Nursing Care : An Essential Guide

Smith, Barbara, Field, Linda

ISBN 10: 0131976524 / ISBN 13: 9780131976528

Published by Pearson Education, Limited, 2008

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Synopsis:

This book is designed to help students develop a proactive approach tp the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the care they give. The contents of the book can be applied to all branches of nursing and to all environments where patients are nursed, whether in hospital, at home or care homes.

 

From the Back Cover:

Barbra Smith and Linda Field

 

Nursing Care: An Essential Guide

 

 

 

Go ‘back to basics’ with this concise, clear text on the essentials of nursing care.

 

• Comprehensively covers all aspects of essential care

• Explains Clinical Skills in step-by-step guides

• Puts care into context and relates it to current UK Government policy and targets

• Shows how to apply theory in practice using diagrams and case studies

• Uses a ‘reflective’ theme throughout, in line with current teaching practice

 

 

The book is designed to help the student develop a proactive approach to the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the care that they give. The invaluable advice can be applied to all branches of nursing and to all environments where patients are nursed, whether in hospital, at home or care homes. 

 

Essential reading for all Year One Nursing students taking the Common Foundation Programme (CFP).

 

 

 

“This is a very useful book. Not only is it essential reading for nursing students but a pre-requisite for nurse educators. A most informative and practical approach to nursing care.” Ann Donnelly, Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry.

 

“This is a well written text aimed at student nurses which aims to help students develop their practice.” Christine Whitehead, University of Southampton

 

 

Bibliographic Details

Title: Nursing Care : An Essential Guide
Publisher: Pearson Education, Limited
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good