ISBN:
9780702058592
Copyright:
2013
Publication Date:
11-13-2020
Page Count:
676
Imprint:
Mosby Ltd.
List Price:
$36.99
Foundations of Nursing Practice - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 2nd Edition
by Chris Brooker, BSc, MSc, RGN, SCM, RNT and Anne Waugh, MSc CertEd SRN RNT FHEA
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
ISBN:
9780702058592
Copyright:
2013
Publication Date:
11-13-2020
Page Count:
676
Imprint:
Mosby Ltd.
List Price:
$36.99
Was
$36.99
Now $32.55
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This second edition of Foundations of Nursing Practice has been revised and updated specifically to meet the needs of nursing students in all fields of practice The book explains how and why sensitive, safe, evidence-based holistic nursing care is carried out, including topics common to all fields of practice. Core nursing skills are emphasised to reflect the importance of clinical skills as well as the underpinning theory.
Aids to learning in each chapter:
- Learning outcomes
- Interactive boxes for all age groups and fields of nursing practice
- Key words and phrases for literature searching
- Useful websites, references and further reading.
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to nursing that will meet the needs of students, nurses returning to practice, mentors and other registered nurses.
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- Relevant to all branches of nursing settings: infants, children, adults, pregnant women, older people and people with a learning disability or mental health problems
- Themes relevant to all stages and fields of nursing practice include safety, infection prevention and control, managing stress, communication, managing wounds and pressure ulcers, and dealing with loss
- Scenarios develop the skills of evidence-based practice, critical thinking, reflection and health promotion, and encourage further learning
- The areas of psychology, sociology, physiology and pathology are clearly related to nursing practice
- Key principles of health promotion, the law and ethics, the human lifespan and development are explained in earlier chapters, then applied in later chapters
- Cultural diversity information helps with understanding the needs of people from different backgrounds
- Person-centred approach encourages problem solving and application to practice
- Evidence-based practice is explicit throughout, and best-practice guidelines underpin exploration/explanation of nursing care
- Easy-reference Glossary at the back of the book
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SECTION 1 – Health, nursing and health care in the 21st century
1. Health as a value and a concept
2. The evolution of contemporary nursing
3. Health and social care delivery systems
SECTION 2 – Professional practice
4. Learning and teaching
5. Evidence-based practice and research
6. Legal issues that impact on nursing practice
7. NMC Code of Conduct and applied ethical principles
SECTION 3 – Nursing and lifespan implications
8. The human lifespan and its effect on selecting nursing interventions
9. Relationship, helping and communication skills
10. Sleep, rest, relaxation, complementary therapies and alternative
therapies
11. Stress, anxiety and coping
12. Loss and bereavement
SECTION 4 – Developing nursing skills
13. Safety in nursing practice
14. The nursing process, holistic assessment and baseline observations
15. Preventing the spread of infection
16. Caring for the person with physical needs, sensory impairment and unconsciousness
17. Breathing and circulation
18. Mobility and immobility
19. Promoting hydration and nutrition
20. Elimination: urine
21. Elimination: faeces
22. Promoting the safe administration of medicines
23. Pain management: minimizing the pain experience
24. Caring for the person having surgery
25. Wound management -
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