Digital Skills for Nursing Studies and Practice

Digital Skills for Nursing Studies and Practice
Author: Cristina M. Vasilica
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 155
Release: 2023-02-12
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1529612381

This practical book equips you with the digital capabilities you need for your nursing studies and career. Whether you are a digital native or less confident with technology, the book develops your ability to harness digital tools and opportunities to enhance your nursing practice. From using technology for better communication, collaboration and participation to honing your technical skills, the book instils the digital mindset you need as a 21st century nurse. Key features: · Mapped to HEE’s Digital Capability Framework · Structured around opportunities for self-assessment and reflection to help you identify the areas that require work · Focuses on the capabilities specifically needed for the nursing role, using activities and case studies to highlight their application to practice · Covers topical issues such as digital wellbeing, online professionalism, data protection and more

Digital Skills for Nursing Studies and Practice

Digital Skills for Nursing Studies and Practice
Author: Cristina Vasilica
Publisher: Learning Matters Limited
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-03
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781529791921

Written specifically for those studying and working in the nursing profession and mapped to the HEE Digital Capability Framework, this practical hands-on guide is the only book in the market that equips the reader with the core digital skills needed to study and practice effectively.

Nursing Education

Nursing Education
Author: Jennifer Boore
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2012-09-18
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1446291278

Nursing Education provides a strategic guide and practical focus to curriculum planning and development. It will help all those involved in the provision of nursing education to understand the issues involved at the different stages of preparing a nursing curriculum which: - meets both professional and academic requirements; - integrates theory and practice; - enables students to achieve the skills and competencies they need for professional practice; - includes different methods of teaching and learning; - provides clear guidance for student selection and assessment. Balancing theoretical principles with practical application, and linked closely to the NMC′s 2010 standards for pre-registration nursing, Jennifer Boore and Pat Deeny illustrate clearly and accessibly how to develop tailored education programmes so that nurse educators and clinicians in practice can enable their students to provide up-to-date and appropriate patient care.

Nursing Studies - A Path to Success

Nursing Studies - A Path to Success
Author: Liliana David
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2024-07-03
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0854662456

This is one of the few books nurses wrote on their own professional and educational challenges. Therefore, the book is of great importance to nurses and nursing teachers. It covers various topics from standardized education to the professional pathology of nurses and the nurses' approach to different chapters of human pathology. We are proud to present you a true example of inclusivity, because our book benefits from a global perspective, including chapters written by specialists from four continents, each reflecting and sharing their own experience. The book is useful not only to nurse practitioners, teachers, or students but in general to any healthcare provider interested in getting awareness on the complex field of nursing. We hope that you will read this book with pleasure and profit from it, which we hope reflects the “pathway to success” of our profession.

Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing

Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing
Author: Thomas L. Christenbery, PhD, RN, CNE
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2017-12-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0826127592

A fundamental, reader-friendly guide to evidence-based practice (EBP) for BSN, MSN, and DNP nursing students, Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing explains the conceptual underpinnings of EBP and demonstrates how nurses can put EBP concepts into practice. Replete with critical knowledge, skills, tools, and scholarly development to enable nurses to fully and confidently deliver the highest-quality EBP care, this book eschews a one-size-fits-all approach unique systematic guidelines for understanding and applying EBP. Building blocks of information grow progressively more complex to apply to any point along nursing’s academic trajectory. Thoughtfully organized to fit a variety of EBP-related course objectives, Evidence Based Practice in Nursing easily adapts for standalone EBP courses at any level as well as advanced practice specialty courses that integrate EBP content. This book addresses the needs of all nursing instructors, including those who teach at multiple levels simultaneously. Key content discusses requisite conceptual knowledge of EBP for building clinical decision-making skills; conceptualizing, implementing, and evaluating EBP projects; conducting translational research and quality improvement for implementation and evaluation of EBP; developing leadership and structural empowerment strategies; and analyzing how students at each degree/level work with EBP independently, inter-professionally, and intraprofessionally. Chapters align with AACN essentials. Key Features: Follows a methodical systematic trajectory building from simple to complex concepts Includes abundant examples demonstrating both negative and positive EBP applications Enables instructors to adopt one textbook for BSN, MSN, and DNP students Includes practical design templates for developing EBP information plans with critical guideposts Provides a quality improvement toolkit, key words and concepts, illustrative tables, and figures

Transition to Nursing Practice

Transition to Nursing Practice
Author: Angela Darvill
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2021-11-24
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1529766427

Mapped to the 2018 NMC Standards, this book provides practical guidance, strategies and advice to ease the transition to becoming a registered nurse and ensure students are practice-ready on registration.

Essentials of Nursing Practice

Essentials of Nursing Practice
Author: Catherine Delves-Yates
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 1228
Release: 2018-06-30
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1526451557

Essentials of Nursing Practice introduces the core topics and essential information that nursing students, in all four fields, will need to master during the first year of a nursing degree. It expertly brings together insight from over fifty experienced lecturers, nurses and healthcare professionals, along with contributions from student nurses, to deliver the most complete guide to successfully becoming a registered nurse. Key features: A clear, full-colour, effective learning design aimed to help students understand the core theory, skills and knowledge, and how this can be applied in practice through holistic, person-centred nursing. Covers professional issues such as ethics, law, accountability, core academic skills like writing and completing assignments, and fundamental clinical skills such as pain management and medicines administration. Includes interactive activities such as critical thinking, reflection and ‘what’s the evidence’ boxes. Real-life ‘voices’ and experiences from patients, students and practitioners are integrated throughout. Addresses the transition to the new NMC Standards of Proficiency with a new tool developed for educators mapping the content of the book to both the existing and new standards. Readers get free 24/7 access to videos, case studies, journal articles, quizzes and multiple choice questions at the click of a button, by downloading the interactive eBook version of the text. (Redemption code and instructions inside the book)

Study Skills for Nurses

Study Skills for Nurses
Author: Elizabeth Mason-Whitehead
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2007-11-21
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1446200108

The new edition of Study Skills for Nurses will help you develop the skills and techniques you need for stress-free studying throughout your nursing training. This invaluable book will help you face everyday challenges like essay writing, doing assignments, and taking exams, with confidence. All chapters have been revised and updated for this Second Edition, which also includes a new chapter giving advice to students with special needs (including dyslexia, hearing and visual impairments, disability and mental health concerns), as well as more material on the importance of achieving a study/life balance. The book is comprehensive in its coverage of the core study skills, including practical advice on: how to manage your time effectively how to conduct literature searches how to use technology in your study how to use references how to write assignments how to pass exams. With summaries, learning aids, and a glossary of key terms, students at all levels will find Study Skills for Nurses an accessible and indispensable companion throughout their training. Elizabeth Mason-Whitehead is a Reader in Community Nursing and Health at the University of Chester. Tom Mason is Professor of Mental Health and Learning Disability at the University of Chester. SAGE Study Skills are essential study guides for students of all levels. From how to write great essays and succeeding at university, to writing your undergraduate dissertation and doing postgraduate research, SAGE Study Skills help you get the best from your time at university. Visit the SAGE Study Skills hub for tips, resources and videos on study success! Praise for previous edition: ′This book should be a useful source of information and reference to aid nurses in general, not just Accident and Emergency nurses, who are undertaking new academic study′ - Accident and Emergency Nursing ′Reader-friendly format and wide-ranging coverage of material... this will be useful as a pre-course reader to new students and as a companion during the course′ - Journal of Advanced Nursing ′This book is definitely for you if you want to perfect the art of studying and turn what is usually viewed as a chore into a pleasurable, rewarding experience′ - Journal of Neonatal Nursing

Essentials of Mental Health Nursing

Essentials of Mental Health Nursing
Author: Karen M. Wright
Publisher: SAGE Publications Limited
Total Pages: 832
Release: 2024-03-21
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 152978672X

Are you studying mental health nursing and want a book that covers all you need to know? Look no further. As it says in the name, this is an essential text for students. Split into 5 parts, this book delves into the context of mental health, key concepts and debates, skills for care and therapeutic approaches, tailoring care to people with specific needs, and transition to practice. Updated to include more content from those with lived experience, this new edition also includes: - Voices of mental health service users and practitioners, giving you a real insight in the field - Critical thinking stop points and debates, allowing you to develop your wider skills and knowledge - Case studies to bring the content to life - Chapter summaries, so you know what the main takeaways are for each chapter - Further reading and useful websites, allowing you to do your own research The editors, Karen M. Wright and Mick McKeown come with a wealth of experience in mental health nursing. The variety of contributors also reflect different experiences in different contexts.

Active Learning for Digital Transformation in Healthcare Education, Training and Research

Active Learning for Digital Transformation in Healthcare Education, Training and Research
Author: Miltiadis Lytras
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2023-09-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0443152497

Active Learning for Digital Transformation in Healthcare Education, Training and Research discusses the potential of advanced training of health professionals as a contributing factor to improve treatment outcomes. By reading this book, professionals who deal with patients with low health literacy will be prepared to promote better access to digital tools, understand the habits of users of health services, and empower engagement. The book contains a set of techniques and instruments associated with health literacy, communication skills and personal development that will enable their application in good daily practices and assist healthcare professionals to promote digital transformation to patients. This is a valuable resource for researchers, graduate students and healthcare professionals who are interested in learning more about how they can be an effective agent of change in healthcare. - Discusses the potential of patient education through the training of health professionals to improve patient engagement and adherence to treatment - Presents techniques from real-world examples to demonstrate the efficacy of better communication between health professionals and patients, especially in the digital medicine era - Outlines digital tools that can be used to strengthen the healthcare professional-patient relationship