Main description:

As a trainee nursing associate, it is essential to understand what it means to be a registered professional and to know your role within an interdisciplinary team. This book will help you to develop your professional identity and give you the skills and knowledge to become a valued team member. Covering important topics such as understanding your responsibilities as a registered professional and how to be heard in difficult situations, this guide will enable you to become a confident and successful team player.

Key features:

* Fully mapped to the NMC standards of proficiency for nursing associates (2018)

* Case studies and activities illustrate theory in different practice settings across all fields of nursing

* Written specifically to address the unique experiences, challenges and requirements of the nursing associate role

ABOUT THE SERIES: The Understanding Nursing Associate Practice series (UNAP) is a new collection of books uniquely designed to support trainee nursing associates throughout their training and into a professional career.

Contents:

Chapter 1: What is an accountable professional?
Chapter 2: Understanding what guides your practice
Chapter 3: The inter-disciplinary team and how its members influence care
Chapter 4: How to deliver and contribute to person-centred care within a team
Chapter 5: Skills for team working
Chapter 6: How to be heard in difficult situations
Chapter 7: Maintaining your sense of identity and resilience as a nursing associate