So You’ve Registered, What Now?,
Edition 1 A New Nurse’s Guide.Editors: By Joleen McKee, BSc (Hons) RN
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Full of real-life tips and insights from practising nurses, this new title gives encouragement and advice to help newly qualified registrants prepare as they start work in the ever-changing world of health care.
So You've Registered, What Now? does not cover clinical skills but rather concentrates on the practical essentials of working as a nurse in different settings, from hospitals to the community and research sectors. Written in an easy to follow, conversational style, it takes the reader through relevant regulations and provides up-to-date guidance on how to survive as a nurse in the real world.
Being a newly registered nurse can be a daunting experience. New nurses will find this book an invaluable resource that will help them navigate the sometimes convoluted path to establishing their career, as well as a support and guide through the highs and lows of their working life.
Key Features
- Current regulations and policies, and how to navigate them
- Definitions of technical terms and abbreviations
- Tips from nurses’ lived experience
- Discussion of preceptorship, nursing during the COVID-19 pandemic and reflection
About the author
By Joleen McKee, BSc (Hons) RN, Ulster University, Nursing Development Lead, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, RCN Learning Representative, UK
2. So You’ve Registered, What Now?
3. How to Land the Job!
4. Preceptorship: Getting the Most Out of It
5. Nursing the Nation
6. Putting Your Research and Evidence Into Practice
7. Reflection: What’s All the Fuss About?
8. What Kind of Leader Are You?
9. Novice to Expert: Shaping the Future of Nursing
10. Professional Accountability and the Nursing and Midwifery Council
11. The Dreaded Revalidation Process
12. Our Moment in History: The COVID-19 Pandemic
13. Handing Over