TY  - BOOK
AU  - Burns,Dianne
TI  - Foundations of adult nursing
SN  - 9781446267905
AV  - RT81.G7 F68 2015
U1  - 610.73 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Los Angeles
PB  - SAGE
KW  - Practical nursing
KW  - Study and teaching
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Nursing
KW  - Nursing Care
KW  - methods
KW  - Adult
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes bibliographic references and index; Essential of nursing : values, knowledge, skills and practice; Elizabeth Lee-Woolf, Julia Jones, Jane Brooks, and Joanne Timpson --; Nursing therapeutics; Caroline Jagger, Heather Iles-Smith, and Julia Jones --; Interprofessional and multidisciplinary team working; Jean Rogers --; Medicines management; Julie Gregory --; The NMC essential skills clusters; Deborah Ward --; Exposure to other fields of nursing; Georgina Taylor --; Clinical decision making; Mary Cooke --; Leadership and management; Dianne Burns --; Promoting health; Helen Davidson --; Supportive care : caring for adults with long-term conditions; Judith Ormorod and Dianne Burns --; Caring for the acutely ill adult; Paul Tierney, Samantha Freeman, and Julie Gregory --; Caring for the older person; Emma Stanmore and Christine Brown Wilson --; The provision of effective palliative care for adults; John Costello
N2  - "Foundations of Adult Nursing introduces the principles, themes and issues that define what it means to be a nurse today. It explains the theory and knowledge required to develop person-centred nursing skills and explores the diverse settings and patient groups that you will encounter on your placements. Key features of the book are: A companion website with multiple choice questions for revision, and interactive glossary to test you on key terms and free SAGE journal articles to help you develop your evidence base; Stop and Think boxes which challenge you to reflect on your own practice; Discussion on the latest literature, policy and research relevant for your assignments; Case Scenarios that illustrate the realities of everyday nursing."--
ER  -