Becoming a nurse :  fundamentals of professional practice for nursing / 
edited by Derek Sellman and Paul Snelling 
 - Second edition. 
 - London, United Kingdom :  Routledge,  c2017 
 - xvii,  528 pages :  illustrations ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>1. Introduction: The State of UK Nursing -- 2. Professional Issues -- 3. Ethics -- 4. Law -- 5. Health Policy -- 6. Management and Leadership -- 7. Interprofessional Working -- 8. Evidence-based Practice -- 9. Assessment -- 10. Sociological Concepts for Nursing -- 11. Psychological Concepts for Nursing -- 12. Spiritual Care -- 13. Judgement and Decision-making -- 14. Communication and Interpersonal Skills -- 15. Public Health -- 16. Learning and Teaching -- 17. Personal and Professional Development Through Reflective Practice -- 18. Medicines Management -- 19. Preceptorship and Transition 
<br/><br/> Becoming a Nurse will demystify what you need to know while preparing you to meet NMC standards and become a confident, practising professional. The book introduces the many subjects outside the biological which are none the less essential for both pre-registration and practising nurses. This new edition has been thoroughly updated throughout, and includes four new chapters on psychosocial concepts for nursing; sociological concepts for nursing; spiritual care; and preceptorship and transition. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780415734042 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>NURSING
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RT 42 .B43 2017