Learning outcomes
This chapter relates to the following NMC Standards of Proficiency for Pre-registration Nursing Education (NMC 2004a)
Introduction
Part 1: Outlining interprofessional working
Part 2: Explaining interprofessional working
Part 3: Exploring interprofessional working
Conclusion
Suggested further reading
References
6 Evidence-based practice Mark Broom and Derek Sellman
Learning outcomes
This chapter relates to the following NMC Standards of Proficiency for Pre-registration Nursing Education (NMC 2004a)
Introduction
Part 1: Outlining evidence-based practice
Part 2: Explaining evidence-based practice
Part 3: Exploring evidence-based practice
Conclusion
Suggested further reading
References
7 Assessment Derek Sellman, Stephen Evans and Jackie Younker
Learning outcomes
This chapter relates to the following NMC Standards of Proficiency for Pre-registration Nursing Education (NMC 2004a)
Introduction
Part 1: Outlining assessment
Part 2: Explaining assessment
Part 3: Exploring assessment
Conclusion
Suggested further reading
References
8 Judgement and decision making P. Anne Scott, Pdraig MacNeela, Gerard Clinton and David Pontin
Learning outcomes
This chapter relates to the following NMC Standards of Proficiency for Pre-registration Nursing Education (NMC 2004a)
Introduction
Part 1: Outlining judgement and decision making
Part 2: Explaining judgement and decision making
Part 3: Exploring judgement and decision making
Conclusion
Suggested further reading
References
9 Communication and interpersonal skills Victoria Lavender
Learning outcomes
This chapter relates to the following NMC Standards of Proficiency for Pre-registration Nursing Education (NMC 2004a)
Introduction
Part 1: Outlining communication and interpersonal skills
Part 2: Explaining communication and interpersonal skills
Part 3: Exploring communication and interpersonal skills
Conclusion
Suggested further reading
References
10 Public health Jane Thomas
Learning outcomes
This chapter relates to the following NMC Standards of Proficiency for Pre-registration Nursing Education (NMC 2004a)
Introduction
Part 1: Outlining public health
Part 2: Explaining public health
Part 3: Exploring public health
Conclusion
Suggested further reading
References
11 Learning and teaching Derek Sellman and Jane Tarr
Learning outcomes
This chapter relates to the following NMC Standards of Proficiency for Pre-registration Nursing Education (NMC 2004a)
Introduction
Part 1: Outlining learning and teaching
Part 2: Explaining learning and teaching
Part 3: Exploring learning and teaching
Conclusion
Suggested further reading
References
12 Management and leadership Iain Snelling, Cathryn Havard and David Pontin
Learning outcomes
This chapter relates to the following NMC Standards of Proficiency for Pre-registration Nursing Education (NMC 2004a)
Introduction
Part 1: Outlining management and leadership
Part 2: Explaining management and leadership
Part 3: Exploring management and leadership
Conclusion
Suggested further reading
References
13 Personal and professional development Clare Hopkinson
Learning outcomes
This chapter relates to the following NMC Standards of Proficiency for Pre-registration Nursing Education (NMC 2004a)
Introduction
Part 1: Outlining personal and professional development
Part 2: Explaining personal and professional development
Part 3: Exploring personal and professional development
Conclusion
Suggested further reading
References
14 Medicines management Claire Fullbrook-Scanlon
Learning outcomes
This chapter relates to the following NMC Standards of Proficiency for Pre-registration Nursing Education (NMC 2004a)
Introduction
Part 1: Outlining medicines management
Part 2: Explaining medicines management
Part 3: Exploring medicines management
Conclusion
Suggested further reading
References
Index

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Product details

• Authors: Derek Sellman, Derek Snelling Sellman, Paul Snelling
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2012
• EAN: 9780132389235
• ISBN: 978-0-13-238923-5
• No. of pages: 496
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Medical professions