Overview

Worried about your placement? Will you fit in? Will you have the right skills? What do you need to learn for practice assessments? This book will help you with all these concerns. It will tell you 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. A logical, step-by-step approach to preparing for a medical placement Helps make the most of learning opportunities Explains how to develop medical competencies, mapping specific cancer and palliative care exercises and activities to the NMC competencies Narratives from other students describe what the placement will really be like Honest discussion of the challenges of a medical placement to help avoid problems Advice on possible approaches to situations that may arise Focus on the essential evidence base of cancer and palliative care nursing, linking theory to practice Series features: 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

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Author:   Julie McGarry (University of Nottingham, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Physiotherapy, Derby, UK) ,  Philip Clissett ,  Davina Porock (Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship, Center for Nursing Research, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, USA) ,  Wendy Louise Walker (Lecturer and BSc programme leader)
Publisher:   Elsevier Health Sciences
Imprint:   Bailliere Tindall
Dimensions:   Width: 12.30cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 18.60cm
Weight:   0.200kg
ISBN:  

9780702043048

ISBN 10:   0702043044
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   28 January 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Section 1 Preparation for Practice Placement Experience: Understanding the concepts of being an Older person Chapter 1 Exploring the concept of older people nursing Chapter 2 Policy related to working with older people in nursing practice Chapter 3 Attitudes to working with older people Chapter 4 Valuing diversity Chapter 5 Theories of ageing Chapter 6 Dementia and delirium Chapter 7 Core philosophies of care for older people Chapter 8 Preparation for practice learning experience Section 2 Placement learning opportunities : general principles of care Chapter 9 Communication, assessment and planning care Chapter 10 Dignity in care for older people Chapter 11 Safeguarding older adults Chapter 12 Family care in old age Chapter 13 The concept of independence in old age Chapter 14 Planning multi-disciplinary discharge Section 3 Reflecting on the Older patient experience: Case studies Chapter 15 Case study 1 - Caring for a patient following a stroke (cerebral vascular accident or CVA) Chapter 16 Case study 2 - Falls prevention Chapter 17 Case study 3 - Caring for an older patient and their family at the end of life Chapter 18 Case study 4 - Mental health and Older people Section 4 Consolidating Learning Chapter 19 Reflection and future learning

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