Ref: 04180

Authors: Philip Burnard

Number of Pages: 207

Publication Date: 2004

ISBN: 0748775455

Cover: Paperback

Price: £14.95

If you are a health care student just starting out in your training, or are returning to practice after a break, the Foundations in Nursing and Health Care series is for you!
In the only multiprofessional, introductory series for health professionals, each title is written in an interactive and accessible way from a shared learning prospective. This unique series can be used as a complete learning tool or each title can be used individually as a guide to a specialist area.
Providing an accessible introduction to the various aspects of producing written material, Philip Burnard has written this perfect guide for both healthcare students and professionals. Whether you are underatking pre-qualification training or CPD study, submitting written work is hard to avoid. This best-selling author demystifies the skills involved in producing a whole range of written material, from essays to more demanding dissertations and journal articles.
 Part of the popular Foundations in Nursing and Health Care series, this engaging text breaks down the stages involved in producing written work, offering advice on how to choose the best environment in which to write, how to plan and even how to maximise the use of your computer.

Key Features:

• Provides all the relevant underpinning theory without assuming prior knowledge.
• Case Studies drawn from multi-professional settings and reflective activities demonstrate scenarios and encourage you to question how to practice and learn.
• Regular Top Tips and Key Points provide convenient signposts to good practice and summarise concepts under discussion.
• Chapters commence with Learning Outcomes and conclude with Rapid Recap short answer questions (answers are provided in an Appendix).
• Cartoons reinforce the theory and add to the attractive two-colour design.