Placement Learning in Community Nursing: A guide for students in practice(Placement Learning)

Worried about your placement? Will you fit in? Will you have the right skills? What do you need to learn for practice assessments? This book will help you with all these concerns. It will tell you what to expect from the placement, what you can learn, how to link theory and practice, and how to make the most of your learning opportunities. A logical, step-by-step approach to preparing for a community placement Helps make the most of learning opportunities Narratives from other students describe what the placement will really be like Honest discussion of the challenges of a placement in the community to help avoid problems Advice on possible approaches to situations that may arise on a community placement Series features: A unique guide to getting the most from clinical placements What to expect before a placement What you can expect to learn on placement How to consolidate your experience and learning Clear links and examples with NMC proficiencies Guidance on what to use as evidence for portfolios Short case studies to link theory with practice Key points reminder boxes Worried about your next placement? Will you 'fit in'? Will you have the right skills? What do you need to learn to meet practice assessments? This series will help you with all these concerns. It will tell you what to expect from each placement, what you can learn, how to link theory and practice, and how to make the most of your learning opportunities. This is the only series specifically for student nurses undertaking specific practice placements, and will give you all the information you need in a user-friendly format. Each book in the series covers a specific area of practice for a typical placement on a pre-registration nursing course. Titles in this series: Surgical nursing Medical nursing Cancer and palliative care nursing Mental health nursing Community care nursing Older people nursing Each book also covers: A unique guide to getting the most from clinical placements What to expect before a placement What you can expect to learn on placement How to consolidate your experience and learning Clear links and examples with NMC proficiencies Guidance on what to use as evidence for portfolios Short case studies to link theory with practice Key points reminder boxes

Table of Contents:
Section 1: Preparation for the community practice learning environment 1 The context of community nursing 2 Introduction to Community settings, services and roles 3 Practice learning in the community: what to expect 4 Maximising the learning opportunities available in the community Section 2: Placement Learning Opportunities 5 Assessing and addressing need in the community 6 Managing long-term conditions in the community 7 Infection prevention and control in the community 8 Mental Health and Care in the Community Section 3: Professional issues 9 Communication in Community Practice 10 Leadership, management and team working in Community Practice 11 Promoting clinical effectiveness and maintaining quality of care 12 Medicines management in the community Section 4: Consolidating Learning 13 Being an effective student: learning in a community setting 14 Developing competence for person-centred nursing in the community

About the Author :
Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing & Midwifery, University of Abertay, Dundee