Professional Development, Reflection and Decision-Making in Nursing and Healthcare (Advanced Healthcare Practice) - Softcover

Jasper, Melanie; Rosser, Megan; Mooney, Gail

Softcover

ISBN 10: 047065838X ISBN 13: 9780470658383

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2013

Synopsis

This essential text brings together in one place the inextricably linked concepts of professional development, reflective practice and decision-making. Fully updated and revised throughout, the new edition of this easy-to-follow, jargon-free title is targeted at nursing and healthcare practitioners and nursing students, providing clear guidance to help the reader think critically about their practice, work within professional boundaries, be accountable for their actions, and plan for their future.

About this title

About the Author

About the Editors

Melanie Jasper is Professor of Nursing and Head of the College of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea University, Swansea, UK.

Megan Rosser is Director for Continuing Professional Development at the College of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea University, Swansea, UK.

Gail Mooney is Director of Postgraduate Studies and Associate Dean of the Academic Board (Post Graduate Taught) at the College of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea University, Swansea, UK.

From the Back Cover

ADVANCED HEALTHCARE PRACTICE

Wiley’s Advanced Healthcare Practice titles are written to support registered nurses and healthcare professionals by providing accessible coverage of a range of topics vital to nursing and healthcare today. Comprehensive, user-friendly, and authored by experts, each title incorporates a variety of learning features while referencing the latest evidence base. Rely on Advanced Healthcare Practice to support professional development, promote best practice, and act as a guide to key theories and their relevance to patient care.

This essential text brings together in one place the inextricably linked concepts of professional development, reflective practice and decision-making. Fully updated and revised throughout, the new edition of this easy to follow, jargon-free title is targeted at nursing and healthcare practitioners and nursing students, providing clear guidance to help the reader think critically about their practice, work within professional boundaries, be accountable for their actions, and plan for their future.

Key Features

• A range of activities, case studies and examples to promote understanding
• Material on evidence-based practice, clinical supervision and portfolios
• Brings together topics spread across other books and demonstrates the links between them
• Written by renowned experts in the field

Professional Development, Reflection and Decision-Making in Nursing and Health Care is essential reading for nurses and healthcare professionals, nursing students and postgraduates, and other healthcare practitioners.

From the Inside Flap

This essential text brings together in one place the inextricably linked concepts of professional development, reflective practice and decision-making. Fully updated and revised throughout, the new edition of this easy to follow, jargon-free title is targeted at nursing and healthcare practitioners and nursing students, providing clear guidance to help the reader think critically about their practice, work within professional boundaries, be accountable for their actions, and plan for their future. 

Key features

• A range of activities, case studies and examples to promote understanding
• Material on evidence-based practice, clinical supervision and portfolios
• Brings together topics spread across other books and demonstrates the links between them
• Written by renowned experts in the field

Professional Development, Reflection and Decision-Making in Nursing and Health Care, Second Edition, is essential reading for nurses and healthcare professionals, nursing students and postgraduates, and other healthcare practitioners.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 047065838X
• ISBN 13: 9780470658383
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 256