Being a Nurse - LAUREN PHILPOTT

Being a Nurse

A personal guide from graduation to revalidation

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
154 Seiten
2018
Lantern Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-908625-53-3 (ISBN)
16,20 inkl. MwSt
Packed full of personal accounts, hints and tips to help student nurses and newly qualified nurses as they progress from graduation to revalidation.



This book will prepare you for the transition from student to registered nurse and help you make the most of your time as a newly qualified nurse.
Packed full of personal accounts, hints and tips to help student nurses and newly qualified nurses as they progress from graduation to revalidation.



Being a Nurse will help both student nurses and newly qualified nurses in their progression from graduation to revalidation.



It takes a special sort of person to be a nurse and starting a new career can be a daunting prospect for anyone – this book will prepare you for the transition from student to registered nurse and help you make the most of your time as a newly qualified nurse. The book provides advice to new starters on dealing with the challenges of being a nurse. It covers important topics such as:

first-day nerves
the value of teamwork
how to avoid burnout
coping with a bad day
how to know when you’re ready to progress.


The author takes a jargon-free, supportive approach that aims to help you develop your confidence as a nurse so that you in turn can offer the best care for your patients.



Lauren Philpott recently qualified as a registered nurse and has drawn on her own experience to write “the book I wish I’d had”. In the words of one reviewer, “it’s like she’s taking you by the hand and helping you through the transition that she went through herself”.





From reviews:



“Being a Nurse is a great resource for anyone starting out in their nursing careers. It offers sensible down to earth advice, drawing on the author’s real life experience of what it is like to work as a Registered Nurse for the first time. The author tackles some really challenging topics, such as dealing with difficult situations/people, burnout, having a bad day (and importantly how to get over it!) as well as emphasising the many positives that nursing brings. She takes the new graduate through their nursing journey, from the first day on the job, to developing in confidence and how to work towards revalidation, taking a pragmatic, yet very readable approach. This would make a great gift for any soon to graduate or recently qualified nurse.”

Liz Williams, Assistant Professor, Year 2 Clinical Skills, University of Nottingham



“What I like about ‘Being a Nurse’ is that it is a first-hand guide to being a newly registered nurse; it gives helpful information about all those things you didn’t learn about when you were a student nurse. To name a few; annual leave, revalidation, finding your role within the team and CPD.

...The content of ‘Being a Nurse’ is written in such a way that it very much feels like an informal chat with Lauren herself, and this makes for a comforting read. Its easy layout is set with bullet points and ‘top tip’ sections which can help you easily summarise each chapter. There are also quotes of real-life situations and cases, which always helps put theory ideas into reality. Although Lauren is a children’s nurse, the topics discussed in the book are easily transferable to other branches of nursing.

I would recommend this book to any student nurses, especially students about to qualify.”

Online review from Diary of a Chief Nurse Junior Fellow

Lauren Philpott qualified as a registered children’s nurse in 2014. She initially rotated between a children’s ward and Special Care Baby Unit before resuming a permanent position on a general children’s ward for six years. In 2020 she decided to step into education, and now delivers simulation based education to a variety of healthcare professionals.

Me and my book


Chapter One: First day
nerves


Your first days

Am I ready?

Going it alone

A shaky start

On a positive note

Common worries answered



Chapter Two: Teamwork


The importance of teamwork

The nursing team

Finding your role within the team

Lone working

The multidisciplinary team

Communication

Team building

Teamwork in an emergency



Chapter Three:
Patient relationships


Therapeutic relationship

Building relationships

Boundaries

A positive relationship

Establishing a good relationship

What if I don’t strike a relationship with a patient?

Social media


Chapter Four: Difficult
situations


Emotional difficulties

Uncooperative patients

Dealing with challenging people

Politics

Disagreements with colleagues

Breaking bad news

The death of a patient

When mistakes are made


How to cope with difficult situations


Chapter Five: Good days
and bad days


Good days

What makes our shifts good?

What do you think?

Bad days

Why do bad days happen?

How to help yourself have a good day

Sick patients

How to recover from a bad day



Chapter Six: Progression
and confidence


Preceptorship period

Confidence

Study days

Learning ‘on the job’

As your confidence grows

Caring for sick patients

Becoming a mentor


Chapter Seven: Work/life
balance


Work/life balance

What is burnout?

How to avoid burnout

Hobbies

Leaving work at work

Saying no

Take your breaks

Take time to rest

Annual leave

Look after yourself

Supporting your colleagues through burnout


Chapter Eight:
Revalidation, and everything in between


Revalidation

Everything in between



Acknowledgements

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort Cheltenham
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Gewicht 305 g
Themenwelt Literatur Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Medizin / Pharmazie Pflege Ausbildung / Prüfung
ISBN-10 1-908625-53-8 / 1908625538
ISBN-13 978-1-908625-53-3 / 9781908625533
Zustand Neuware
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