The Clinical Placement: An Essential Guide for Nursing Students

by Levett-jones, Tracy; Bourgeois, Sharon, RN, Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9780729539586
• ISBN10: 072953958X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-12-22
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science

Summary

The Clinical Placement: An Essential Guide for Nursing Students 2e is a unique text designed to guide nursing students throughout their clinical placement journey. The text introduces foundational knowledge in early chapters while later chapters address more complex issues and are deliberately designed to challenge and inspire students to excel. The book is premised on the belief that the ultimate goal of clinical education is the development of nurses who are confident and competent beginning practitioners. The book's interactive style and 'plain English' language will engage with active readers and encourage them to integrate the material into their practice. It will cause students to think deeply and critically about important professional and clinical issues. . Stories and scenarios help students relate theory to the reality of practice . 'Something to think about ' boxes provide words of wisdom and a wealth of valuable advice . 'Student experience' sections allow the voice of students to be clearly heard . Reflective thinking activities encourage self-assessment and experiential learning The first edition of this book has proven to be valuable in assisting nursing students to use their clinical placements as opportunities to develop the skills, knowledge and understandings that underpin quality practice, and to appreciate the clinical environment for the wonderful learning experience that it provides. The second edition has a new and fresh appeal. Much of the original has been revised but a number of new sections have also been added to address contemporary issues such as patient safety, clinical reasoning, therapeutic communication, interprofessional communication, clinical handover, emotional intelligence, information and communication technology, and social networking. The new edition builds on the strengths of the text by including issues of relevance to the New Zealand health care context. The new edition also discusses topical issues such as national registration and refers to the most recent professional standards and codes of practice. There is greater attention to cultural safety and a new section on Indigenous health. Chapter 6 has been expanded with a number of new clinical specialties profiled, for example: . Drug and alcohol nursing . Emergency nursing . International nursing

Table of Contents

The rules of engagement

Know the lie of the land

The clinical placement-what it is and why it matters

Person-centred care

Models of care

Competent practice

Working within your scope of practice

Who shall I turn to?

Working hard-but not too hard

First impressions last

The generation gap

The roles and functions of the interdisciplinary healthcare team

Reflective thinking activities

References

Great expectations

Patients' expectations

Clinicians' expectations

Professional expectations

Legal requirements

Don't apologise for being a student

Speak up, speak out

Exercise your rights

You're not the boss of me (oh really?)

Don't take everything personally

Compliance and compromise

Being naive

Reflective thinking activities

References

How you act

Cultural safety

Teamwork

Managing conflict

Dealing with horizontal violence

Dealing with sexual harassment

Taking care of yourself

Patient advocacy

Best practice

Practice principles

Clinical governance

Patient safety

Clinical learning objectives

Student assessment

Giving and receiving gifts

Visitors during clinical placements

Using the company supplies

Punctuality and reliability

Putting work ahead of your studies

Clinical placements at distant locations

Reflective thinking activities

References

How you think and feel

Caring

Reflective practice

Reality check and seeking feedback

Emotional Intelligence

Critical thinking and critical reasoning

Ethical dilemmas in nursing

Crossing over the line

Getting the support you need

Reflective thinking activities

References

How you communicate

What is a nurse?

Therapeutic communication

Welcome to Australia or New Zealand

Using professional language

Documentation and legal issues

Information and communication technology (ICT) in healthcare and in education

Patient handover

Your voice in the clinical environment

Telephones and the internet

Self-disclosure

Providing effective feedback

Reflective thinking activities

References

Insights from clinical experts

Aviation nursing Fiona McDermid, Amanda Ferguson

Community health nursing Cheryle Morley, Bronwyn Warne

Day surgery nursing Alison Anderson

Developmental disability nursing Kristen Wiltshire, Bill Learmouth

Drug and alcohol nursing Richard Clancy

Emergency nursing Leanne Egan

General practice nursing Elizabeth J Halcomb

Indigenous health nursing Vicki Bradford

Intensive care nursing Paula McMullen

International nursing Kerry Reid-Searl

Justice health nursing Annette Griffin

Medical nursing Sandy Eager

Mental health nursing Teresa Stone

Midwifery Lyn Ebert

Nephrology nursing Peter Sinclair

Occupational health nursing Jennifer Anastasia

Older person nursing Helen Bellchambers

Paediatric Nursing Elizabeth Newham

Palliative care nursing Amanda Johnson

Perioperative nursing Menna Davies

Primary health care nursing Judy Yarwood, Jill Clendon

Private hospital nursing Deánne Portelli, Lynette Saul, Margaret Mason

Rural and remote nursing Maryanne Hethorn

Surgical nursing Dee McGuire

Glossary

Index

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