Transitions in nursing : preparing for professional practice /: preparing for professional practice. (©2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Esther Chang, John Daly.
• Other Names: Chang, Esther; Daly, John, 1958-
• Contents: 1. From student to graduate -- Managing the transition from student to graduate nurse -- Becoming a competent, confident, professional registered nurse -- Becoming part of a team -- Understanding organisational culture in the community health setting -- Understanding organisational culture in the hospital setting -- Preparing for role transition -- Processes of change in bureaucratic environments -- 2. Skills for dealing with the world of work -- Caring for self: the role of collaboration, healthy lifestyle and balance -- Managing approaches to nursing care delivery -- Dealing with ethical issues in nursing practice -- Communication for effective nursing -- On gender in nursing: a discussion of issues and directions -- Perspectives on quality in nursing -- Managing emotional reactions in patients, families and colleagues -- Clinical leadership -- 3. Organisational environments -- Excellence in practice: technology and the registered nurse -- Establishing and maintaining a professional profile: issues in the first year of practice -- Dealing with the theory-practice gap in clinical practice -- Reflective practice for the graduate -- Mentoring for new graduates -- Professional career development: development of the CAPABLE nursing professional -- Continuing competence for practice.
• Edition: 3rd ed
• Publisher Details: Chatswood, N.S.W : Elsevier Australia
• Publication Date: 2012
• Copyright Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiii, 368 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 610.73; Nursing; Nursing -- Practice; MEDICAL -- Nursing -- Medical & Surgical; MEDICAL -- Nursing -- Reference; Nursing; Nursing -- Practice; Omvårdnad; Sjuksköterskor; Kompetens; Nursing; Nurse-Patient Relations; Nursing Care; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0729580822; 9780729580823
• Related ISBNs: 9780729540827; 0729540820
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.