Transitions in Nursing - E-Book VBK, 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
Esther Chang
2. Becoming a competent, confident, professional registered nurse
Jill White
3. Becoming part of a team
Tracy Levett-Jones and Lorinda Palmer
4. Understanding organisational culture in the community health setting
Anna Williams and Deborah Hatcher
5. Understanding organisational culture in the hospital setting
Ritin S. Fernandez
6. Preparing for role transition
Sara Karacsony and Melanie Eslick
7. Processes of change in bureaucratic environments
Susan Alexander

Section 2: Skills for Dealing with the World of Work
8. Caring for self: the roles of collaboration, healthy lifestyle and balance
Katherine Cooper and Shyama G. K. Ratnayake
9. Managing approaches to nursing care delivery
Vicki Drury
10. Dealing with ethical issues in nursing practice
Megan-Jane Johnstone
11. Communication for effective nursing
Jane Stein-Parbury and Joel S. Zugai
12. Evidence-based practice/knowledge translation: a practical guide
Tiffany Conroy
13. Infection prevention and control in the healthcare setting
Lesley Andrew
14. Perspectives on quality in nursing
Steven A. Frost
15. Managing emotional reactions in yourself, patients, families and colleagues
Leah East
16. Leadership in nursing and clinical practice
Nathan J. Wilson and Julia Morphet

Section 3: Organisational Environments
17. Technology and the registered nurse
Caleb Ferguson
18. The challenge of bullying in nursing
Lauretta Luck and Kath Peters
19. Establishing and maintaining a professional identity: portfolios and career progression
Jane Frost
20. Critically reflective practice for the graduate
Carey Mather and Helen Almond
21. Mentoring for new graduates
Stephen Neville and Denise Wilson
22. Professional career development: development of the CAPABLE nursing professional
Jane Conway and Emily Baxter
23. Transition into practice: the regulatory framework for nursing
Leeanne Heaton
24. Understanding primary healthcare
Jane L. Phillips, Louise D. Hickman and Priyanka Vandersman

Esther Chang, DNE, BAppSc(AdvNur), MEdAdmin, PhD, FACN, 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