Covering the issues, themes and principles that explain what it means to be a nurse today, this book provides the theory you need to know and applies it to the diverse patient groups and settings that you will encounter on your placements.
Key features of the book are:
· Introduces the core aspects of adult nursing
· An evidence-based approach with discussion of literature, policy and research and suggested further reading for every chapter
· Over 30 case scenarios to help you understand the realities of practice across a range of settings including primary care and the community
· Activity boxes which challenge assumptions and encourage reflection
The book has been closely developed in line with the latest NMC Standards and Essential Skills Clusters and supports you across your entire degree programme as you develop into nurses of the future ready to deliver and lead care.
Part 1: Theory and Context in Relation to Adult Nursing
Chapter 1: Essentials of Nursing: Values, Knowledge, Skills and Practice - Joanne Timpson, Jane Brooks and Elizabeth Lee-Woolf and Dianne Burns
Chapter 2: Nursing Therapeutics - Dianne Burns, Caroline Jagger and Heather Iles-Smith
Chapter 3: Fundamental Aspects of Adult Nursing - Dianne Burns and Mark Cole
Chapter 4: Interprofessional and Multidisciplinary Team Working - Jean Rogers and Sarah Booth
Chapter 5: Digital Literacy - Dawn Dowding and Siobhan O'Connor
Chapter 6: Medicines Management - Laura Green
Chapter 7: Evidence-based Practice and the Importance of Research - Ann Wakefield
Chapter 8: Clinical Decision Making - Dawn Dowding
Chapter 9: Leadership and Management - Dianne Burns
Chapter 10: Developing Practice and Managing Change - Dianne Burns
Part 2: Caring for Adults in a Variety of Settings
Chapter 11: Supporting and Promoting Health - Karen Iley, Janice Christie and Gillian Singleton
Chapter 12: Specialist Care of the Older Person: A Person-centred, Biographical Approach - Emma Stanmore and Christine Brown Wilson
Chapter 13: Caring for Adults with Long-term Conditions - Judith Ormrod and Dianne Burns
Chapter 14: Caring for the Acutely Ill Adult - Claire Burns, Trudy Hadcroft and Janet Roberts
Chapter 15: Caring for the Critically Ill Adult - Samantha Freeman, Colin Steen and Greg Bleakley
Chapter 16: Palliative Care - Laura Green and Joanne Timpson
Chapter 17: Managing the Transition to Registered Nursing Practice - Karen Heggs and Samantha Freeman
