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Foundations of nursing practice : fundamentals of holistic care / edited by Chris Brooker, Anne Waugh ; foreword by Roger Watson. [electronic resource]

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2013Edition: Second editionDescription: 1 online resource (39 entries) : 227 imagesContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781784022709
  • 1784022705
  • 9780702053337
  • 0702053333
Uniform titles:
  • Foundations of nursing practice (2007 : Brooker)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 610.73 23
LOC classification:
  • RT41 .F584 2013eb
NLM classification:
  • WY 100.1
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Contents:
How to use this book -- Section 1 Health, nursing and healthcare systems. 1 Understanding health and health promotion -- 2 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 The NMC Code of conduct and applied ethical principles.
Section 3 Nursing and lifespan implications. 8 Impact of lifespan on nursing interventions -- 9 Relationship, helping and communication skills -- 10 Sleep, rest and complementary and alternative medicine -- 11 Stress, anxiety and coping -- 12 Loss and bereavement.
Section 4 Developing person-centred nursing skills. 13 Safety in nursing practice -- 14 The nursing process, holistic assessment and baseline observations -- 15 Preventing the spread of infection -- 16 Personal care, sensory impairment and unconsciousness -- 17 Breathing and circulation -- 18 Mobility and immobility -- 19 Promoting hydration and nutrition -- 20 Elimination of urine: care and promoting continence -- 21 Elimination of faeces: care and promoting continence -- 22 Promoting the safe administration of medicines -- 23 Pain management -- minimizing the pain experience -- 24 Caring for the person having surgery -- 25 Wound management -- Multiple choice questions -- Self-test questions and answers -- Glossary.
Abstract: 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.
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Ebook TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Online eBook (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available

[Enhanced Credo edition].

Previous edition: 2007.

How to use this book -- Section 1 Health, nursing and healthcare systems. 1 Understanding health and health promotion -- 2 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 The NMC Code of conduct and applied ethical principles.

Section 3 Nursing and lifespan implications. 8 Impact of lifespan on nursing interventions -- 9 Relationship, helping and communication skills -- 10 Sleep, rest and complementary and alternative medicine -- 11 Stress, anxiety and coping -- 12 Loss and bereavement.

Section 4 Developing person-centred nursing skills. 13 Safety in nursing practice -- 14 The nursing process, holistic assessment and baseline observations -- 15 Preventing the spread of infection -- 16 Personal care, sensory impairment and unconsciousness -- 17 Breathing and circulation -- 18 Mobility and immobility -- 19 Promoting hydration and nutrition -- 20 Elimination of urine: care and promoting continence -- 21 Elimination of faeces: care and promoting continence -- 22 Promoting the safe administration of medicines -- 23 Pain management -- minimizing the pain experience -- 24 Caring for the person having surgery -- 25 Wound management -- Multiple choice questions -- Self-test questions and answers -- Glossary.

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.

Title page of print version.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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