A Handbook for Student Nurses, second edition

A Handbook for Student Nurses is a comprehensively updated introduction
to the essential background knowledge that pre-registration nursing students
need as a foundation for the rest of their training. This book covers the core
of first year nursing:

* Legal
and professional issues

* Communication

* Values
and health care ethics

* Reflection
and personal development

* Evidence-based
practice

* Study
skills and IT

* Medicine,
IV fluid and drug administration (new for
this edition)


Case studies and examples, activities and reflection points
all aid learning, while up-to-date legislation, key documents and reports, and website links to relevant organisations provide
easy access to core information.


What lecturers thought
about the first edition:

“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.”