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Author Fedoruk, Maria.

Title Becoming a nurse : making the transition to practice / Maria Fedoruk, Anne Hofmeyer
Published South Melbourne, Vic. : Oxford University Press, 2012

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Description xxiii, 295 pages ; 25 cm
regular print
Contents Essential competencies for the newly registered nurse / Maria Fedoruk -- Skills and competencies / Maria Fedoruk -- Beginning registered nurse competencies / Maria Fedoruk -- Other nursing competencies / Maria Fedoruk -- ch. 9 Applying competencies to registered nurse practice / Maria Fedoruk -- The role and function of the registered nurse / Maria Fedoruk -- What do nurses do? / Maria Fedoruk -- Evidence-based practice / Maria Fedoruk -- Measuring performance / Maria Fedoruk -- Quality improvement / Maria Fedoruk -- Accreditation / Maria Fedoruk -- Risk management in health services / Maria Fedoruk -- Reporting critical incidents and sentinel events / Maria Fedoruk -- What should you do when you make a mistake? / Maria Fedoruk -- Managing your mistakes / Maria Fedoruk -- Mandatory reporting / Maria Fedoruk -- ch. 10 Quality improvement and contemporary nursing practice / Maria Fedoruk -- Quality management / Marion Eckert --
Experiential learning / Barbara Parker / Angela Kucia / Lucy Hope -- Career goals / Barbara Parker / Angela Kucia / Lucy Hope -- Transition to Professional Practice Program / Barbara Parker / Angela Kucia / Lucy Hope -- ch. 5 Making the transition to professional midwifery practice / Barbara Parker / Angela Kucia / Lucy Hope -- Making the transition to midwifery practice / Elizabeth Grinter -- Working as a midwife / Elizabeth Grinter -- ch. 6 Australia's healthcare system / Elizabeth Grinter -- Australia's healthcare system / Maria Fedoruk -- Australia's healthcare workforce / Maria Fedoruk -- Australia's nursing workforce / Maria Fedoruk -- ch. 7 Professional regulation / Maria Fedoruk -- History of nurse regulation in Australia / Di Wickett / Alice Wickett -- Benchmarks of competency / Di Wickett / Alice Wickett -- ch. 8 Essential competencies for the newly registered nurse / Di Wickett / Alice Wickett --
Key performance indicators / Marion Eckert -- Maintaining safe practice / Marion Eckert -- Multicultural dimension of nursing care / Marion Eckert -- Research informing and supporting nursing practice / Marion Eckert -- ch. 11 Safety and the registered nurse / Marion Eckert -- Managing workplace safety / Maria Fedoruk -- The healthcare environment / Maria Fedoruk -- Occupational health, safety and welfare / Maria Fedoruk -- Violence in the workplace / Maria Fedoruk -- Harassment in the workplace / Maria Fedoruk -- Everyone's responsibility / Maria Fedoruk -- Clinical governance / Maria Fedoruk -- ch. 12 Legal responsibilities and ethics / Maria Fedoruk -- Ethics / Maria Fedoruk -- Patient rights / Maria Fedoruk -- Non-clinical ethical issues / Maria Fedoruk -- Whistleblowing / Maria Fedoruk -- ch. 13 Professional development for registered nurses / Maria Fedoruk -- A career in nursing / Maria Fedoruk --
The structure of nursing in organisations / Maria Fedoruk -- National competency standards / Maria Fedoruk -- Professional boundaries / Maria Fedoruk -- Professional portfolio / Maria Fedoruk -- Applying for a job / Maria Fedoruk -- Taking care of yourself / Maria Fedoruk -- ch. 14 Joining the dots / Maria Fedoruk -- Code of ethics for nurses in Australia / Maria Fedoruk -- Code of ethics for midwives in Australia / Maria Fedoruk -- Code of professional conduct for nurses in Australia / Maria Fedoruk -- Code of professional conduct for midwives in Australia / Maria Fedoruk -- National competency standards for the registered Nurse / Maria Fedoruk -- Guidelines for effective documentation / Maria Fedoruk -- Guidelines for using social media / Maria Fedoruk -- Tips on using email effectively at work / Maria Fedoruk -- Medical calculation test / Maria Fedoruk -- Medical calculation test answers / Maria Fedoruk
ch. 1 Transition from student nurse to registered nurse -- Transition / Maria Fedoruk -- Transition to Professional Practice Program / Maria Fedoruk -- ch. 2 Belongingness and teamwork / Maria Fedoruk -- Belongingness / Maria Fedoruk -- Multigenerational workforce diversity / Maria Fedoruk -- Nursing as a profession / Maria Fedoruk -- Professional responsibilities of the registered nurse / Maria Fedoruk -- Professional boundaries / Maria Fedoruk -- Professional nursing organisations / Maria Fedoruk -- ch. 3 Transition as a process for newly qualified nurses / Maria Fedoruk -- Transition as a lifelong adaptive process / Anne Hofmeyer -- Coping with transition / Anne Hofmeyer -- Belongingness / Anne Hofmeyer -- ch. 4 Entering clinical settings / Anne Hofmeyer -- Transition from university to the clinical setting / Barbara Parker / Angela Kucia / Lucy Hope -- Prior work experience / Barbara Parker / Angela Kucia / Lucy Hope --
Summary A practical guide for third year nursing and midwifery students to assist in making the transition from student to registered nurse or midwife. Fedoruk and Hofmeyer from University of South Australia
Analysis Australian
Notes Formerly CIP. Uk
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Nursing -- Study and teaching -- Australia.
Medical care -- Employees -- Training of.
Medical care -- Employees -- Training of -- Australia.
Nurses -- Training of.
Nurses -- Training of -- Australia.
Nursing -- Study and teaching.
Nursing -- Vocational guidance -- Australia.
Nursing -- Practice -- Australia.
Nursing -- Vocational guidance.
Nursing -- Australia.
Vocational guidance -- Australia.
Education.
Nurses.
Nursing.
Education, Nursing.
Medical Staff -- education.
Vocational Guidance.
Education, Nursing.
Medical Staff -- education.
Nursing.
Vocational Guidance.
SUBJECT Australia. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001315
Australia. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001315
Author Hofmeyer, Anne.
LC no. 2012405918
ISBN 9780195569292
Other Titles Becoming a nurse : transition to practice