Clinical Placements: A Pocket Guide for Student Nurses - Softcover

Kirstie Paterson; Jessica Wallar

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1908625457 ISBN 13: 9781908625458

Publisher: Lantern Publishing Ltd, 2017

Synopsis

Clinical placements are an essential part of nurse training, but are extremely daunting, especially for new nursing students.
This unique pocket guide provides a wealth of practical detail, tips and advice to help the student nurse get to grips with, and make the most of, their placement. The pocket-sized format means the book is extremely portable (it really will fit in a pocket!) and the ring binding allows it to be opened flat (useful when adding notes, for example).
The information is presented in digestible chunks (lists, tables, bullets, even cartoons) so the reader can find the essential information really quickly without wading through pages of text there is even space to add notes specific to the particular placement.
Written by recent nursing graduates based on their own experiences, reviewed by students and checked by a clinical supervisor this guidance has been produced specifically with student nurses in mind.

What lecturers are saying about Clinical Placements:
"A practical book that provides students with a range of essential information, tips and advice about what to expect on clinical placement which should help them to make the most out of their placement. Information is easy to access, making it easy for students to quickly navigate information. The small spiral bound format makes it accessible and ideal for students to keep in their uniform pocket."
"This book is just what is needed, relevant information that will help students make the most out of their placement and reduce the anxiety!"
"I have had a look through the Pocket Guide Clinical Placements book and think that it is an excellent little book that will support students in preparing for their first placement and future placements until they gain confidence. There is just the right mix of appropriate illustrations and text and I particularly like the areas for notes that can be added if needed."
"I found this an excellent little resource for students as well as a reminder for staff."

Contents

Getting there
1. Preparing for placement
2. Uniform
3. Absence policy
4. The NMC Code of Conduct
5. Person-centred care
6. Consent and confidentiality
7. Guidance on using social media

Settling there
8. Induction/first day
9. Working with those supervising and assessing your practice
10. Common documentation
11. Communicating with your colleagues
12. Communicating with patients

Being there
13. Personal safety
13.1 Hand hygiene
13.2 Infection control and sharps policy
13.3 Moving and handling
14. Fundamental skills
14.1 Assessment using activities of living
14.2 Drug administration
14.3 Drug calculations
14.4 Observations National Early Warning Score (NEWS)
14.5 Skin assessment
14.6 Urinalysis
15. Basic Life Support (BLS)
16. Common medical emergencies
16.1 Anaphylactic reaction
16.2 Falls
16.3 Sepsis
16.4 Stroke
17. Common groups of medications
18. Pain assessment pain tools

Moving on from there
19. Reflection and action planning
20. FAQ
21. Common terminology
22. Quick references
23. Further reading

About this title

About the Authors

Kirstie graduated in 2015 from Queen Margaret University with a BSc(Hons) in Nursing. She then completed a 16-month conversion course in Child Health Nursing at Edinburgh Napier University where she graduated with a BN and class medal. Kirstie has worked as a paediatric nurse since 2017 and her current role is as a Paediatric & Adolescent Rheumatology Clinical Nurse Specialist. Kirstie particularly enjoys working with teenagers and young people, and is a volunteer nurse with the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust.

Jessica Wallar is a PhD Candidate in nursing at Northeastern University in Boston, USA, graduating in 2021. Her dissertation topic is on college students’ motivation to use fitness related technology to influence levels of physical activity. Jessica works as a research assistant looking at the implications of telehealth arising from the COVID-19 pandemic for young adults with chronic conditions. She has also worked as a teaching assistant for research courses with undergraduate nursing students. Jessica also has experience working as a clinical research coordinator at the Phyllis F. Cantor Center, a nurse scientist led research centre of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. She graduated in 2015 from Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, with her undergraduate degree in Nursing. She is a registered nurse in both the UK and Massachusetts, USA.

Dr Kath MacDonald is Honorary Lecturer in the Nursing, Occupational and Arts Therapies Division of Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. Her nursing background is in long term conditions (respiratory nursing) and particularly working with adolescents and young adults. Her research interests include patient and student experience and arts-informed research, including poetry and storytelling. In 2019 she founded ListenUpStorytelling, a social enterprise that supports professionals who care for others to care for themselves. Recent projects include Stories of Covid and SEEDS (Supporting and Enhancing Empowerment and Development through Storytelling) with Community nurses.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lantern Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1908625457
• ISBN 13: 9781908625458
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Number of pages: 92
• Editor: Kath MacDonald