Susan M. Hinchliff

Nurses are continuously teaching. They teach the student, the patient and the patient's relatives. This book looks at the practitioner's role as a teacher and examines the skills and methods that will help the nurse become a more effective teacher in all settings.

Throughout the second edition, the contribution of research and critical thinking in reflective nursing practice is emphasized, and the overall goal of providing high quality professional care to a range of individuals, both in hospitals and in the community, is constantly kept in mind.

Do you mentor student nurses and/or newly registered nurses? This is a trusted handbook on how to teach others: peers, students, patients and relatives. Using a 'talking through' strategy, this is a practical 'how to' guide, rather than an academic treatise, with a much stronger focus on the use of competencies.

This second edition has been revised to reflect major changes in nurse education, including the movement to higher education, the shift from acute setting into the community, and the increasing impact of support workers and NVQs.