Transitions in Nursing: Preparing for Professional Practice

Transitions in Nursing: Preparing for professional practice 3e is written for the senior student making the transition to graduate nurse. The text offers progressive discussion and insight into the issues relevant to students preparing for clinical practice.  Themes covered in the text include learning to work in teams, understanding organisational structure, stress management, communication with patients and families, and professional development strategies.

This highly respected text continues to bring together a team of academics and clinical practitioners of the highest calibre and includes two new chapters on Clinical Leadership and Continuing competence for practice to reflect current issues of significance, recent changes in clinical practice, policies, procedures and National registration requirements.  The text has been restructured into three sections and all chapters have been fully revised and updated with consistent pedagogical features to increase readability and engagement.

• Consistent pedagogical features in each chapter, including:
o Learning Objectives
o Key Words
o Introduction
o Activities in body of the text
o Conclusion
o Short Case Studies followed by Reflective questions
o Recommended Readings for further exploration of issues
o Updated References

Emeritus Professor John Daly works at the University of Western Sydney; Emeritus Professor, University of Technology, Sydney; Honorary Professor, University of Wollongong, Australia