Nurse Revalidation Resources

The following books/articles are all available from the TOR library. Articles are available online where specified.

Reflective practice

Aveyard, H., Sharp, Pamela and Wolliams, M. (2015). A beginner’s guide to critical thinking and writing in health and social care. 2^nd ed. Maidenhead: Open University Press.

Bassot, B. (2016). The reflective practice guide: an interdisciplinary approach to critical reflection. Abington: Routledge.

Bolton, G. et al. (2018). Reflective practice: writing and professional development. 5^th ed. Los Angeles: Sage.

Brockbank, A. and McGill, I. (2012). Facilitating reflective learning: coaching, mentoring and supervision. 2nd ed. London: Kogan Page.

Bulman, C. and Schutz, S. (2013). Reflective practice in nursing. 5^th ed. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.

Collins, G. et al (2015)  'Using Reflection on Reading for Revalidation' Nursing Times 111 (23/24) 14-16

Coombs, J. (2016). Nurses reflection diary: revalidation. 2^nd ed. Great Britain: S.N.

Howatson-Jones, L. (2016). Reflective practice in nursing. 3^rd ed. London: Learning Matters.

Jasper, M., Rosser, M. and Mooney, G. (2013). Professional development, reflection and decision-making in nursing and health care. 2^nd ed. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.

Johns, C. and Burnie, S. (2013). Becoming a reflective practitioner. 4^th ed. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.

Price, B. and Harringon, A. (2016). Critical thinking and writing for nursing students. 3^rd ed. London: Sage.

Roe, H. (2016), 'Going through revalidation', British Journal Of Nursing, 25 (10), pp. S3-S3 2/3p [available online with an OpenAthens password]

Scott, I. and Spouse, J. (2013). Practice-based learning in nursing, health and social care: mentorship, facilitation and supervision. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.

Van Ooijens, E. (2013). Clinical supervision made easy: a creative and relational approach for the helping professions. 2nd ed. Ross-on-Wye: PCCS Books

 

Portfolios

Casey, D. & Egan, D. (2010) The use of professional portfolios and profiles for career enhancement. British Journal of Community Nursing, 15 (11), pp. 547-552

Reed, S. (2015). Successful professional portfolios for nursing students. 2nd ed. London: Learning Matters.

Timmins, F. (2008). Making sense of portfolios: a guide for nursing students. Maidenhead: Open University Press.

 

Writing / Publishing

Aveyard, H., Sharp, Pamela and Wolliams, M. (2015). A beginner’s guide to critical thinking and writing in health and social care. 2^nd ed. Maidenhead: Open University Press.

Happell, B. (2012) Writing and publishing clinical articles: a practical guide. Emergency Nurse, 20 (1), pp. 33-38 [available online with an OpenAthens password]

Price, B. and Harringon, A. (2016). Critical thinking and writing for nursing students. 3^rd ed. London: Sage.

Wiley. (2014). Writing for publication: an easy to follow guide for nurses interested in publishing their work. Chichester: Wiley & Sons. [freely available online]

 

Research / Literature Searching

Aveyard, H. (2014). Doing a literature search in health and social care: a practical guide. 3rd ed. Maidenhead: Open University Press.

Booth, A., Papaioannou, D. and Sutton, A. (2012). Systematic approaches to a successful literature review. London: Sage.

Guyatt, G. (2015). Users' guide to the medical literature: essentials of evidence-based clinical practice. 3rd ed. New York: McGraw Hill.

Williamson, G. R. and Whittaker, A. (2014). Succeeding in literature reviews and research project plans for nursing students. 2nd ed. London: Learning Matters.