Essentials of nursing practice / edited by Catherine Delves-Yates.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part A. Learning to be a Nurse : -- What Is a Nurse? / Catherine Delves-Yates, Karen Elcock, Carol Hall, Ruth Northway and Steve Trenoweth -- Being a Nursing Student / Catherine Delves-Yates -- Core Academic Skills / Gabrielle Thorpe, Jonathan Mason and Catherine Delves-Yates -- Academic Writing and Assessment Skills / Gabrielle Thorpe and Jonathan Mason -- -- Part B. Professional Practice : -- Ethics / Ruth Northway and Ian Beech -- Law / Graham Avery -- Accountability and Professionalism / Karen Elcock -- Resilience / E. Jane Blowers -- The Role of the Student Nurse in Effecting Change / Jacqueline Phipps -- Clinical Governance Part C Fundamentals of Nursing Care / Karen Elcock -- Delivering Effective Care / Fiona Everett and Wendy Wright -- Introduction to Nursing Theory / Carol Hall -- Values-based, Person-centred Care / Catherine Delves-Yates -- Patient, Service User, Family and Carer Perspectives / Katrina Emmerson and Ruth Northway -- Assessment, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation - APIE / Rebekah Hill -- Core Communication Skills / Karen Elcock and Jean Shapcott -- Communication and Interpersonal Skills in Challenging Circumstances / Steve Trenoweth and Wasiim Allymamod -- Assessing and Managing Risk / Melanie Fisher and Margaret Scott -- Record Keeping and Documentation / Jill Barnes and Robert Jenkins -- Patient Care Related Decision Making / Gemma Hurley -- Health Promotion / Daryl Evans -- Safeguarding / Robert Jenkins and Jill Barnes -- Patient Education Part D Skills for Nursing Care / Helen Walker -- Infection Prevention and Control - IPC / Rose Gallagher -- Clinical Measurement / Valerie Foley -- Pain Management / Ann Kettyle -- Aseptic Technique and Specimen Collection / Rose Gallagher -- Skin Integrity / Irene Anderson -- Safer Handling of People / Dianne Steele -- First Aid / Chris Mulryan -- Medicines Administration / Carol Hall -- Assisting with Nutritional Needs / Kate Goodhand and Jane Ewen -- Assisting Patients with their Elimination Needs / Mairead Collie and David J Hunter -- Assisting Patients with their Hygiene Needs / Catherine Delves-Yates -- Last Offices PART E Contexts of Nursing Care / Jean Shapcott -- Introduction to the Organization of and Settings for Care / Siobhan McCullough -- Public Health / Charlene Lobo -- Introduction to Interprofessional Working / Adele Atkinson -- Introduction to the Sociological Context of Nursing / Ruth Northway -- Introduction to Health Policy and the Political Context of Nursing / Siobhan McCullough -- Introduction to the Global Context of Nursing / Catherine Delves-Yates.

"Essentials of Nursing Practice is a ground-breaking new resource which introduces nursing students to the core topics they need to master during their first year and beyond. It brings the study of nursing to life across all four fields of nursing, in all settings, focussing on what it takes to be the best nurse you can be through person-centred compassionate care. Unlike any other book it uniquely blends digital and print learning resources to engage all styles of learners and to provide lecturers with helpful resources to use in their teaching."--Publisher's website.

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