Placement Learning in Community Nursing: A guide for students in practice

Worried about your placement? Will you fit in? Will you have the right skills? What do you need to learn for practice assessments? This book will help you with all these concerns. It will tell you what to expect from the placement, what you can learn, how to link theory and practice, and how to make the most of your learning opportunities. INDICE: Section 1: Preparation for the community practice learning environment 1 The context of community nursing 2 Introduction to Community settings, services and roles 3 Practice learning in the community: what to expect 4 Maximising the learning opportunities available in the community Section 2: Placement Learning Opportunities 5 Assessing and addressing need in the community 6 Managing long-term conditions in the community 7 Infection prevention and control in the community 8 Mental Health and Care in the Community Section 3: Professional issues 9 Communication in Community Practice 10 Leadership, management and team working in Community Practice 11 Promoting clinical effectiveness and maintaining quality of care 12 Medicines management in the community Section 4: Consolidating Learning 13 Being an effective student: learning in a community setting 14 Developing competence for person-centred nursing in the community

• ISBN: 978-0-7020-4301-7
• Editorial: Bailliere Tindall
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 320
• Fecha Publicación: 15/05/2013
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés