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The Clinical Placement
An Essential Guide for Nursing Students
- 5th Edition - March 18, 2022
- Authors: Tracy Levett-Jones, Kerry Reid-Searl
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 9 5 - 4 3 8 8 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 9 5 - 8 8 8 0 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 9 5 - 8 8 7 9 - 9
Clinical placements are wonderful learning experiences but they can also be daunting. This book is written specifically for nursing students undertaking a Diploma or Bachelor of Nu… Read more
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Request a sales quoteClinical placements are wonderful learning experiences but they can also be daunting. This book is written specifically for nursing students undertaking a Diploma or Bachelor of Nursing. It will help you prepare for clinical placements and enhance your knowledge and confidence.
Written by leading academics Tracy Levett-Jones and Kerry Reid-Searl, The Clinical Placement will give you the knowledge, strategies, practical tips and insights you need to excel in your placements. It has a strong focus on both person-centred care, self-care, professional and personal responsibilities.
With a supporting video series containing a wealth of practical ideas from expert nurses and recently graduated students, this book will empower you to complete your clinical placements feeling confident and capable as you undertake your journey to becoming a registered nurse.
- Written specifically for students undertaking a Diploma or Bachelor of Nursing
- Tips to maximise learning opportunities in a range of different clinical settings
- Practical strategies for dealing with difficult and challenging situations
- 13 engaging videos provide expert insights
- An eBook included with print purchase
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Instructor and student resources:
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- About the Authors
- Reviewers
- Interviews with Graduate Nurses
- List of Tables
- List of Illustrations
- Introduction
- How to use this book
- About this edition
- 1. Planning the journey
- Introduction
- The clinical placement—what it is and why it matters
- Person-centred care
- Models of care
- Safe and effective practice
- Working within your scope of practice
- Supervision and support
- Working hard to belong
- First impressions last
- Mandatory requirements for clinical placements
- The roles and responsibilities of the interprofessional healthcare team
- References
- 2. Great expectations
- Introduction
- Patients’ expectations
- Clinicians’ expectations
- Nurse unit managers’ expectations
- Professional expectations
- Legal requirements
- Nursing students’ expectations
- Speak up, speak out
- Don’t take things personally
- Compliance and compromise
- Exercise your rights
- References
- 3. How you act
- Introduction
- Cultural competence and cultural safety
- Patient safety
- Clinical governance
- Evidence-based practice
- Advocacy
- Managing conflict
- Dealing with horizontal violence
- Dealing with sexual harassment
- Self-care
- Putting work ahead of your studies
- Clinical placements in organisations where you are employed
- Clinical placements at distant locations
- Clinical learning objectives
- Student assessment
- Giving and receiving gifts
- Visitors during clinical placements
- Using supplies from the healthcare organisation
- Punctuality and reliability
- References
- 4. How you think and feel
- Introduction
- Empathic nursing practice
- Reflective practice
- Reality check and seeking feedback
- Emotional intelligence
- Ethical dilemmas in nursing
- Crossing the line
- References
- 5. How you communicate
- Introduction
- Therapeutic communication
- Interprofessional and intraprofessional communication
- Communicating as a professional nurse
- Diversity and its impact on clinical communication
- Using professional language
- Documentation and legal issues
- Patient handover
- Telephones and the internet
- Use of social media
- Self-disclosure
- Receiving and providing effective feedback
- References
- 6. Insights from experts
- Introduction
- Intensive care nursing
- Perioperative nursing
- Paediatric nursing
- Prison nursing
- Trauma and emergency nursing
- Medical surgical nursing
- Older person nursing
- Community nursing
- Drug and alcohol nursing
- Mental health nursing
- Practice nursing
- Palliative care
- Clinical research in nursing
- References
- Glossary
- Index
- No. of pages: 184
- Language: English
- Edition: 5
- Published: March 18, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780729543880
- eBook ISBN: 9780729588805
- eBook ISBN: 9780729588799
TL
Tracy Levett-Jones
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Nursing Education and Head of School, School of Nursing & Midwifery, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia.KR
Kerry Reid-Searl
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Simulation and Innovation at the University of Tasmania, Emeritus Professor at CQUniversity, Adjunct Professor at Monash University, Australia