Nursing and Multi-Professional Practice

The book is a real find for nursing students...a clear and comprehensive overview of all the key ideas related to multi-professional practice. It will become a key source of reference throughout any undergraduate nursing programme.

Dr. Kay Caldwell, Head of the Institute of Nursing and Midwifery, Middlesex University

What does a multi-professional working mean in actual practice? How do nurses work effectively within multi-professional settings?

This book answers these questions and is designed to offer nursing students a comprehensive introduction to and foundation in multi-professional practice. Chapters will help the student nurse understand the reasons behind the changing face and redesign of many services in health and social care, and their own role in the emerging multi-professional partnerships and teams. This book:

• Provides a framework for developing the knowledge and practice skills needed for effective collaborative working.

• Offers examples drawn from acute medicine, primary care, mental health services, learning disability nursing, child and family social care and community nursing.

• Is embedded in real-life practice and brings together examples from traditional and more innovative practice settings.

• Offers tips for successful teamworking and reflects upon likely challenges.

• Has chapters supported by a range of interactive study activities linked to the student nurse's practice placement experiences.

Nursing and Multi-professional Practice will help students develop the skills for effective collaboration. It has been designed to map onto the pre-registration curriculum and will be invaluable reading for all nursing students, as well as professionals and trainees working at the interface of health and social care.