Placement Learning in Community Nursing: A guide for students in practice

Worried about your placement? Will you fit in? Will you have the right skills? What do you need to learn for practice assessments?

This book will help you with all these concerns. It will tell you what to expect from the placement, what you can learn, how to link theory and practice, and how to make the most of your learning opportunities.

A logical, step-by-step approach to preparing for a medical placement

Helps make the most of learning opportunities

Narratives from other students describe what the placement will really be like

Honest discussion of the challenges of a placement in the community to help avoid problems

Advice on possible approaches to situations that may arise on a community placement
Series features:



A unique guide to getting the most from clinical placements

What to expect before a placement

What you can expect to learn on placement

How to consolidate your experience and learning

Clear links and examples with NMC proficiencies

Guidance on what to use as evidence for portfolios

Short case studies to link theory with practice

Key points reminder boxes Worried about your next placement? Will you ‘fit in’? Will you have the right skills? What do you need to learn to meet practice assessments?

This series will help you with all these concerns. It will tell you what to expect from each placement, what you can learn, how to link theory and practice, and how to make the most of your learning opportunities.

This is the only series specifically for student nurses undertaking specific practice placements, and will give you all the information you need in a user-friendly format. Each book in the series covers a specific area of practice for a typical placement on a pre-registration nursing course.

Titles in this series:


Surgical nursing


Medical nursing


Cancer and palliative care nursing


Mental health nursing


Community care nursing


Older people nursing

Each book also covers:



A unique guide to getting the most from clinical placements

What to expect before a placement

What you can expect to learn on placement

How to consolidate your experience and learning

Clear links and examples with NMC proficiencies

Guidance on what to use as evidence for portfolios

Short case studies to link theory with practice

Key points reminder boxes