HCAs, APs and TNAs
Use this guide to find information resources related to healthcare assistants, healthcare support workers, assistant practitioners and trainee nursing associates including books, reports and journal articles.
Key Resources
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First Steps is the RCN’s most popular free e-learning tool for health care assistants. It’s a perfect resource to dip in and out of, whether you’re new to the post or looking to refresh your knowledge and skills.
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Royal College of Nursing (2017) Accountability and delegation: a guide for the nursing team. London: RCN.
Royal College of Nursing (2016) Careers support: An RCN guide for health care assistants and assistant practitioners. London: RCN.
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This document is intended to support nurses and those training as nursing associates to think about situations when they are delegating tasks or being given tasks to do by colleagues.
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Books
Carter P (2017) Lippincott essentials for nursing assistants: a humanistic approach to caregiving. 4th edn. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer.
Carter P (2016) Lippincott textbook for nursing assistants: a humanistic approach to caregiving .4th edn. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer.
Flaherty C and Taylor M (2021) Developing academic skills for nursing associates. Thousand Oaks: Learning Matters.
Harris M (2021) Understanding person-centred care for nursing associates. Thousand Oaks: Learning Matters.
Ndungu E (2013) How to do a good job better in health and social care: practical skills and induction guide for healthcare assistants, support workers, carers, students, parents and guardians. Oxford: Bettercare Skills Ltd.
Peate I (2019) Learning to care: the nursing associate. Edinburgh: Elsevier.
Peate I (eds.) (2021) The nursing associate's handbook of clinical skills. Hoboken: Wiley Blackwell.
Peate I (2017) Fundamentals of care: a textbook for health and social care assistants. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell.
Rawles Z (2019) Essential knowledge and skills for healthcare assistants and assistant practitioners. 2nd edn. New York: Routledge.
Roulston C and Davies M (2021) Medicines management for nursing associates. Thousand Oaks: Learning Matters.
Rowe G, Ellis S, Gee D et al. (2020) The handbook for nursing associates and assistant practitioners. 2nd edn. London: Sage.
Sorrentino S and Remmert L (2016) Mosby's textbook for nursing assistants. 9th edn. St. Louis: Mosby.
Whelan A and Hughes E (2016) Clinical skills for healthcare assistants and assistant practitioners. 2nd edn. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell.
Learning game
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A board game which helps providers and employers to implement the Care Certificate.The game is an easy way of managing group work, an essential part of the Care Certificate. It has been officially endorsed by Health Education England.
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Journal articles
Journals
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