Student nurses' guide to professional practice and development

Student Nurses Guide to Professional Practice and Development is an essential guide for those considering or already embarked on a career in nursing. This new handbook provides a professional perspective of all the branches of nursing and gives comprehensive advice on how to gain entry to nursing courses and on all the key aspects of preparing for Content: Chapter 1: Embarking on a career in nursing Chapter 2: Professional issues and implications for practice Chapter 3: Recent developments in nursing practice Chapter 4: Perspectives on adult nursing Chapter 5: Perspectives in children's nursing Chapter 6: Perspectives on mental health nursing Chapter 7: Perspectives on learning disability nursing Chapter 8: Support systems for student nurses Chapter 9: Career management and development for registered nurses "Student Nurses' Guide to Professional Practice and Development is an essential guide for those considering or already embarked on a career in nursing. With information and guidance about all aspects of a nursing career, from entering adult nursing, children's nursing, mental health and learning disability nursing, to the professional requirements necessary for qualification as a registered nurse, this is an essential career guide for all student and registered nurses in the UK."--Jacket With information and guidance about all aspects of a nursing career, 'Student Nurses' Guide to Professional Practice and Development' is an essential career guide for all student and registered nurses in the UK