Elcock Getting into Nursing

A complete guide to applications, interviews and what it takes to be a nurse
3. Third Auflage (Revised and Updated Auflage) 2022
ISBN: 978-1-5297-8557-9
Verlag: SAGE Publications
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 168 Seiten, EPUB3

Reihe: Transforming Nursing Practice Series

Considering a career in nursing and want to understand what is involved? Ready to take the plunge and looking for advice on choosing a course and succeeding in your application? This book has been written for you.
Why do you need this book?
·       Learn what it is like to be a nurse today and what you’ll need to get there, from personal qualities and values to practical work experience and entry requirements
·       Understand the different routes into nursing and how to choose the right field
·       Practical advice and activities help you to write a compelling application and practise for your interview
·       Top tips from students, lecturers and nurses provide an insight into what to expect from the process, and how to avoid common pitfalls

Autoren/Hrsg.

Elcock, Karen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: What is nursing today?

Chapter 2: Do I have what it takes to be a nurse?

Chapter 3: Entry requirements

Chapter 4: Work experience and volunteering

Chapter 5: What is involved in undertaking a nursing course?

Chapter 6: Choosing the right field of nursing

Chapter 7: The application process and choosing the right university

Chapter 8: Preparing for the selection day

Chapter 9: Numeracy and literacy tests

Chapter 10: The selection day

Chapter 11: What happens next

Über Autor(innen)

Elcock, Karen
Karen Elcock is Head of Programmes, Pre-registration Nursing at Kingston University and St George’s University London, one of the early implementers of the new degree programme for nursing. She has taught on and led pre-registration nursing programmes for over 20 years and has a particular interest in how student nurses learn in practice settings which makes up 50% of pre-registration nursing programmes.