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What is Nursing? Exploring Theory and Practice
Exploring Theory and Practice
By: Carol Hall, Dawn Ritchie
eBook | 17 August 2015 | Edition Number 3
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This book helps new nursing students, and those applying to nursing programmes, understand what being a nurse is all about. It explores the essential issues, processes and theories of nursing practice, and is therefore an ideal introductory text as you start your nursing programme, or as pre-course reading.
This revised edition includes a new first chapter on being a nursing student, with insights from students themselves, and explains what will be expected of you in the new all-degree programmes. Interviews with real nurses in each of the fields of practice gives you an important view into the real world of nursing.
- The revised third edition includes a new chapter on being a nursing student, with student tips and stories
- Updated with, and linked to, the new NMC Standards and Essential Skills Clusters for degree-level education
- Activities, case studies and scenarios helps you apply theory to practice
- Particularly suitable for first-year students and those applying to pre-registration programmes
This book is part of the Transforming Nursing Practice Series , the first series of books designed to help students meet the requirements of the NMC Standards and Essential Skills Clusters for the new degree programmes.
For more information on Nursing titles and promotions, please visit http://www.uk.sagepub.com/nursing.sp
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About the Authors
Contributors
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Defining Contemporary UK Nursing
Being a Student Nurse
The Professional Nurse: Image and Values in Nursing
Theory and Practice: Understanding the Nature of Nursing as a Caring Activity
Doing Nursing
Nursing as a Global Activity
Becoming a Registered Nurse
Exploring the World of Nursing by Those Working in It
References
Index
ISBN: 9780857259769
ISBN-10: 0857259768
Series: Transforming Nursing Practice Series
Published: 17th August 2015
Format: ePUB
Language: English
Audience: College, Tertiary and University
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Edition Number: 3