This book helps trainee nursing associates to prepare for and excel in their nursing associate practice placements. Covering all settings and all fields of nursing, it shows readers how to make the most of each placement and transfer learning and skills from one area of practice to another.

This bestselling introduction to research supports nursing students by demystifying jargon, explaining the key concepts and building their skills in applying research principles to their studies and practice.

This book offers students a solid grounding in the core knowledge and skills of communication needed for effective practice. It takes the key theories and explains them in a systematic and practice-related way, to help undergraduate and postgraduate students develop a critical understanding of the subject.

An essential guide to passing the police recruit assessment process.

This book explains why and how you can improve your medical practice through using a variety of investigative skills.

A critical analysis of the practical application of law and policy relating to social work with children and families.

Focuses on how practitioners can engage with continuing professional learning and development. This book is written to support and help busy social workers in front line practice, as well as those in leadership and management roles, to achieve the key aims of continuing professional development (CPD) in a post-qualifying social work context.

This is a student guide to effective and ethically sound observation in social work practice.

Taking exemplar lessons as a starting point for developing subject knowledge, this book supports trainee and current teachers explore the theory behind them and shape lesson plans to effectively teach number in Primary School.

This book links sociological concepts, debates and theories relating to key areas such as poverty, social exclusion, education, social class and social justice to develop understanding of how sociological perspectives will impact upon social work placements and practice.