This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. TRANSITIONS IN NURSING: PREPARING FOR PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE is an important book for undergraduate nurses and recent graduates as they move from student nurse to graduate nurse. As with the 1st edition, this book has been written by a breadth of academics and clinical nurse practitioners. It deals with all the professional issues nursing students need to consider as they prepare to move from university to the workplace of the graduate nurse. Among the many topics, the book deals with issues involving transition from student to practicing nurse, the Australian health care system, organisational structure, workplace culture, professional nursing development, applying for jobs, reflective practice, clinical governance and occupational health and safety. With an ever increasing focus on professional issues in nursing, this is an outstanding and valuable book that will help educate and prepare nurses for practice. It will be of great use to senior undergraduate nurses, newly registered nurses, nurses in management and leadership positions and nurse educators in both tertiary and clinical sectors.
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<li>Provides nursing students with all they need to know to tackle the transition from student to graduate</li>
<li>High profile contributors, including many new ones who have been selected for their expertise in specific areas.</li>
<li>Maintains the popular structure, format and style of the 1st edition with additions such as cases and OH&amp;S content and increased and updated content on IR</li>
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Transitions in Nursing: Preparing for Professional Practice

Medical Books

Daly RN BA MEd(Hons) BHSc(N) PhD MACE AFACHSE FCN FRCNA, John

Chang DNE BAppSc(AdvNur) MEdAdmin PhD FACN, Esther

Nursing

Churchill Livingstone Australia

New edition of the essential text for senior nursing students transitioning to professional nursing practice. Now in its third edition, the popular Transitions in Nursing continues to recognise the issues and challenges faced by senior students making the transition to nursing practice. Transitions in Nursing, 3rd Edition: Preparing for Professional Practice offers motivating discussion and insight to facilitate the shift from university to the workplace. This third edition is restructured into three sections: From Student to Graduate; Skills for Dealing with the World of Work; and Organisational Environments. All chapters have been fully revised and updated with consistent pedagogical features. Themes addressed in the text include: learning to work in teams; understanding organisational structure; stress management for nurses; communication with patients and families; and professional development strategies. Also new to this new edition of Transitions in Nursing are two new chapters on Clinical Leadership and Continuing Competence for Practice. This new content reflects recent changes in Australian clinical practice, policies, procedures and National Registration requirements for nurses. Transitions in Nursing, 3rd Edition: Preparing for Professional Practice brings together a team of academics and clinical practitioners of the highest calibre. The text stimulates students’ and nurses’ interest in theory and concepts while providing strategies that can be tested and applied in nursing practice. • Consistent pedagogical features in each chapter, including: o Learning Objectives o Key Words o Introduction o Activities in body of the text o Conclusion o Short Case Studies followed by Reflective questions o Recommended Readings for further exploration of issues o Updated References

Daly RN PhD DrNurs(Hon.) FACN FAAN FFNMRCSI, John

An updated edition of the essential nursing guide to a 21st-century ‘epidemic’. Chronic diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide and, increasingly, nurses in Australia and New Zealand are caring for people with chronic disease and disability across a range of care settings. This new edition of Chronic Illness and Disability: Principles for Nursing Practice is an indispensable tool, helping nursing students and health professionals acquire the knowledge and skills for competent quality care. This highly regarded nursing text remains the only Australia/New Zealand nursing text to provide the holistic framework, principles of practice and models of care essential for nurses caring for individuals and families experiencing chronic illness and disability. Chronic Illness and Disability: Principles for Nursing Practice 2e features new and updated content, including fully revised evidence-based practice and statistics aligned to core learning objectives. Reflective questions in each chapter challenge nurses’ understanding of key nursing principles and practices, and new nursing case studies relate context to practice. This Elsevier nursing book is written by a multidisciplinary team of over 50 expert clinicians and academics. It provides diverse, supportive evidence in the areas of major and common chronic illness and disability, including heart disease, stroke, cancer, asthma, diabetes, obesity, dementia, mental illness and palliative care.<ul>
<li>- A new chapter promoting discussion of models of care</li>
<li>- New focus on chronic illness and disability self-management </li>
<li>- New focus on issues faced by families and carers in the adjustment and adaptation to living with chronic illness or disability</li>
<li>- Increased focus on the nurses’ role within the multidisciplinary team</li>
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Chronic Illness and Disability: Principles for Nursing Practice

Johnson RN DipT(Nsg) PhD MHScEd, Amanda

Now in its fourth edition, Chang and Daly’s Transitions in Nursing continues to offer fresh insights and discussionsaround the issues and challenges faced by seniornursingstudents when making the transition to nursingpractice. Transitions in Nursing, 4th Edition is divided into three sections that reflect the transitional changes common to nursing students:
Section 1: From Student to Graduate Section 2: Skills for Dealing with the World of Work Section 3: Organisational Environments Featuring contributions from a range of leading academics and clinicians, Chang and Daly’s Transitions in Nursing, 4th Edition provides students with a number of strategies that can be tested and applied in practice. Its accessible and practical approach will appeal to nursing students while offering a valuable resource for practising nurses, nurse educators and administrators. Chang and Daly’s Transitions in Nursing, 4th Edition will continueto challenge, motivate and support allnursing students as they transition to practising,registered nurses.
Chang and Daly’s highly respected text assists students when preparing for their first nursing role by addressing key issues such as: <ul>
<li>Team work</li>
<li>Organisational culture</li>
<li>Stress management</li>
<li>Communication skills</li>
<li>Professional development strategies</li>
<li>Self-care.</li>
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NEW chapters: - Evidence-based practice/knowledge translation: a practical guide; - Establishing and maintaining a professional identity: portfolios and career progression; - Transition into practice: the regulatory framework for nursing</li>
<li>Stronger focus on organisational culture, clinical reasoning, conflict resolution, skills and competencies, and requirements of professional portfolios</li>
<li>Updated Recommended Readings and revised Case Study Reflective Questions</li>
<li>All chapters have been updated to reflect current practice. </li>
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With a complex range of chronic illnesses identified as national health priorities in Australia and New Zealand, nurses and health professionals are increasingly caring for people with chronic disease and disability across a variety of care settings. Acquiring the relevant knowledge and skills to work with people who have a chronic illness and/or disability is vital to providing quality, competent care. Living with Chronic Illness and Disability: principles for nursing practice, 3rd edition has been fully revised to reflect the most current local and international research, focusing on a range of common chronic illnesses and disabilities, including: stroke, cancer, heart disease, mental illness, dementia, diabetes, asthma and obesity. The third edition provides a holistic framework and models of care that are essential for caring for individuals and families living the lif ealtering journey of chronic illness and disability.
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<li>A reinforced focus on person- and family-centred care
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Chapter 2 Partnerships in collaborative care includes new sections on the role of the pharmacist, paramedic and exercise physiologist</li>
<li>Principles for nursing practice are embedded throughout Section 2</li>
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Evolve Resources for students and instructors provide additional multimedia resources and reflective questions to assist learning and promote self-inquiry</li>
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Living with Chronic Illness and Disability: Principles for nursing practice

Elsevier

Transitions in Nursing is a clear and contemporary resource that assists students as they transition to practising, registered nurses. Written by renowned editors, Esther Chang and John Daly, the fifth edition places a strong focus on competencies, clinical reasoning, critical thinking, reflective practice and professional frameworks, offering fresh insights and suggestions to support senior nursing students and recent graduates when faced with key issues during the transition to practice. Offering a range of strategies and a practical approach, Transitions in Nursing is a valuable resource that challenges and motivates students, educators and administrators throughout key stages of the transition to professional nursing practice.
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<li>Emphasis on self-care and stress management </li>help you to reflect on the psychosocial aspects of the overall transition experience<li>
Increased focus on conflict resolution provides you with clear strategies and skills when dealing with the world of work</li>
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Stronger insights into primary healthcare help strengthen your understanding within the Australian and New Zealand nursing context</li>
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Updated research and literature provide contemporary insights into key issues including organisational culture, communication with patients and families, learning to work in teams and professional development strategies </li>
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Additional resources on Evolve eBook on VitalSource Instructor and Student Resources <ul>
<li>Two additional case studies and reflective questions on each chapter </li> </ul>
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Chapter 8 reinforces concepts of self-care and stress management to reflect and enhance psychosocial aspects of the overall transition experience</li>
<li>Chapter 14 has an increased focus on conflict resolution</li>
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NEW chapter Understanding Primary Healthcare provides a comprehensive ANZ overview of primary healthcare nursing</li>
<li>NEW evolve resources</li>
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An eBook included in all print purchases</li>
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Living with Chronic Illness and Disability: Principles for Nursing Practice provides the knowledge and skills necessary for nursing and allied health students to provide quality, competent care to people living with a chronic illness or disability. The text has a strong evidence base, but is founded in reality. It includes practical, useful principles for holistic care, self-management, and a multidisciplinary approach. It also covers a range of issues affecting patients, carers and families, with a focus on empowering individuals as they adjust to the life-changing journey of chronic disease and disability. Edited by Esther Chang and Amanda Johnson, and written by a multidisciplinary team of expert clinicians and academics, this book will enhance your confidence when caring for people with a range of major and common conditions, including heart disease, stroke, cancer, asthma, diabetes, obesity, dementia, mental illness and palliative care. <ul> <li>Case studies and accompanying exercises give insights into lived experience</li> <li>Links to latest journal articles, media, further reading and online resources to enhance learning</li> <li>Questions to help you reflect on your practice</li> <li>Exercises and learning activities to understand contex</li> <li>eBook included with every print purchase</li> </ul> Additional resources on Evolve <ul> <li>eBook on VitalSource</li> </ul> Student and instructor resources <ul> <li>Links to multimedia resources and reflective questions to assist learning and promote self-inquiry</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Fully updated and refreshed to reflect current knowledge, data and perspectives</li> </ul>

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Transitions in Nursing: Preparing for Professional Practice

Transitions in Nursing: Preparing for Professional Practice

Chronic Illness and Disability: Principles for Nursing Practice

Transitions in Nursing: Preparing for Professional Practice

Living with Chronic Illness and Disability: Principles for nursing practice

Transitions in Nursing: Preparing for Professional Practice

Living with Chronic Illness and Disability: Principles for nursing practice