The Clinical Placement: An Essential Guide for Nursing Students

by Levett-jones, Tracy

• ISBN13: 9780729537988
• ISBN10: 0729537986
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-10-02
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

This unique survival tool is designed to assist nursing students, and their facilitators, as they navigate their way through the clinical learning journey. Written in an interactive and engaging style, the authors utilise real-world 'tales' and 'coaching tips' to explore complex dilemmas and concerns, and suggest how potential problems can be prevented or resolved. Contemporary workplace concepts such as patient-centered care and advocacy, clinical governance, and codes of conduct are explored; interpersonal issues such as confidentiality, assertiveness and team work are discussed; and practical skills that address 'how you think, act, feel and communicate' are all directed towards developing confident, competent and professional nurses. A compilation of expert 'insights' that explore the opportunities, challenges and rewards across a diverse range of specialty areas provides a fitting and inspiring finale to this essential resource for nursing students. Stories and scenarios relate theory to the reality of practice 'Something to think about' boxes provide valuable words of advice 'Reflective thinking activities' encourage self-assessment and experiential learning

Table of Contents

The Rules of Engagement

Know the lie of the land

The clinical placement - what it is and why it matters

Patient-centred care

Models of care

Competent practice

Working within your scope of practice

Clinical placements at distant locations

Who shall I turn to?

Working hard, but not too hard

Privacy

Confidentiality

First impressions last

Competing needs

The generation gap

The roles and functions of interdisciplinary healthcare team

Networking

Reflective Thinking activities

References

Great Expectations

Patients' expectations

Clinicians' expectations

Professional expectations

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 competence

The value of a smile

Teamwork

Managing conflict

Dealing with horizontal violence

Dealing with sexual harassment

Taking care of yourself

Patient advocacy

Best practice

Practice principles

Clinical governance

Clinical learning objectives

Student assessment

Giving and receiving

Documentation and legal issues

Visitors during clinical placement

Using the company supplies

Reflective Thinking activities

References

How You Think (and Feel)

Caring

Reflective practice

Reality check and seeking feedback

Articulating your learning needs

Ethical dilemmas in nursing

Crossing over the line

Punctuality and reliability

Taking the initiative

Putting work ahead of your studies

Getting the support you need

Reflective Thinking activities

References

How You Communicate

What is a nurse?

Welcome to Australia

Using professional language

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

Child and adolescent health nursing

Community health nursing

Critical care nursing

Day surgery nursing

Developmental Disability Nursing

Indigenous health nursing

Justice health nursing

Medical nursing

Mental health nursing

Midwifery

Occupational health nursing

Older person care

Palliative care

Perioperative nursing

General practice nursing

Private hospital nursing

Rural health nursing

Surgical nursing

Glossary of Key Terms

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