Nursing Practice: Knowledge and Care (2nd Edition)

Description

The second edition of the successful and definitive nursing textbook, Nursing Practice is designed to support the student throughout the entire nursing degree. Structured around the latest Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Conduct, it explores a range of clinical and professional issues that the student will need to know, in one complete and accessible volume.

Thoroughly updated and with full-colour, high quality illustrations throughout, this new edition features an additional chapter on the principles of supporting families and carers in practice, advice on revalidation, as well as a number of learning features and activities to help consolidate learning.

Nursing Practice provides invaluable information to enable not just student nurses, but also those who are qualified and members of the extended nursing family, to develop a deeper understanding of their patients’ needs and to ensure that they are practicing safely and effectively.

Table of Contents

1. Preface xiv
2. Acknowledgements xvi
3. About the Editors xvii
4. Contributors xviii
5. How to Use Your Textbook xxii
6. About the Companion Website xxiv
7. Unit 1 Contextualising the Art and Science of Nursing 1
   1. Nursing: Past, Present and Future 2
   2. The Professional Nurse and Contemporary Healthcare 24
   3. Health Promotion 50
   4. Public Health 71
8. Unit 2 The Elements of Care 91
   1. Ethics, the Law and the Nurse 92
   2. The Nursing Process 111
   3. Models of Nursing 129
9. Unit 3 The Principles of Care 147
   1. The Principles of Safeguarding and Dignity 148
   2. The Principles of Older People’s Care 171
   3. The Principles of Caring for People with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism 193
   4. Principles of Caring for Children and Families 210
   5. The Principles of Caring for People with Mental Health Problems 236
   6. The Principles of Maternity Care 254
   7. The Principles of Surgical Care 270
   8. The Principles of Cancer Care 288
   9. The Principles of Infection Control 307
   10. The Principles of Nutrition 332
   11. The Principles of Skin Integrity 350
   12. The Principles of Medicine Administration and Pharmacology 376
   13. Care at the End of Life 404
   14. The Principles of Supporting Families and Carers in Practice 430
10. Unit 4 The Scientific Nature of Disease 453
    1. The Cell 454
    2. Immunity, Inflammation and Infection 480
    3. Pain Management 504
    4. Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalance, and Shock 528
11. Unit 5 The Art and Science of Nursing Care 551
    1. The Person with a Cardiovascular Disorder 552
    2. The Person with a Haematological Disorder 578
    3. The Person with a Respiratory Disorder 605
    4. The Person with a Gastrointestinal Disorder 635
    5. The Person with a Urinary Disorder 662
    6. The Woman with a Reproductive Disorder 686
    7. The Man with a Reproductive Disorder 717
    8. The Person with a Sexually Transmitted Infection 746
    9. The Person with an Endocrine Disorder 768
    10. The Person with a Neurological Disorder 797
    11. The Person with an Ear or Eye Disorder 850
    12. The Person with a Musculoskeletal Disorder 879
    13. The Person with a Skin Disorder 909
    14. Appendix A Reference Values in Venous Serum (Adults) 931
    15. Appendix B List of Units 934
    16. Index 935

Authors Biography

Ian Peate OBE, Head of School, School of Health Studies, Gibraltar

Karen Wild, Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing and Knowledge Application, and Student Opportunity Lead, School of Nursing, Midwifery, Social Work & Social Science, University of Salford, UK