A Handbook for Student Nurses, third edition

Preface to the third edition; Preface to the second edition; About the authors

1. Nurse education, practice supervision and assessment
     1.1 Introduction
     1.2 Pre-registration nurse education
     1.3 Nurse education today
     1.4 Standards of proficiency for registered nurses
     1.5 Standards for education
     1.6 Practice placements
     1.7 Registration

2. Communication
     2.1 Introduction
     2.2 Communication defined
     2.3 The communication process
     2.4 Interpersonal skills
     2.5 Intercultural communication
     2.6 Emotional intelligence
     2.7 Non-verbal interaction
     2.8 Barriers to effective communication
     2.9 Listening skills
     2.10 Advocacy and empowerment
     2.11 Digital literacy

3. Legal and professional issues
     3.1 Professional accountability
     3.2 Arenas of professional accountability
     3.3 Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
     3.4 Compassion in Practice
     3.5 Delegation
     3.6 The Code in more detail
     3.7 Consent
     3.8 Safeguarding
     3.9 Confidentiality
     3.10 Record-keeping
     3.11 Fitness to Practise

4. Values and healthcare ethics
     4.1 Values and rights
     4.2 Patients' rights
     4.3 Human rights
     4.4 Professional considerations
     4.5 Respect, privacy and dignity
     4.6 Healthcare ethics

5. Cultural awareness
     5.1 Introduction
     5.2 Culture
     5.3 Associated cultural terminology
     5.4 Legislation and policy
     5.5 Culture in practice
     5.6 Religious awareness

6. Quality care
     6.1 Defining quality assurance
     6.2 A brief history of the organisation of quality assurance in UK healthcare
     6.3 National quality assurance
     6.4 Local clinical level
     6.5 Further aspects of quality assurance

7. Evidence-based practice
     7.1 Introduction
     7.2 Evidence-based practice in nursing
     7.3 Carrying out evidence-based practice
     7.4 Clinical effectiveness and evidence-based practice
     7.5 Implementing evidence-based practice

8. Professional roles in healthcare
     8.1 Introduction to interprofessional practice
     8.2 Definitions
     8.3 Interprofessional working
     8.4 Challenges to interprofessional working
     8.5 Changing roles in nursing
     8.6 Nursing in the 21st century in the UK
     8.7 Careers in nursing

9. Reflection and clinical supervision
     9.1 Reflection
     9.2 Models of reflection
     9.3 Using reflective frameworks
     9.4 The benefits of practising reflectively
     9.5 Reflective writing - keeping a journal or reflective diary
     9.6 Preceptorship
     9.7 Maintaining professional knowledge and competence (revalidation)
     9.8 Continuing professional development and lifelong learning
     9.9 Clinical supervision
     9.10 Resilience in nursing

10. Study skills
     10.1 Study skills
     10.2 Reading
     10.3 Taking notes
     10.4 Writing essays
     10.5 Electronic learning (e-learning)
     10.6 Researching online
     10.7 Numeracy

11. Public health and promoting health and wellbeing
     11.1 Why is public health and promoting health and wellbeing relevant to nursing?
     11.2 The context of public health
     11.3 Determinants of health and health inequalities
     11.4 Local public health
     11.5 Health promotion

Index