Understanding psychology for nursing students / Jan de Vries and Fiona Timmins.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- 1. Psychology as a field of study and why nurses need to know about it -- 2. Understanding ourselves from various psychological perspectives -- 3. The core of our functioning and how we make sense of our world -- 4. How we develop and how we learn -- 5. Consciousness and memory -- 6. Thinking, motivation, feeling, action -- 7. We are social animals -- 8. The psychology of health and stress -- 9. The crisis of illness -- 10. The psychology of care in practice.

"Do your students find psychology difficult to engage with or want a textbook that is easy to read? Would they benefit from a textbook that demonstrates how psychology applies to nursing? Right from the start of their programme it is crucial for nursing students to understand the significance of psychology in nursing. This book helps students recognise why they need to know about psychology, how it can affect and influence their individual nursing practice as well as the role it plays in health and illness. Written in clear, easy to follow language and with each chapter linking to relevant NMC Standards and Essentials Skills Clusters it simplifies the key theory and puts the discipline of psychology into context for nursing students, with clear examples and case studies used throughout."-- Provided by publisher.