Becoming a Nurse in the 21st Century

The title Registered Nurse is a protected title in law. This means it can only be used by a person who is registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), their name must appear on the professional register. In this useful book, Ian Peate guides the reader through the journey of becoming a Registered Nurse. Students will be able to use the contents of Becoming a Nurse in the 21^st Century and relate it to their own approved programme of study.

The NMC’s Standards of Proficiency for Pre-registration Nursing Education are the nursing standards required to be achieved to demonstrate to the NMC proficiency. There are four domains:

• Professional and ethical practice
• Care delivery
• Care management
• Professional development

Each chapter addresses the content of each of the domains and provides the reader with think points, these are included in order to help encourage and motivate, as well as for the reader to assess their learning. The think points provide answers or suggestions and encourage the reader to delve deeper and to seek other sources, both human and material to help with their responses.

The aim of Becoming a Nurse in the 21^st Century is to encourage, motivate and instil in the reader the desire, confidence and competence to become a registered nurse. This text is primarily intended for nursing students, health care assistants, those undertaking SNVQ/NVQ level of study, those returning to practice or anyone who intends to undertake a programme of study leading to registration as a nurse. The terms and principles included in this book can be transferred to a number of health care workers at various levels and in various settings, in order to develop their skills for caring.