Transitions in Nursing, 6th Edition

• Fully updated, evidence-based, comprehensive content from experts in the field
• Practical strategies and suggestions for removing stress, strain and culture shock
• A focus on self-care
• Case studies, reflective questions and exercises throughout to help apply learning to the real-life workplace

Student and Instructor resources on Evolve:

• Case studies + reflective questions

Section 1: From Student to Graduate
1. Managing the transition from student to graduate nurse
2. Becoming a competent, confident, professional registered nurse
3. Becoming part of a team
4. Understanding organisational culture in the community health setting
5. Understanding organisational culture in the hospital setting
6. Preparing for role transition
7. Processes of change in bureaucratic environments

Section 2: Skills for Dealing with the World of Work
8. Caring for self: the roles of collaboration, healthy lifestyle and balance
9. Managing approaches to nursing care delivery
10. Dealing with ethical issues in nursing practice
11. Communication for effective nursing
12. Evidence-based practice/knowledge translation: a practical guide
13. Infection prevention and control in the healthcare setting
14. Perspectives on quality in nursing
15. Managing emotional reactions in yourself, patients, families and colleagues
16. Leadership in nursing and clinical practice

Section 3: Organisational Environments
17. Technology and the registered nurse
18. The challenge of bullying in nursing
19. Establishing and maintaining a professional identity: portfolios and career progression
20. Critically reflective practice for the graduate
21. Mentoring for new graduates
22. Professional career development: development of the CAPABLE nursing professional
23. Transition into practice: the regulatory framework for nursing
24. Understanding primary healthcare

Esther Chang, RN, CM, DNE, BAppSc(AdvNur), MEdAdmin, PhD, FRCNA, Emeritus Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia and Deborah Hatcher, DipTeach(PhysEd), BHlthSc(N), MHPEd, PhD, Dean, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia