Preparing for nursing practice / Helen Donovan.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. Being practice ready -- Professional practice readiness -- Identity change and its implications for personal and professional development -- Embracing the roles and responsibilities of being a beginner RN -- Part 2. Preparing for the health care environment -- Preparing for a new health care environment as a GRN -- Preparing for the changing health care environment -- Proactivity preparing for your transition to practice as a GRN -- Part 3. Finding the best RN graduate position for you -- Morphing into the RN you want to be -- Socialization and professional development -- Part 4. Leadership as an early career RN -- Leadership and being a change agent -- Interprofessional collaborative leadership -- Being a leader in a chaotic health care environment.

Preparing for Nursing Practice provides clear and practical information about what it is to be a Graduate Registered Nurse (GRN), how to become the best registered nurse that you can be and how to consistently move toward your personal and professional goals. It includes contextual information, strategies, and reflective opportunities for you to develop your understanding of transitioning to professional practice as a GRN. The text explores professional concepts, plus context-based aspects of practice, policies and processes to ensure safe practice for both you as a GRN and the patient. Workbook-style activities with space to note your thoughts and progress enable you to keep this text as part of your portfolio and reflect on your growth as a nurse.