Feel confident and fully prepared on your nursing placements with this invaluable guide to one of the most important aspects of your nursing course. Covering the what, why and how in easily accessible language, this book explores the common challenges faced by nursing students on placement and gives you practical advice on how to overcome them. Written by a team of experienced lecturers and nurses, the book covers everything from developing resilience to reflecting on your experience and preparing for employment, enabling you to make the most of your time on placement.

Key features

- Fully mapped to the new NMC standards of proficiency for registered nurses (2018)
- Case studies, activities and other learning features help you translate the theory to practice
- A practical guide to help you gain the most from your placement

About the Author
Karen Elcock is Head of Programmes, Pre-registration Nursing at Kingston University and St George's University London, one of the early implementers of the new degree programme for nursing. She has taught on and led pre-registration nursing programmes for over 20 years and has a particular interest in how student nurses learn in practice settings which makes up 50% of pre-registration nursing programmes.


Book Information
ISBN 9781526469960
Author Karen Elcock
Format Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint Learning Matters Ltd
Publisher Sage Publications Ltd
Weight(grams) 430g