Nursing Practice and Health Care 5E: A Foundation Text

by Hinchliff; Susan

• ISBN13: 9780340928882
• ISBN10: 0340928883
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2008-10-31
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Nursing Practice and Health Care is an essential companion to pre-registration nursing education programmes, for those studying at degree and diploma level, and for students on post-registration courses. This fifth edition has been completely revised to reflect the current professional and educational requirements for those preparing for registration as a nurse, while maintaining a strong focus on practice and reflecting the needs of those requiring nursing and health care. Additionally, it usesthe 2008 NMC Code as the cornerstone for many of its chapters. Building on the changes in the fourth edition, the requirements of pre-registration nursing programmes, the fitness for practice initiative and other developments in health policy within the four countries of the UK, the book provides an invaluable support for students as they learn the skills incritical thinking that will enable the development of an accountable, professional practitioner. Both student- and patient-centred, the book is divided into five parts: Perspectives on nursing, Learning nursing, Practisting nursing, Key aspects of care and Professional support and development.

Author Biography

Sue Hinchliff, RN,RNT,BA,MSc, Consultant to the Nursing and Midwifery Council; Consultant to the Royal College of Nursing Accreditaion Unit; Nurse Advisor to THET; Visiting Professor in Nursing and Nursing Education to London South Bank University
Sue Norman, RN, BEd (Hons) RNT, NDNCert Hon DSc, previously Chief Executive/Registrar, United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visitors; Visiting Professor in Nursing Policy and Development to London South Bank University
Jane Schober,MN,RN,DipN (Lond) DipN Ed, RNT, RCNT, Principal Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, De Montfort University, Leicester

Table of Contents

Perspectives on nursing

Using the service: experiencing nursing

Being a nurse

The essence of nursing

Learning nursing

Learning nursing the student experience

Support networks for students

Practising nursing

Principles of professional practice

Maintaining professional standards

Clinical governance and accountable practice

Ethical dimensions of practice

Care settings

Nursing informatics

Key aspects of care

Frameworks for practice

Promoting patient/client well-being

Assessment: foundation of good practice

The needs of children

The needs of young people

The needs of acutely ill adults

Long term health needs and rehab

The needs of older people

Care needs at home/in the community

Coping with expected and unexpected death

Professional support and development

Supporting practitioners

Your career and professional development

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