Nursing Practice: Knowledge and Care - Softcover

Nursing Practice is the essential, textbook to support you throughout your entire nursing degree, from your first year onwards. It explores all the clinical and professional issues that you need to know in one complete volume. Written in the context of the latest Nursing and Midwifery Council Standards for Pre-Registration Nursing Education and the Essential Skills Clusters, this book covers all fields of nursing: Adult, Child, Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and also Maternity care, in both acute and community settings. With full colour illustrations, and plenty of activities and user-friendly features throughout, this evidence-based text encompasses essential nursing theory and practice, providing students with information to support their success. Learning features in the book include: Hear it from the experts- tips and advice from real life nurses, patients and their carers, and student nursesRed Flags- alerting the student to potential dangersPrimary Care Considerations- informs students about care issues in the community settingFields boxes- giving further insight into other fields of nursing, making the book relevant to all fields of nursing practiceMedicines Management boxes provide key information about medicinesSelf-assessment and activities throughout A companion website to this title is available at www.wileynursingpractice.com Here you ll find a range of resources for both the student and the lecturer, including: Over 350 interactive multiple choice questionsFlashcardsGlossaryLinks to references and further readingIllustrations from the bookWorksheets

Nursing Practice is an essential, comprehensive textbook designed to support pre-registration nursing students throughout their degree, from year one onwards. It explores both the clinical and professional issues that all student nurses need to know. Written in the context of the NMC Standards for Pre-Registration Education, 2010, and the Essential Skills Clusters, this book provides clear examples of how the content within applies to all fields of nursing from adult, child, mental health, learning disabilities and maternity care, as well as both acute and community settings. With full-colour illustrations and activities and user-friendly features throughout, this evidence-based text encompasses essential nursing theory and practice, providing students with all the information they need to know in one book. Learning features in the book include: 'Hear it from the experts'- tips and advice from real life nurses, carers and members of the team Red Flags - alerting the student to potential dangers 'What to do if...' - quick tips concerning actions to be taken when potential issues arise Primary Care Considerations - where appropriate, patient care in the community setting will be described 'Jot this down' - allowing you to stop and think about an activity related to the chapter Nursing Practice also gives you access to an exciting companion website featuring: All the images from the book Self-test quizzes and activities Links to further reading and resources Case studies and reflective questions Special features: A comprehensive, student-friendly resource to accompany the student throughout the entire pre-registration programme Explores both the theory and the practice of nursing care Focuses predominantly on adult nursing, but with boxed examples of other fields of nursing care Essential skills clusters woven throughout as themes Supported by an online resource centre featuring both lecturer and student resources Over 400 full-colour high quality illustrations throughout Available as online, customisable edition, making searching for information easy and accessible Structured around the latest NMC Standards for pre-registration education, 2010 Includes tips, hints, and advice from real nurses, real students, service users, and other members of the multi-disciplinary team to bring the subject to life