Placement learning in surgical nursing : a guide for students in practice
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Placement learning in surgical nursing : a guide for students in practice
（Placement learning series）
Baillière Tindall/Elsevier, 2012
- : pbk
Available at 3 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Are you unsure about your surgical nursing placement? Do you need guidance on what to prepare to get the most out of your practice learning? Will you have the range of skills to care for people undergoing surgery? What learning opportunities will there be to meet your competencies? How can you maximise your learning during this placement?
This book will help you with all these concerns. It will advise you on 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 and meet your competencies.
Takes a logical, step-by-step approach to preparing for learning on a surgical placement
Provides an introduction to the principles of care, treatment and management of an individual undergoing surgery, linking university-learned theory to clinical practice
Gives helpful evidence-based practice examples and resources to support placement learning
Identifies clinical skills that underpin care of a person undergoing surgery
Highlights potential learning opportunities and experiences available on a surgical nursing placement
Explains how to develop your clinical portfolio by completing specific exercises and activities
Maps all activities and exercises to the NMC competencies
Discusses the possible challenges that may arise during a surgical placement and advises on approaches to a range of situations
Adopts a case study/patient pathway approach to learning, from pre-admission to discharge.
Series features:
A unique guide to getting the most from clinical placements
How to prepare for your placement
What you can expect to learn during a placement
Clear links to, and examples of, achieving NMC competencies
Guidance on what to use as evidence for your portfolio
Case studies that link theory with practice
How to consolidate your experience and learn from the placement
Tips, activities, further reading suggestions and useful websites.
Worried about your next placement? Will you 'fit in'? Will you have the right skills? What do you need to learn to meet practice assessments?
This series will help you with all these concerns. It will tell you what to expect from each placement, what you can learn, how to link theory and practice, and how to make the most of your learning opportunities.
This is the only series specifically for student nurses undertaking specific practice placements, and will give you all the information you need in a user-friendly format. Each book in the series covers a specific area of practice for a typical placement on a pre-registration nursing course.
Titles in this series:
Surgical nursing
Medical nursing
Cancer and palliative care nursing
Mental health nursing
Community care nursing
Older people nursing
Each book also covers:
A unique guide to getting the most from clinical placements
What to expect before a placement
What you can expect to learn on placement
How to consolidate your experience and learning
Clear links and examples with NMC proficiencies
Guidance on what to use as evidence for portfolios
Short case studies to link theory with practice
Key points reminder boxes
Table of Contents
Introduction
Section 1 Preparation for Practice Learning Experience
Chapter 1 Surgical Nursing in Context
Chapter 2 Introduction to the principles of surgical nursing
Chapter 3 Types of surgical nursing opportunities and clinical placements
Chapter 4 Preparation for Learning in Practice
Section 2 Placement Learning Opportunities
Chapter 5 Pre-admission assessment of the patient and discharge planning
Chapter 6 Preparation of the patient for surgery: the hospital experience
Chapter 7 Undergoing an anaesthetic prior to surgery
Chapter 8 Undergoing surgery: the HospitalTheatre Experience
Chapter 9 Recovery from Surgery
Chapter 10 Going home from hospital
Section 3 The Patient experience of undergoing surgery
Chapter 11 Case study 1: Caring for a patient in a Day Care Unit
Chapter 12 Case study 2: Caring for a patient in a general surgical ward
Chapter 13 Case study 3: Caring for a patient requiring emergency surgery
Section 4 Consolidating learning
Chapter 14 What have I learnt in a surgical nursing placement?
Appendix: Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) guidance on professional conduct for nursing and midwifery students
Index
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