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Foundations of adult nursing / edited by Dianne Burns.

Contributor(s): Burns, Dianne [editor.]Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Los Angeles : SAGE, 2015Description: xxx, 430 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781446267905; 1446267903; 9781446267912 (pbk.); 1446267911 (pbk.)Other title: Adult nursingSubject(s): Practical nursing -- Study and teaching -- Great Britain | Nursing -- Great Britain | Nursing Care -- methods -- Great Britain | Adult -- Great Britain | Practical nursing -- Study and teaching | Great BritainDDC classification: 610.73 LOC classification: RT81.G7 | F68 2015NLM classification: 2015 G-412 | WY 100 FA1

Contents:

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.

Summary: "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."-- Back cover.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Open Books	MCHS LIBRARY--ZA Malawi College of Health Sciences General Stacks	MCHS LIBRARY--ZA Malawi College of Health Sciences General Stacks	Non-fiction	WY 100 FOU 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		006972

Includes bibliographic references and index.

"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."-- Back cover.

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