The Essential Guide to Becoming a Staff Nurse (eBook)

Ian Peate (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2016
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
9781118812273 (ISBN)

Infos

Written specifically for graduating students and newly registered nurses, this essential handbook will help you navigate the transition from student to registered practitioner. Providing you with the key knowledge to help consolidate your degree course, The Essential Guide to Becoming a Staff Nurse will enable you to become an autonomous and accountable practitioner.

Covering everything the newly registered nurse needs to know, this handy book explores:

• How to get the job you want
• The role and function of the staff nurse
• Accountability and delegation
• Working with patients and their families
• Becoming a manager
• Continuing professional and personal development

With activities, practical hints and tips throughout, this accessible aide-memoire will provide indispensable support for newly registered nurses in all fields. 

Ian Peate is Professor of Nursing & Head of School at the School of Health Studies in Gibraltar. He is Editor in Chief of the British Journal of Nursing, and an Independent Consultant.

Inhalt

Cover 1
Title Page 5
Copyright 6
Contents 7
About the Author 9
Acknowledgements 11
Preface 13
Chapter 1 Getting the job you want 15
Introduction 15
The role of the staff nurse 16
The Health and Social Care Act 2012 16
The job description 19
The anatomy of a job description 22
The application form 22
The personal statement 24
The curriculum vitae 24
General tips to help create a CV 25
Psychometric testing 26
Preparing for the tests: 27
Numeracy screening 28
The interview 28
Practicalities 30
Hints and tips 31
What to wear for interview 32
Applying for a position overseas 33
Conclusion 33
References 34
Chapter 2 Crossing the threshold: the role and function of the staff nurse 35
Introduction 35
The transition 36
Starting off on the right foot 37
The bitter sweet-reality shock 37
Nursing and the NHS 40
Nursing careers 41
Modernising nursing careers 41
Nursing careers framework 44
Health and society 46
The role 47
The Career Framework for Health and the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework 48
The job description 49
Developing your role 51
Career goals 52
Conclusion 54
References 55
Chapter 3 Support systems and preceptorship 56
Introduction 56
Preceptorship 57
Period of preceptorship 63
Preparation for preceptors 64
Documenting activity 64
Competence 66
Lack of competence 66
Induction 67
e-Learning 68
Skills passport 69
Conclusion 69
References 70
Chapter 4 Accountability and delegation 72
Introduction 72
Accountability and responsibility 72
Delegation, accountability and responsibility 75
Principles of delegation 79
Assessing needs and delegating 79
Who should carry out the delegated activity? 81
Supervising others 84
Conclusion 86
References 87
Chapter 5 Using the evidence 88
Introduction 88
Definitions of terms 90
Evidence-based practice, research and quality improvement 91
Five stages of evidence-based practice 93
Integrating evidence-based practice into care delivery 98
Challenges to implementation of evidence-based practice 99
Conclusion 101
References 101
Chapter 6 Working with patients and their families 103
Introduction 103
The NHS Constitution 105
The NHS complaints procedure 109
Statement writing 111
The statement 113
Writing the statement 114
Statement format and layout 115
The introduction 115
The narrative (the body of the statement) 116
Summary 116
Statement of truth 116
References and appendices 116
Nursing and Midwifery Council's investigations 117
Resources 118
Conclusion 118
References 119
Chapter 7 New ways of working: advancing nursing practice 121
Introduction 121
Accountability and responsibility 122
Standards and guidance 123
From novice to expert 124
Competent nurses 126
Proficient nurse 126
Expert nurse 127
Advanced nurse practitioner 128
Becoming an advanced nurse practitioner 131
Professional indemnity 133
Nurse prescribing 134
Non-medical prescribing 135
Conclusion 136
References 137
Chapter 8 Becoming a manager 139
Introduction 139
Employee rights 141
The staff nurse as manager 141
Leadership and management 144
Skills required to manage effectively 146
Types of power 150
Harassment 152
Change management 152
Team working 154
Managing conflict 156
Conclusion 158
References 159
Chapter 9 Continuing professional and personal development 161
Introduction 161
Revalidation 162
Appraisal 165
What appraisal is and what appraisal is not 166
The process 166
The annual process 167
The meeting 168
Continuing professional development 171
Recording 172
Reflecting 173
Tracking 175
Planning 175
Reviewing 175
Professional development activities 176
Storing the evidence required-the portfolio 177
Conclusion 179
References 180
Chapter 10 Teaching, learning and assessing 182
Introduction 182
Standards of teaching, mentoring and assessing in practice 184
The role of the stage 1 mentor 185
The role of the stage 1 mentor 185
Teaching and learning in the clinical setting 187
The learning environment 187
Frameworks for teaching and learning 189
Behaviourism 190
Humanism 190
Adult learning 191
Providing feedback to students 192
Feedback 194
Involving patients in clinical teaching 194
Patient teaching 195
Patient teaching 195
Conclusion 195
References 197
Index 199
EULA 206

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.1.2016
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
• Schlagworte: accountable • Advancing • Ausbildung u. Perspektiven i. d. Krankenpflege • Autonomous • CPD • development</p> • Einführungen in die Krankenpflege • Einführungen in die Krankenpflege • Introductions to Nursing • Krankenpflege • Leadership Management • <p>Policy • Nurse • nursing • Nursing Education & Professional Development • practice transition • Practitioner • professional qualified staff • Student
• ISBN-13: 9781118812273 / 9781118812273