Succeeding on Your Nursing Placement

Succeeding on Your Nursing Placement Get the most out of your practice placement with this handy guide Every nursing programme requires placements where nursing students and trainee nursing associates can spend the required hours in practice-based learning, on the pathway to registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). In recent years, the introduction of new assessment standards and the massive disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has created new challenges for nursing students and placement instructors. Now more than ever, it is essential that nursing students are able to make the most of their placement experience. Succeeding on your Nursing Placement provides indispensable guidance, built carefully around the 2018 Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment and their deployment in practice settings. This book provides students with the tools and best practices required to succeed in their practice placement and achieve registration, emphasising relationships with patients, supervisors, fellow placement students, and others. Twelve chapters covering a range of subjects including equality and diversity, feedback, learning in practice, and more A specific section focusing on the practice assessment document Boxed activities in each chapter encouraging further learning and development Succeeding on your Nursing Placement is a must-have book for nursing students and trainee nursing associates looking to position themselves well at this crucial stage of their education.

Contributors xvii Preface xxiv Acknowledgments xxviii 1 Your course your programme of study 1 2 The Nursing and Midwifery Council standards 24 3 Learning to learn 52 4 Equality and diversity needs 72 5 Learning in practice 94 6 Getting ready for practice 119 7 Getting the most out of the practice experience 140 8 Standards for student supervision and assessment 160 9 The practice assessment document 183 10 Receiving feedback and feedforward 214 11 The student as a teacher 238 12 Lifelong learning 269 Index 299