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Preparing for Nursing Practice, 1st Edition | AU/NZ

Dr Helen Donovan

  • Copyright 2023
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Preparing for Nursing Practice 1st Edition by Dr Helen Donovan
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Overview

Preparing for Nursing Practice is a practical, informative and ‘to the point’ text that provides contextual information, strategies, and reflective opportunities for student nurses to develop their understanding of transitioning to professional practice as a Graduate Registered Nurse (GRN). Key professional concepts such as advocacy, principles of lifelong learning, and working collaboratively are clearly linked so students can understand how these aspects of practice are essential for their beginning practice. Context-based aspects of practice, policies and processes to ensure safe practice for both the GRN and the patient are explored. The text comprises 12 chapters in four distinct parts and includes evidence-based, relevant material for graduates’ preparation for, and transition to, practice. The parts cover practice readiness; preparation for a healthcare environment; finding one’s professional space; and leadership as an early career RN.

Instructor resources include instructor’s manual and PowerPoints.

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Dr Helen Donovan

Dr. Helen Donovan, SFHEA (Formal Mentor), RN/RM, MEd PhD, FACN; Foundation Member, International Consortium for Occupation Resilience (ICOR); Adjunct Researcher & Member of Health Workforce Academy CQU; SIGMA Phi Delta (Office bearer). As an experienced university lecturer and clinician in the health disciplines of nursing, midwifery and child health, Helen Donovan brings both knowledge and experience to the learning environment. Her experience ranges across many areas of clinical practice in metropolitan, regional, rural and remote centres, and includes working in acute medical and surgical areas of practice, chronic diseases in paediatric and adult health care situations, plus gynaecology and running child health clinics. Helen is particularly interested in professional practice in the clinical setting with a focus on transition to practice and resilience in practice for the beginning registered nurse and midwife, and how health environments can challenge the beginning RN/RM, and impact the care provision on both consumers and members of the health care profession.

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  • Visual overview outlines learning outcomes for each part and depicts the flow of information between each chapter and between key concepts in each of the chapters
  • Case studies link the theory to real-world situations, prompting beginner RNs to evaluate how they will manage similar situations
  • 'Safety in nursing' helps students to identify client health and safety issues and the appropriate response to a critical situation
  • 'Practical applications' provide practical information about being a nursing professional in the workplace
  • 'Reflection' sections encourage students to reflect on or connect with their own practice, experiences and ambitions. Space is included for students to make notes, plans and review their thinking with the intention of creating a career portfolio
  • 'How did you go?' offers prompts for students to consider their responses to activities
  • At the end of each chapter, there is a summary, a set of discussion questions and useful resources for the beginner RN
  • Instructor website. Your #1 resource for your course. This tailored collection of teaching tools includes downloadable PowerPoint lecture slides, artwork form the text, and an Instructor's Manual. The Instructor's Manual is packed with content that helps you set up and administer your class including lesson plans, assignment suggestions and selected answers to discussion questions. Log in or request an account to access instructor resources at au.cengage.com/instructor/account for Australia or nz.cengage.com/instructor/account for New Zealand.

Table of Contents

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Part 1: Being practice ready
1. Professional practice readiness
2. Identity change and its implications for personal and professional development
3. Embracing the roles and responsibilities of being a beginner RN

Part 2: Preparing for the health care environment
4. Preparing for a new health care environment as a GRN
5. Preparing for the changing health care environment
6. Proactively preparing for your transition to practice as a GRN

Part 3: Finding your professional space
7. Finding the best RN graduate position for you
8. Morphing into the RN you want to be
9. Socialisation and professional development

Part 4: Leadership as an early career RN
10. Leadership and being a change agent
11. Interprofessional collaborative leadership
12. Being a leader in a chaotic health care environment
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  • ISBN-10: 0170471128
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