Brian James Webster is Professor of Nursing and Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Health, Life & Social Sciences at Edinburgh Napier University. Brian has held previous appointments as the Head of the School of Nursing & Midwifery at the Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen and Director of Education in the School of Health Sciences at the University of Southampton, where he worked for 11 years.

• Introduction: Competencies for Professional Nursing PracticeChapter 1: The Importance of Evidence Based, Contemporary, Professional Nursing PracticePart One: Professional ValuesChapter 2: Professional Values - What are they?Chapter 3: Owning Your Standards of CareChapter 4: Ethics and Values in NursingPart Two: Communication and Interpersonal SkillsChapter 5: Developing Effective Communication and Interpersonal SkillsChapter 6: Developing Skills in Solution Focused TherapyChapter 7: Complex Care Situations - Becoming competent practitionersChapter 8: Communicating in Challenging SituationsPart Three: Decision Making in PracticeChapter 9: Decision Making in PracticeChapter 10: Decision Making in Emergency CarePart Four: Leadership, Management and Team WorkingChapter 11: Effective Leadership, Management and Team Working SkillsChapter 12: Enhancing and Adapting Skills of Leadership in Different Practice Settings Towards Registration and Final Sign OffChapter 13: Patient Management - A multi-faceted approachPart Five: Opportunities to Explore the Development of CompetenciesChapter 14: Clinical Skills Simulation - Crafting your careChapter 15: Learning Abroad - The student experience of nursing in a European or international contextChapter 16: Working with Mentors - How to get the best out of this relationship

Brian James Webster is Professor of Nursing and Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Health, Life & Social Sciences at Edinburgh Napier University. Brian has held previous appointments as the Head of the School of Nursing & Midwifery at the Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen and Director of Education in the School of Health Sciences at the University of Southampton, where he worked for 11 years.

• Introduction: Competencies for Professional Nursing PracticeChapter 1: The Importance of Evidence Based, Contemporary, Professional Nursing PracticePart One: Professional ValuesChapter 2: Professional Values - What are they?Chapter 3: Owning Your Standards of CareChapter 4: Ethics and Values in NursingPart Two: Communication and Interpersonal SkillsChapter 5: Developing Effective Communication and Interpersonal SkillsChapter 6: Developing Skills in Solution Focused TherapyChapter 7: Complex Care Situations - Becoming competent practitionersChapter 8: Communicating in Challenging SituationsPart Three: Decision Making in PracticeChapter 9: Decision Making in PracticeChapter 10: Decision Making in Emergency CarePart Four: Leadership, Management and Team WorkingChapter 11: Effective Leadership, Management and Team Working SkillsChapter 12: Enhancing and Adapting Skills of Leadership in Different Practice Settings Towards Registration and Final Sign OffChapter 13: Patient Management - A multi-faceted approachPart Five: Opportunities to Explore the Development of CompetenciesChapter 14: Clinical Skills Simulation - Crafting your careChapter 15: Learning Abroad - The student experience of nursing in a European or international contextChapter 16: Working with Mentors - How to get the best out of this relationship

Brian James Webster is Professor of Nursing and Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Health, Life & Social Sciences at Edinburgh Napier University. Brian has held previous appointments as the Head of the School of Nursing & Midwifery at the Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen and Director of Education in the School of Health Sciences at the University of Southampton, where he worked for 11 years.

• Introduction: Competencies for Professional Nursing PracticeChapter 1: The Importance of Evidence Based, Contemporary, Professional Nursing PracticePart One: Professional ValuesChapter 2: Professional Values - What are they?Chapter 3: Owning Your Standards of CareChapter 4: Ethics and Values in NursingPart Two: Communication and Interpersonal SkillsChapter 5: Developing Effective Communication and Interpersonal SkillsChapter 6: Developing Skills in Solution Focused TherapyChapter 7: Complex Care Situations - Becoming competent practitionersChapter 8: Communicating in Challenging SituationsPart Three: Decision Making in PracticeChapter 9: Decision Making in PracticeChapter 10: Decision Making in Emergency CarePart Four: Leadership, Management and Team WorkingChapter 11: Effective Leadership, Management and Team Working SkillsChapter 12: Enhancing and Adapting Skills of Leadership in Different Practice Settings Towards Registration and Final Sign OffChapter 13: Patient Management - A multi-faceted approachPart Five: Opportunities to Explore the Development of CompetenciesChapter 14: Clinical Skills Simulation - Crafting your careChapter 15: Learning Abroad - The student experience of nursing in a European or international contextChapter 16: Working with Mentors - How to get the best out of this relationship