ABSTRACT

The guidelines and skills required to become a nurse are always changing and it can be difficult to stay up-to-date with the current standards. This book has been specifically designed to address the main skills you need to meet NMC requirements. Becoming a Nurse will demystify what you need to know while preparing you to meet NMC standards and become a confident, practicing professional.

This book is ideal for both pre-registration and practicing nurses. It is an excellent resource to prepare you for your programme or to refresh your knowledge of current NMC standards.

User-friendly language describes the key NMC standards to Become a Nurse:

·        Personal and professional development

·        Professional and ethical practice

·        Care delivery

·        Care management

·        17 overarching standards of the NMC.

 
"More readable than texts on single topics such as ethics or management, it is also a better preparation for the accountability of Registration than clinically oriented books usually are. ... Would you recommend it? Resoundingly, yes."
- Sue McBean, University of Ulster, THES, Feb 2010

chapter 1|36 pages

Professional issues

chapter 2|31 pages

Ethics

chapter 3|34 pages

Law

chapter 4|36 pages

Health policy

chapter 5|29 pages

Interprofessional working

chapter 6|31 pages

Evidence-based practice

chapter 7|29 pages

Assessment

chapter 8|25 pages

Judgement and decision-making

chapter 9|32 pages

Communication and interpersonal skills

chapter 10|31 pages

Public health

chapter 11|30 pages

Learning and teaching

chapter 12|38 pages

Management and leadership

chapter 13|35 pages

Personal and professional development

chapter 14|38 pages

Medicines management