Transitions in Nursing
Preparing for Professional Practice
2nd Edition
Published on 15. October 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
351 pages
978-0-7295-3836-7 (ISBN)
Description
Transitions in Nursing: Preparing for Professional Practice is an important book for undergraduate nurses and recent graduates as they move from student nurse to graduate nurse. As with the 1st edition, this book has been written by a breadth of academics and clinical nurse practitioners. Transitions in Nursing deals with all the professional issues nursing students need to consider as they prepare to move from university to the workplace of the graduate nurse.
Among the many topics with the Transitions in Nursing, the book deals with issues involving transition from student to practicing nurse, the Australian health care system, organisational structure, workplace culture, professional nursing development, applying for jobs, reflective practice, clinical governance and occupational health and safety.
With and ever increasing focus on professional issues in nursing Transitions in Nursing is an outstanding and valuable book that will help educate and prepare nurses for practice. It will be of great use to senior undergraduate nurses, newly registered nurses, nurses in management and leadership positions and nurse educators in both tertiary and clinical sectors.
Among the many topics with the Transitions in Nursing, the book deals with issues involving transition from student to practicing nurse, the Australian health care system, organisational structure, workplace culture, professional nursing development, applying for jobs, reflective practice, clinical governance and occupational health and safety.
With and ever increasing focus on professional issues in nursing Transitions in Nursing is an outstanding and valuable book that will help educate and prepare nurses for practice. It will be of great use to senior undergraduate nurses, newly registered nurses, nurses in management and leadership positions and nurse educators in both tertiary and clinical sectors.
More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Marrickville, NSW
Australia
Publishing group
Elsevier Australia
Target group
College/higher education
Undergraduate Nursing students
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
771 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7295-3836-7 (9780729538367)
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Content
Ch1 Managing the transition of student to graduate nurse by Esther Chang and John Daly
Ch2 Becoming a competent, confident professional practitioner by Jill White
Ch3 Becoming part of a team by Mary Fitzgerald and Judy Amadio
Ch4 Understanding organisational culture in the community health setting by Gay Edgecombe
Ch5 Understanding organisational culture in the hospital setting by Mary Courtney, Jane Yacopetti
and Claire Rickard
Ch6 Preparing for role transition by Kathleen Kilstoff and Suzanne Rochester
Ch7 Processes of change in bureaucratic environments by Patrick Crookes and Stephen Knight
Ch8 Caring for self by Judy Lumby
Ch9 Managing approaches to nursing care delivery by Patricia Davidson and Doug Elliott
Ch10 Dealing with ethical issues in nursing practice by Megan-Jane Johnstone and Elizabeth Crock
Ch11 Communication for graduate nurses by Jane Stein-Parbury
Ch12 The gendered world of nursing practice: a discussion of issues and directions by Judith Clare, Debra Jackson and Mairi Walker
Ch13 Perspectives of quality and risk management in nursing by Rhonda Griffiths and Carol Walker
Ch14 Managing emotional reactions in patients, families and colleagues by Paul Morrison and
Christine Ashley-Coe
Ch15 Developing excellence in practice: technology and the beginning nurse by Alan Barnard and Darian Ward
Ch16 Establishing and maintaining a professional profile: issues in the first year of practice by Judy Mannix, Ana Smith and Lyn Stewart
Ch17 Dealing with theory-practice gap in clinical practice by Maxine Duke, Helen Forbes and Rosalie Strother
Ch18 Reflective practice for the graduate nurse by Kim Usher, Kim Foster and Lee Stewart
Ch19 Mentoring for new graduates by Stephen Neville and Denise Wilson
Ch20 Professional career development by Margaret McMillan and Jane Conway
Ch21 Transitional programs by Leanne Cowan and Judy Boychuk Duchscher
Ch22 Managing and leading: what's in it for you? By Sandra Speedy
Ch2 Becoming a competent, confident professional practitioner by Jill White
Ch3 Becoming part of a team by Mary Fitzgerald and Judy Amadio
Ch4 Understanding organisational culture in the community health setting by Gay Edgecombe
Ch5 Understanding organisational culture in the hospital setting by Mary Courtney, Jane Yacopetti
and Claire Rickard
Ch6 Preparing for role transition by Kathleen Kilstoff and Suzanne Rochester
Ch7 Processes of change in bureaucratic environments by Patrick Crookes and Stephen Knight
Ch8 Caring for self by Judy Lumby
Ch9 Managing approaches to nursing care delivery by Patricia Davidson and Doug Elliott
Ch10 Dealing with ethical issues in nursing practice by Megan-Jane Johnstone and Elizabeth Crock
Ch11 Communication for graduate nurses by Jane Stein-Parbury
Ch12 The gendered world of nursing practice: a discussion of issues and directions by Judith Clare, Debra Jackson and Mairi Walker
Ch13 Perspectives of quality and risk management in nursing by Rhonda Griffiths and Carol Walker
Ch14 Managing emotional reactions in patients, families and colleagues by Paul Morrison and
Christine Ashley-Coe
Ch15 Developing excellence in practice: technology and the beginning nurse by Alan Barnard and Darian Ward
Ch16 Establishing and maintaining a professional profile: issues in the first year of practice by Judy Mannix, Ana Smith and Lyn Stewart
Ch17 Dealing with theory-practice gap in clinical practice by Maxine Duke, Helen Forbes and Rosalie Strother
Ch18 Reflective practice for the graduate nurse by Kim Usher, Kim Foster and Lee Stewart
Ch19 Mentoring for new graduates by Stephen Neville and Denise Wilson
Ch20 Professional career development by Margaret McMillan and Jane Conway
Ch21 Transitional programs by Leanne Cowan and Judy Boychuk Duchscher
Ch22 Managing and leading: what's in it for you? By Sandra Speedy