Description
How to Thrive as a Newly Registered Nurse provides a structured programme of support for nursing students and newly registered nurses during their first year of registration. Fully updated and packed with practical examples, tips and advice, and featuring vignettes from recently registered nurses, this book will help you to:
Here's what some reviewers said:
"...This book reads like you've got the loveliest mentor you've ever had holding your hand through the transition from student nurse to registered nurse. Just reading it made me feel calmer and better prepared about my imminent start. In my opinion Carol Forde-Johnston's book is the best transition book I've read."
"This book is well written and very helpful. I recommend it to all our preceptees and they are all grateful to the author for such a wonderful book. One of my preceptees called it a 'manual for all new nurses'."
"I noticed that it answered many of the questions I was always embarrassed to ask as I thought I should have already known those things."
Drawing on over 34 years' experience supporting students and newly registered nurses, Carol Forde-Johnston has written an accessible and practical book that aims to respond to the questions and concerns that her students and NRNs frequently raise - and to help you thrive as a newly registered nurse.
About the Author
Carol Forde-Johnston (RGN, BSc (Hons), PGDip, RNT and MSc) is a Divisional Recruitment and Retention Lead in the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Her role involves leading recruitment and retention initiatives and providing structured career advice to all levels of staff, with a particular focus on supporting newly qualified nurses and international nurses. Carol qualified as a registered nurse in 1989 at Coventry School of Nursing and went on to specialise in neurosciences. She worked for 20 years as a lecturer practitioner, a joint appointment between Oxford Brookes University and the local NHS hospital Trust, integrating research, education and clinical practice, and leading a third year nursing degree module and supporting nursing apprenticeships. Carol has published numerous articles relating to education and practice development in nursing and medical journals. Carol has also been involved in patient improvement initiatives and collaborated with Oxford University on a staff-led quality improvement project to prevent inpatient hospital falls. She passionate about developing and supporting staff and student nurses to improve their confidence and fulfil their future aspirations and is currently studying for a PhD in nursing.
Book Information
ISBN 9781914962103
Author Carol Forde-Johnston
Format Paperback
Page Count 284
Imprint Lantern Publishing Ltd
Publisher Lantern Publishing Ltd
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 256mm * 14mm
- Choose your first nursing post and secure the job you really want
- Structure your learning and development in the early stages of your career
- Work in a team, prioritise your care-giving and delegate to others
- Understand safe staffing, patient acuity and dependency tools, care planning, and risk assessment tools
- Learn how to escalate concerns and report incidents
- Understand mental capacity assessment to guide your decisions in practice
- Understand how to access research opportunities and funding for education
- Plan your future professional development and career progression.
Here's what some reviewers said:
"...This book reads like you've got the loveliest mentor you've ever had holding your hand through the transition from student nurse to registered nurse. Just reading it made me feel calmer and better prepared about my imminent start. In my opinion Carol Forde-Johnston's book is the best transition book I've read."
"This book is well written and very helpful. I recommend it to all our preceptees and they are all grateful to the author for such a wonderful book. One of my preceptees called it a 'manual for all new nurses'."
"I noticed that it answered many of the questions I was always embarrassed to ask as I thought I should have already known those things."
Drawing on over 34 years' experience supporting students and newly registered nurses, Carol Forde-Johnston has written an accessible and practical book that aims to respond to the questions and concerns that her students and NRNs frequently raise - and to help you thrive as a newly registered nurse.
About the Author
Carol Forde-Johnston (RGN, BSc (Hons), PGDip, RNT and MSc) is a Divisional Recruitment and Retention Lead in the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Her role involves leading recruitment and retention initiatives and providing structured career advice to all levels of staff, with a particular focus on supporting newly qualified nurses and international nurses. Carol qualified as a registered nurse in 1989 at Coventry School of Nursing and went on to specialise in neurosciences. She worked for 20 years as a lecturer practitioner, a joint appointment between Oxford Brookes University and the local NHS hospital Trust, integrating research, education and clinical practice, and leading a third year nursing degree module and supporting nursing apprenticeships. Carol has published numerous articles relating to education and practice development in nursing and medical journals. Carol has also been involved in patient improvement initiatives and collaborated with Oxford University on a staff-led quality improvement project to prevent inpatient hospital falls. She passionate about developing and supporting staff and student nurses to improve their confidence and fulfil their future aspirations and is currently studying for a PhD in nursing.
Book Information
ISBN 9781914962103
Author Carol Forde-Johnston
Format Paperback
Page Count 284
Imprint Lantern Publishing Ltd
Publisher Lantern Publishing Ltd
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 256mm * 14mm
