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Siviter, Bethann.

The newly qualified nurse's handbook : a survival guide / Bethann Siviter. - Edinburgh : Ballière Tindall, c2008. - ix, 245 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CONTENTS
1. Working a nurse --
2. CVs and interviews --
3. Daily nursing practice --
4. Research and evidence-based practice --
5. The art of nursing practice --
6. Reflection --
7. Mentorship --
8. Pitfalls in practice --
9. Professional accountability and the NMC --
10. Personal development, planning, and portfolios --
11. Clinical governance.

A handbook and resource for the new nurses who are about to embark on their first job and need to develop nursing judgment and the ability to organise and deliver care. It deals with learning how to think like a nurse - developing the judgment and behaviour that is useful in competent practice.

ISBN: 9780702028038 (pbk.) 0702028037

LCCN: 2008014379

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Nursing--Vocational guidance.
Career development.
Nursing.
Nursing.
Career Mobility.
Nurse's Role.
Nursing Care.
Vocational Guidance.

LC Class. No.: RT82.S63 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 610.7306/9

National Library of Medicine Call No.: WY 100 / S624n 2008