cover image - Learning to Care, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780443111006
Copyright: 2025
Publication Date: 12-12-2024
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $30.99

Learning to Care, 2nd Edition

by Ian Peate, OBE, FRCN, EN(G) RGN, DipN(Lond), RNT B.Ed (Hons), MA, LLM

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cover image - Learning to Care, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780443111006
Copyright: 2025
Publication Date: 12-12-2024
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $30.99
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    • Fully updated to meet the changing needs of student nursing associates, educators and practitioners
    • Contains evidence-based practice guidelines, research findings and clinical standards
    • Engaging and straightforward to read – accessible for all student nursing associates
    • Teaching supported through interactive learning activities and self-test features
    • High quality illustrations, also available in an accompanying downloadable image bank
    • Based on the NMC standards and the NMC Code
    • Visual aids complement the text, support visual learning and reinforce key concepts
    • Case studies and critical thinking exercises help students apply their knowledge and develop clinical reasoning skills
    • Expanded scope provides comprehensive coverage of essential nursing concepts and skills
    • Updated content, incorporating the latest evidence-based practice guidelines, research findings and clinical standards relevant to nursing
    • Chapters revised to reflect changes in health and care politics, policies, procedures and technologies
    • Emerging topics, specialised areas of nursing practice and recent advances in health and care addressed
  • Preface
    Acknowledgements
    Contributors

    1 Health and Social Care Provision
    2 Learning to Learn
    3 Law and Regulation
    4 Professional Issues
    5 Effective Communication Skills
    6 Taking a Patient History and Physical Examination
    7 A Systematic Approach to Nursing Care
    8 Leading and Managing Care Provision
    9 Reflective Practice
    10 Evidence-Based Practice
    11 Health Education, Health Promotion and the Public Health Agenda
    12 Infection Prevention and Control
    13 Pharmacology and Medicines Management
    14 Moving and Handling
    15 Data Gathering and Patient Monitoring
    16 Breaking Bad News
    17 Essay Writing
    18 Nutrition
    19 Cancer
    20 Skin Care
    21 Immunity
    22 Pain Management
    23 Cardiovascular Disorders
    24 Haematological Disorders
    25 Respiratory Disorders
    26 Gastrointestinal Disorders
    27 Urinary Disorders
    28 Reproductive Disorders
    29 Endocrine Disorders
    30 Neurological Disorders
    31 Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders
    32 Ophthalmological Disorders
    33 Musculoskeletal Disorders

    Extended Glossary
    Index
  • Ian Peate, OBE, FRCN, EN(G) RGN, DipN(Lond), RNT B.Ed (Hons), MA, LLM, Editor in Chief, British Journal of Nursing; Consultant Editor, Journal of Paramedic Practice; Consultant Editor, International Journal for Advancing Practice; Visiting Professor, Northumbria University; Visiting Professor, St Georges University of London and Kingston University London; Professorial Fellow, Roehampton University; Visiting Senior Clinical Fellow, University of Hertfordshire, UK
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