Developing Your Career in Nursing is an accessible guide to help you choose your initial or continuing nurse training, and to plan your future career. It builds a complete picture to help reader'ss chose the right career path.

PART ONE - DECIDING TO BE A NURSE Making the Decision to Become a Nurse - Robert Newell PART TWO - TRAINING TO BE A NURSE Project 2000 Training - Caroline Plews Undergraduate Training and Experimental Courses - Margaret Clarke PART THREE - WORKING AS A NURSE Nursing Adults - Peter Draper Nursing People With Learning Disabilities/Mental Handicaps - Peter Birchenall Nursing People With Emotional Difficulties/Mental Illness and Promoting Mental Health - Robert Newell Nursing With Children and Their Families in Sickness and Health - Lesley Sheldon PART FOUR - PROGRESSING AS A NURSE The Nurse as a Specialist Clinician - Linda Veitch The Nurse in the Community - Sandra Baulcomb The Nurse as a Manager - David Justham The Nurse as a Teacher - Peter Birchenall The Nurse as a Researcher - Rachel Tucker PART FIVE - BECOMING A NURSE Practical Aspects of Applying to Project 2000 Courses - Caroline Plews Practical Aspects of Applying to Degree Courses - Bob Gates Being Interviewed - Robert Newell