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Abstract
This is the key text for introductory level nursing, covering all the core areas. Practical and great value, it is comprehensive and also contains new chapters on cutting edge topics. Alongside an all-new companion website, this is an outstanding edition for CFP study from a tried and trusted team.
FOR 3E
'This is an excellent text which will provide relevant information to take the student right through the Common Foundation Programme. It is easy to read, well set out, applicable to all branches of nursing and up to date.'
- Jill Kneath-Jones, University of Glamorgan, UK
RICHARD HOGSTON Dean of the Faculty of Health at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK and is also Chair of the Cross Leeds Education Partnership Forum.
BARBARA MARJORAM Senior Lecturer in Nursing in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Southampton, UK.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cover | Cover | ||
| Contents | v | ||
| List of Figures | vii | ||
| List of Tables | viii | ||
| List of Charts | ix | ||
| Notes on Contributors | x | ||
| Acknowledgements | xii | ||
| Introduction | xiv | ||
| A Guide to the Book | xvii | ||
| Part I: Nursing Skills and Concepts | 1 | ||
| 1 Managing Nursing Care | 2 | ||
| 2 Social Behaviour and Professional Interactions | 22 | ||
| 3 Challenges to Professional Practice | 46 | ||
| 4 Developing Skills for Reflective Practice | 70 | ||
| Part II: Nursing Interventions | 93 | ||
| 5 Infection Control | 94 | ||
| 6 Administration of Medications | 104 | ||
| 7 Eating and Drinking | 137 | ||
| 8 Elimination | 162 | ||
| 9 Respiration | 194 | ||
| 10 Circulation | 216 | ||
| 11 Wound Management | 238 | ||
| 12 Moving and Handling | 267 | ||
| 13 Dying, Death and Spirituality | 291 | ||
| 14 Drug and Alcohol Misuse | 319 | ||
| Part III: Professional Issues | 347 | ||
| 15 Body Image and Sexuality | 348 | ||
| 16 Genetics Knowledge within an Ethical Framework | 369 | ||
| 17 Nursing Practice in an Interprofessional Context | 392 | ||
| 18 Public Health in Nursing | 413 | ||
| 19 Health Informatics | 440 | ||
| 20 Developing Effective Leadership and Management Skills | 466 | ||
| 21 Answers to Test Yourself! Questions | 491 | ||
| Index | 499 |