ABSTRACT

Nursing Practice and Health Care is an essential companion to pre-registration nursing education programmes, for those studying at degree and diploma level, and for students on post-registration courses. This fifth edition has been completely revised to reflect the current professional and educational requirements for those preparing for

part |2 pages

Part 1: Perspectives on nursing

chapter 2|9 pages

Being a nurse

chapter 3|25 pages

What is nursing?

part |2 pages

Part 2: Learning nursing

chapter 4|19 pages

Learning nursing

chapter 5|23 pages

Support networks for students

part |2 pages

Part 3: Practising nursing

chapter 6|25 pages

Principles of professional practice

chapter 7|34 pages

Maintaining professional standards

chapter 9|26 pages

Ethical dimensions of practice

chapter 10|25 pages

Care settings

chapter 11|21 pages

Nursing in an electronic world

part |2 pages

Part 4: Key aspects of care

chapter 12|16 pages

Frameworks for practice

chapter 15|29 pages

The needs of children

chapter 16|18 pages

The needs of young people

chapter 19|33 pages

The needs of older people

chapter 21|23 pages

Expected and unexpected death

part |2 pages

Part 5: Professional support and development