A Handbook for Student Nurses, fourth edition
Introducing Key Issues Relevant for Practice
4th Edition
Published on 10. January 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
228 pages
978-1-914962-14-1 (ISBN)
Description
A Handbook for Student Nurses is widely recommended in institutions across the UK and is essential reading for new students.
The book provides an introduction to the essential background knowledge that pre-registration nursing students need as a foundation for their training. This fourth edition has been thoroughly revised to reflect the new NMC standards of proficiency for registered nurses and the most recent update of the NMC Code. It incorporates the very latest developments in nurse education and in the health service.
A Handbook for Student Nurses covers the core of first-year nursing studies:
Practice supervision and assessment
Communication
Legal and professional issues
Values, ethics and cultural awareness
Reflection and personal development
Quality care and evidence-based practice
Study skills
Public health and promoting health and wellbeing
"An excellent introductory text for student nurses, written in a clear and illuminative style." Lecturer, Adult Nursing
The book provides an introduction to the essential background knowledge that pre-registration nursing students need as a foundation for their training. This fourth edition has been thoroughly revised to reflect the new NMC standards of proficiency for registered nurses and the most recent update of the NMC Code. It incorporates the very latest developments in nurse education and in the health service.
A Handbook for Student Nurses covers the core of first-year nursing studies:
Practice supervision and assessment
Communication
Legal and professional issues
Values, ethics and cultural awareness
Reflection and personal development
Quality care and evidence-based practice
Study skills
Public health and promoting health and wellbeing
"An excellent introductory text for student nurses, written in a clear and illuminative style." Lecturer, Adult Nursing
Reviews / Votes
Excellent book to support nursing degree.'This book covers many different areas of the nursing degree. It covers many areas which are included in lectures and assignments, and references as to where I can find further information. This book is excellent in supporting learning and helps with writing assignments.'
Amazon reviewer 'An invaluable resource and a daily accompaniment for lectures. I take it into my second year with the knowledge that I have a great reference book I can reflect on throughout my years of training.'
Adult nursing student 'I found this to be an excellent resource and I feel students new to the profession would find it extremely useful...The book is well-organised, highly readable and accessible.'
Lecturer, Adult Nursing 'An excellent textbook that provides up-to-date and relevant information for pre- and post-registration nursing students.'
Lecturer, Adult Nursing 'This is an excellent book, full of relevant information for student nurses.'
Student Nurse
More details
Edition
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 156 mm
Width: 234 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
496 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-914962-14-1 (9781914962141)
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Wendy Benbow | Gill Jordan | Anneyce Knight
A Handbook for Student Nurses, fourth edition
Introducing Key Issues Relevant for Practice
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01/2024
4th Edition
Lantern Publishing
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Wendy Benbow | Gill Jordan | Anneyce Knight
A Handbook for Student Nurses, third edition
Introducing Key Issues Relevant for Practice
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08/2021
3rd Edition
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Persons
Gill Jordan qualified as a registered nurse in 1978. She completed her Orthopaedic Nursing Certificate and moved to New Zealand where she worked in a large orthopaedic teaching hospital, ultimately as a ward sister of a trauma orthopaedic ward. On her return to the UK in 1988, Gill moved into nurse education. Since then, she was involved in a variety of courses and professional development programmes, as both a teacher and programme leader. These included courses leading to professional registration, Return to Practice, Overseas Nurses Programme, conversion courses and various post-registration undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Most recently Gill was Framework Leader for CPD Programmes at Bournemouth University before retiring in 2019.
The late Anneyce Knight, who died in 2021, had retired earlier that year from her role as Associate Dean for Global Engagement and Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing at Bournemouth University, where she was also the Programme Leader for the Return to Nursing Practice course. She qualified as a registered nurse in 1982 and worked in orthopaedics and oncology, then trained as a midwife. She continued to practise in a variety of nursing and midwifery clinical settings before moving into Higher Education in 2000. Prior to taking up her role at Bournemouth University in 2015, Anneyce was the Course Lead for the innovative Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care (clinical) for Associate Practitioners, a joint NHS and Southampton Solent University collaboration. Previously she was at the University of Greenwich, where she held a number of positions. She was passionate about the need for compassionate care, thereby enhancing the quality of patient care, particularly at the end of life. Her primary research interests focused on public health and wellbeing, areas in which she has published and presented nationally and internationally.
Sara qualified as a registered nurse in 1986, after which she worked in Acute Trauma and Orthopaedics before moving to Intensive care (ICU) and Coronary care. She worked in a number of ICUs in London and the south of England and gained multiple qualifications (including General Intensive Care Nursing, Principles of Intensive Care (Paediatrics), BSc (Hons) Nursing Studies and Diploma in Health Service Management). Having spent ten years as an ICU Sister she moved into Higher Education where she has been for twenty years. During her time in HE she has facilitated the learning of many thousands of students at both undergraduate level and postgraduate level, whilst at the same time continuing her own education to Doctorate level. She believes that as a nurse educator she should strive to enable students to fuse their learning and integrate education, professional practice and research in order to develop as future nurses and enhance the care they offer patients.
The late Anneyce Knight, who died in 2021, had retired earlier that year from her role as Associate Dean for Global Engagement and Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing at Bournemouth University, where she was also the Programme Leader for the Return to Nursing Practice course. She qualified as a registered nurse in 1982 and worked in orthopaedics and oncology, then trained as a midwife. She continued to practise in a variety of nursing and midwifery clinical settings before moving into Higher Education in 2000. Prior to taking up her role at Bournemouth University in 2015, Anneyce was the Course Lead for the innovative Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care (clinical) for Associate Practitioners, a joint NHS and Southampton Solent University collaboration. Previously she was at the University of Greenwich, where she held a number of positions. She was passionate about the need for compassionate care, thereby enhancing the quality of patient care, particularly at the end of life. Her primary research interests focused on public health and wellbeing, areas in which she has published and presented nationally and internationally.
Sara qualified as a registered nurse in 1986, after which she worked in Acute Trauma and Orthopaedics before moving to Intensive care (ICU) and Coronary care. She worked in a number of ICUs in London and the south of England and gained multiple qualifications (including General Intensive Care Nursing, Principles of Intensive Care (Paediatrics), BSc (Hons) Nursing Studies and Diploma in Health Service Management). Having spent ten years as an ICU Sister she moved into Higher Education where she has been for twenty years. During her time in HE she has facilitated the learning of many thousands of students at both undergraduate level and postgraduate level, whilst at the same time continuing her own education to Doctorate level. She believes that as a nurse educator she should strive to enable students to fuse their learning and integrate education, professional practice and research in order to develop as future nurses and enhance the care they offer patients.
Content
Preface to the fourth edition; Preface to the third edition; About the authors
1. Nurse education, practice supervision and assessment
Introduction
Pre-registration nurse education
Nurse education today
Standards of proficiency for registered nurses
Standards for education
Practice placements
Registration
2. Communication
Introduction
Communication defined
The communication process
Interpersonal skills
Intercultural communication
Emotional intelligence
Non-verbal interaction
Barriers to effective communication
Listening skills
Advocacy and empowerment
Digital literacy
3. Legal and professional issues
Professional accountability
Arenas of professional accountability
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
Compassion in Practice
Delegation
The Code in more detail
Consent
Safeguarding
Confidentiality
Record-keeping
And finally...
4. Values and healthcare ethics
Values and rights
Patients' rights
Human rights
Professional considerations
Respect, dignity and privacy
Healthcare ethics
5. Cultural awareness
Introduction
Culture
Associated cultural terminology
Legislation and policy
Culture in practice
Religious awareness
6. Quality care
Defining quality assurance
A brief history of the organisation of quality assurance in UK healthcare
National quality assurance
Local clinical level
Further aspects of quality assurance
7. Evidence-based practice
Introduction
Evidence-based practice in nursing
Carrying out evidence-based practice
Clinical effectiveness and evidence-based practice
Implementing evidence-based practice
8. Professional roles in healthcare
Introduction to interprofessional practice
Definitions
Interprofessional working
Challenges to successful interprofessional working
Changing roles in nursing
Nursing in the 21st century in the UK
Careers in nursing
9. Reflection and clinical supervision
Reflection
Models of reflection
Using reflective frameworks
The benefits of practising reflectively
Reflective writing - keeping a journal or reflective diary
Preceptorship
Maintaining professional knowledge and competence (revalidation)
Continuing professional development and lifelong learning
Clinical/professional supervision
Resilience in nursing
10. Study skills
Study skills
Reading
Taking notes
Writing essays
Electronic learning (e-learning)
Researching online
Numeracy
11. Public health and promoting health and wellbeing
Why is public health and promoting health and wellbeing relevant to nursing?
The context of public health
Determinants of health and health inequalities
Local public health
Wellbeing
Health promotion
Index
1. Nurse education, practice supervision and assessment
Introduction
Pre-registration nurse education
Nurse education today
Standards of proficiency for registered nurses
Standards for education
Practice placements
Registration
2. Communication
Introduction
Communication defined
The communication process
Interpersonal skills
Intercultural communication
Emotional intelligence
Non-verbal interaction
Barriers to effective communication
Listening skills
Advocacy and empowerment
Digital literacy
3. Legal and professional issues
Professional accountability
Arenas of professional accountability
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
Compassion in Practice
Delegation
The Code in more detail
Consent
Safeguarding
Confidentiality
Record-keeping
And finally...
4. Values and healthcare ethics
Values and rights
Patients' rights
Human rights
Professional considerations
Respect, dignity and privacy
Healthcare ethics
5. Cultural awareness
Introduction
Culture
Associated cultural terminology
Legislation and policy
Culture in practice
Religious awareness
6. Quality care
Defining quality assurance
A brief history of the organisation of quality assurance in UK healthcare
National quality assurance
Local clinical level
Further aspects of quality assurance
7. Evidence-based practice
Introduction
Evidence-based practice in nursing
Carrying out evidence-based practice
Clinical effectiveness and evidence-based practice
Implementing evidence-based practice
8. Professional roles in healthcare
Introduction to interprofessional practice
Definitions
Interprofessional working
Challenges to successful interprofessional working
Changing roles in nursing
Nursing in the 21st century in the UK
Careers in nursing
9. Reflection and clinical supervision
Reflection
Models of reflection
Using reflective frameworks
The benefits of practising reflectively
Reflective writing - keeping a journal or reflective diary
Preceptorship
Maintaining professional knowledge and competence (revalidation)
Continuing professional development and lifelong learning
Clinical/professional supervision
Resilience in nursing
10. Study skills
Study skills
Reading
Taking notes
Writing essays
Electronic learning (e-learning)
Researching online
Numeracy
11. Public health and promoting health and wellbeing
Why is public health and promoting health and wellbeing relevant to nursing?
The context of public health
Determinants of health and health inequalities
Local public health
Wellbeing
Health promotion
Index