Achieving Competencies for Nursing Practice: A Handbook for Student Nurses

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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Beskrivning

Quality patient care relies on the demonstration of competencies by nurses at all stages of their education and developing career. This exciting textbook is designed to help student nurses better understand the competencies set out by the NMC and equip them to achieve and demonstrate competency as they prepare to qualify as a nurse.

The book is divided into sections that address the four domains of competency:

Professional Values
Communication and interpersonal skills
Nursing practice and decision making
Leadership, management and team working

Suitable for all student nurses on pre-registration degree programmes in nursing across the UK, the book includes examples and insights from the fields of adult, child, mental health and learning disability that reflect a range of clinical and community settings.

Amongst other topics this book covers:

Communication skills
Working with patients and their families
Solving problems in practice
Clinical decision making
Working in interprofessional teams

Written by experts, each chapter challenges you to reflect on your own values and beliefs, giving you opportunities to learn and reflect on your nursing skills and knowledge. The chapters include reflective activities, portfolio activities, case studies & vignettes, key points and further resources. An essential purchase for all student nurses.

Contributors: Mary Addo, Heather Bain, Debbie Banks, Mary Jane Baker, Owen Barr, Pauline Black, Jackie Bridges, Alison Brown, Jean Cowie, Debbie Good, Ruth Taylor, Kate Goodhand, Chris McLean, Yvonne Middlewick, Avril Milne, Eloise Monger, Delia Pogson, Mark Rawlinson, Beth Sepion, Steve Smith, Cathy Sullivan, Kay Townsend, Alison Trenery.

"What we have in this textbook is a user friendly but rigorous presentation of the main competencies for professional nursing practice. Its easy style and 'readability' is one of its most pleasing features and the case studies, information boxes and key learning points give structure to the book as well as helping to engage readers. I recommend with enthusiasm this book to would-be readers. It is a solid and significant contribution to the on-going development of best nursing practice. It should be on the recommended reading list of any nurse who plans, delivers and evaluates patient care."
Professor Hugh P. McKenna CBE, Pro Vice Chancellor, Research and Innovation, University of Ulster.

"To date, I would consider this the 'must-have' book on achieving competence for any nursing student in all four countries of the United Kingdom."
Melanie Jasper, Professor of Nursing and Head of the College of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea University, UK

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-01-16
Mått:192 x 248 x 16 mm
Vikt:560 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:288
Förlag:McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN:9780335246748

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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.

Innehållsförteckning

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