A Handbook for Student Nurses provides an introduction to the essential background knowledge that pre-registration nursing students need as a foundation for their training.




This third edition reflects the new NMC standards of proficiency for registered nurses and the latest update of the NMC Code. Thoroughly revised and with a completely new chapter on health promotion, the book incorporates the latest developments in nurse education and in the health service.



A Handbook for Student Nurses covers the core of first-year nursing studies:


Practice supervision and assessment
Communication
Legal and professional issues
Values, ethics and cultural awareness
Reflection and personal development
Quality care and evidence-based practice
Study skills
Public health and promoting health and wellbeing





A Handbook for Student Nurses is widely recommended in institutions across the UK and is essential reading for new students.



WHAT STUDENTS AND LECTURERS THINK ABOUT THIS BOOK:

"... an invaluable resource and a daily accompaniment for lectures... I take it into my second year with the knowledge that I have a great reference book I can reflect on throughout my years of training."

"I found this to be an excellent resource and I feel students new to the profession would find it extremely useful.... The book is well-organised, highly readable and accessible."

"An excellent introductory text for student nurses, written in a clear and illuminative style."

"[An] excellent textbook that provides up-to-date and relevant information for pre- and postregistra