Becoming a Nurse ─ Fundamentals of professional practice for nursing

The guidelines and skills required to become a nurse are always changing and it can be difficult to stay up-to-date with the current standards. This book has been specifically designed to address the main skills you need to meet NMC requirements. Becoming a Nurse will demystify what you need to know while preparing you to meet NMC standards and become a confident, practising professional.

This book is ideal for both pre-registration and practising nurses. It is an excellent resource to prepare you for your programme or to refresh your knowledge of current NMC standards. This new edition has been thoroughly updated throughout, and includes four new chapters on psychological issues in nursing; sociological issues in nursing; study skills for nursing; and preceptorship and transition.

Derek Sellman, PhD, RN, Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Canada. Derek’s interests include education for professional practice, health care ethics, and philosophy of nursing. Derek is editor of the journal Nursing Philosophy.

Paul Snelling is a Principal Lecturer at the University of Worcester, where he teaches on the BSc nursing programme. His research interests are in philosophy and ethics of nursing practice and professional regulation.