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Abstract
This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. It is written specifically to meet the needs of nursing students undertaking the common foundation programme. It aims to explain how and why sensitive, holistic and evidence-based nursing care is carried out. Therefore it is relevant to students who will enter all branches of nursing and includes material that is both common to all and specific to each branch. The book aims to provide all students on foundation nursing and health care programmes with material of sufficient depth/breadth to achieve the NMC outcomes required for entry into the branch programmes. There is an emphasis not only on the theory that underpins nursing practice in the common foundation programme but also on nursing skills which form an increasingly emphasized part of the programme. The chapters have been reviewed by experts from each branch and also clinical skills to ensure the content reflects each branch accurately and appropriately.
- Emphasis on clinical skills & lifelong learning
- Realistic scenarios reinforce the need for patient/client-centred care with a holistic approach
- Activity boxes for all branches and age groups in each chapter ensure relevance to nurses in diverse settings
- An integrated approach to health promotion with activity boxes emphasises that health maintenance and promotion are central to contemporary nursing practice
- Reflection, critical thinking and research/appraisal skills are encouraged with a problem centred approach that will help to develop the skills needed to provide sensitive and effective, high quality care and to integrate theory with practice
- The emphasis on nursing/clinical skills underlines the importance of core skills - an integral part of the patient/client experience
- Cultural diversity is a core theme throughout
- The importance of evidence-based practice is highlighted and the text helps readers are assisted to acquire the skills to provide evidence-based care
- A wide range of general and branch-specific interactive boxes help to develop an understanding of some issues in other branches as well as the core issues that affect all nurses.
- Self- test questions and answers provide an opportunity for readers to take responsibility for and check their learning.
- Valuable learning tools are included: glossary of key terms, useful websites and references
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| Foundations of Nursing Practice: Fundamentals of Holistic Care | iii | ||
| Copyright Page\r | iv | ||
| Table of Contents\r | v | ||
| Contributors | vii | ||
| Foreword | xi | ||
| Preface | xiii | ||
| Acknowledgments | xiv | ||
| How to use this book | xv | ||
| Chapter 1. Understanding health and health promotion | 3 | ||
| Introduction | 3 | ||
| Definitions of health | 4 | ||
| Models of health and illness | 7 | ||
| Health beliefs | 8 | ||
| Attitudes, values and behaviours | 12 | ||
| Factors in.uencing health | 14 | ||
| Changing trends in health and illness | 19 | ||
| Health promotion | 20 | ||
| UK health policy context | 28 | ||
| Measuring health and illness | 29 | ||
| Illness behaviour | 32 | ||
| Chapter 2. Evolution of contemporary nursing | 37 | ||
| Introduction | 37 | ||
| Evolution of nursing | 37 | ||
| Approaches to nursing practice | 47 | ||
| Contemporary nursing | 49 | ||
| Roles of the nurse | 65 | ||
| Chapter 3. Health and social care delivery systems | 71 | ||
| Introduction | 71 | ||
| Health and social care provision | 72 | ||
| The National Health Service | 77 | ||
| Social care provision | 85 | ||
| Providing high quality health and social care – quality issues | 89 | ||
| Chapter 4. Learning and teaching | 99 | ||
| Introduction | 99 | ||
| Theories of learning | 99 | ||
| The learning process | 103 | ||
| Factors in. uencing learning | 109 | ||
| Teaching and learning methods | 113 | ||
| The process of teaching | 115 | ||
| Chapter 5. Evidence-based practice and research | 123 | ||
| Introduction | 123 | ||
| What is evidence-based practice? | 123 | ||
| Overview of the research process | 134 | ||
| Appraisal of the evidence | 137 | ||
| Putting evidence into practice | 142 | ||
| Chapter 6. Legal issues that impact on nursing practice | 147 | ||
| Introduction | 147 | ||
| Legal frameworks | 147 | ||
| Legal concepts integral to nursing | 152 | ||
| Chapter 7. The NMC Code of conduct and applied ethical principles | 163 | ||
| Introduction | 163 | ||
| The role of the Nursing and Midwifery Council | 163 | ||
| The Code of professional conduct | 165 | ||
| Ethical principles | 168 | ||
| The ethical and moral dimensions of nursing practice | 169 | ||
| Power: its use and abuse | 174 | ||
| Ethical frameworks and models | 177 | ||
| Chapter 8. The human lifespan and its effect on selecting nursing interventions | 185 | ||
| Introduction | 185 | ||
| Psychology and sociology related to development and nursing | 185 | ||
| Development across the lifespan | 197 | ||
| Chapter 9. Relationship, helping and communication skills | 221 | ||
| Introduction | 221 | ||
| Communication theory | 222 | ||
| Language | 224 | ||
| Interpersonal communication skills | 230 | ||
| Nursing relationships | 235 | ||
| Barriers to communication | 245 | ||
| Chapter 10. Sleep, rest, relaxation, complementary therapies and alternative therapies | 251 | ||
| Introduction | 251 | ||
| Sleep, rest and relaxation | 252 | ||
| Nursing interventions to promote sleep, rest and relaxation | 262 | ||
| Complementary and alternative medicine | 266 | ||
| Chapter 11. Stress, anxiety and coping | 277 | ||
| Introduction | 277 | ||
| Nature of stress | 277 | ||
| Stress and people | 289 | ||
| Chapter 12. Loss and bereavement | 299 | ||
| Introduction | 299 | ||
| Loss including death | 299 | ||
| Palliative care | 303 | ||
| Death and dying | 309 | ||
| Chapter 13. Safety in nursing practice | 321 | ||
| Introduction | 321 | ||
| Risk assessment | 322 | ||
| Health and safety legislation | 325 | ||
| First aid | 332 | ||
| Infection control and standard precautions | 337 | ||
| Principles of managing violence and aggression | 338 | ||
| Fire safety | 342 | ||
| Chapter 14. The nursing process, holistic assessment and baseline observations | 349 | ||
| Introduction | 349 | ||
| The nursing process | 349 | ||
| Nursing models | 359 | ||
| Integrated care pathways | 363 | ||
| Planning care for people with learning disability | 364 | ||
| Approaches in mental health nursing | 366 | ||
| Approaches to planning care for children | 367 | ||
| Documentation and record keeping | 368 | ||
| Vital signs | 368 | ||
| Chapter 15. Preventing the spread of infection | 391 | ||
| Introduction | 391 | ||
| Overview of microbiology | 391 | ||
| Host defence mechanisms | 397 | ||
| Infection control | 399 | ||
| Standard precautions | 399 | ||
| Additional precautions | 414 | ||
| Specimen collection | 419 | ||
| Chapter 16. Caring for the person with physical needs, sensory impairment and unconsciousness | 425 | ||
| Introduction | 425 | ||
| Personal hygiene and appearance | 426 | ||
| Sensory considerations | 445 | ||
| The unconscious patient | 451 | ||
| Chapter 17. Breathing and circulation | 463 | ||
| Introduction | 463 | ||
| An overview of breathing and circulation | 464 | ||
| Care of the person with breathing and/or circulation problems | 488 | ||
| Chapter 18. Mobility and immobility | 501 | ||
| Introduction | 501 | ||
| The nervous and musculoskeletal systems | 501 | ||
| Posture, balance and movement | 509 | ||
| Ef. cient handling and moving (EHM) | 514 | ||
| The bene. ts of mobility and hazards of immobility | 523 | ||
| Chapter 19. Promoting hydration and nutrition | 531 | ||
| Introduction | 531 | ||
| Maintaining . uid, electrolyte and acid–base balance | 532 | ||
| Nutrition | 549 | ||
| Chapter 20. Elimination – urine | 569 | ||
| Introduction | 569 | ||
| Overview – anatomy and physiology of the urinary system | 570 | ||
| Urinary elimination | 572 | ||
| Nursing interventions – micturition | 577 | ||
| Promoting continence | 582 | ||
| Types of urinary incontinence | 585 | ||
| Chapter 21. Elimination – faeces | 599 | ||
| Introduction | 599 | ||
| An overview of defecation | 599 | ||
| Nursing interventions to promote defecation | 607 | ||
| Chapter 22. Promoting the safe administration of medicines | 627 | ||
| Introduction | 627 | ||
| Legislation concerning medicines | 627 | ||
| Introduction to pharmacology | 630 | ||
| Naming of drugs and common groups | 634 | ||
| Medicinal preparations and routes of administration | 636 | ||
| Administering prescribed medication | 637 | ||
| Chapter 23. Pain management – minimizing the pain experience | 653 | ||
| Introduction | 653 | ||
| The nature of pain | 653 | ||
| Pain assessment | 661 | ||
| Pain management | 668 | ||
| Chapter 24. Caring for the person having surgery | 681 | ||
| Introduction | 681 | ||
| Types of surgery | 681 | ||
| Preoperative care | 683 | ||
| Perioperative care | 691 | ||
| Postoperative care | 692 | ||
| Discharge planning | 700 | ||
| Chapter 25. Wound management | 703 | ||
| Introduction | 703 | ||
| Types of wound | 703 | ||
| Wound healing | 705 | ||
| Wound management | 708 | ||
| Chronic wounds | 714 | ||
| Appendix: Answers to self tests | 727 | ||
| Chapter 1 | 727 | ||
| Chapter 2 | 727 | ||
| Chapter 3 | 727 | ||
| Chapter 4 | 727 | ||
| Chapter 5 | 727 | ||
| Chapter 6 | 728 | ||
| Chapter 7 | 728 | ||
| Chapter 8 | 728 | ||
| Chapter 9 | 728 | ||
| Chapter 10 | 728 | ||
| Chapter 11 | 728 | ||
| Chapter 12 | 728 | ||
| Chapter 13 | 728 | ||
| Chapter 14 | 729 | ||
| Chapter 15 | 729 | ||
| Chapter 16 | 729 | ||
| Chapter 17 | 729 | ||
| Chapter 18 | 729 | ||
| Chapter 19 | 729 | ||
| Chapter 20 | 729 | ||
| Chapter 21 | 729 | ||
| Chapter 22 | 729 | ||
| Chapter 23 | 730 | ||
| Chapter 24 | 730 | ||
| Chapter 25 | 730 | ||
| Glossary | 731 | ||
| Index | 739 |