Getting into NursingKaren Elcock This book helps potential nursing students succeed in getting into nursing. It gives practical help on the application process: filling out application forms; passing numeracy and literacy tests; and succeeding at interviews. It also explains what nurses do, what personal qualities are needed and what is involved in nursing training, so applicants can decide whether nursing is really for them. This book has been carefully shaped to answer all of the common questions applicants are likely to have, along with many they will not yet have thought of. It has been updated in light of the recommendations in the Francis Report and covers values-based recruitment, the importance of compassion in practice and considers the needs of non-traditional applicants and mature students.
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
CHAPTER 1 WHAT IS NURSING TODAY? | 5 |
CHAPTER 2 DO I HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A NURSE? | 16 |
CHAPTER 3 ENTRY REQUIREMENTS | 30 |
CHAPTER 4 WORK EXPERIENCE AND VOLUNTEERING | 39 |
CHAPTER 5 WHAT IS INVOLVED IN UNDERTAKING A NURSING COURSE? | 49 |
CHAPTER 6 CHOOSING THE RIGHT FIELD OF NURSING | 60 |
CHAPTER 7 THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND CHOOSING THE RIGHT UNIVERSITY | 76 |
CHAPTER 9 NUMERACY TESTS | 96 |
CHAPTER 10 LITERACY TESTS | 121 |
CHAPTER 11 THE SELECTION DAY | 136 |
CHAPTER 12 WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? | 150 |
THE GETTING INTO NURSING TIMELINE | 157 |
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CHAPTER 8 PREPARING FOR THE SELECTION DAY | 88 |