Fundamentals of Nursing: Concepts, Process and PracticeUpplaga 1

Welcome to your essential companion for the Common Foundation Programme and beyond! As a nurse today, you must be able to grow and evolve in order to meet the demands of a changing health care system. Fundamentals of Nursing helps you on this journey with comprehensive coverage of contemporary professional nursing. Support for your learning is provided through: Case Studies which are included in all chapters and are suitable for personal reflection or group discussion. Step-by-Step Procedures are included in all clinical chapters.  Clinical procedures are discussed using a step-by-step approach, and the rationale is provided for these procedures based on current clinical evidence. Clinical Alerts are used in clinical chapters to highlight particular areas of practice that need to be taken into account when caring for an individual or group. Clinical Anecdotes are real-world comments made by student nurses and qualified nurses which provide the view points of real individuals within clinical practice. Lifespan Considerations are included where appropriate to highlight for students alternatives practices when caring for infants, children and/or older adults. Home Care Considerations provide information on caring for individuals in the home care and community setting This book has been designed to support adult, child and mental health student nurses at undergraduate level, particularly those on the Common Foundation Programme.  Students on other programmes such as Access to Health and Social Care will also find this book useful.  'I really enjoyed this text. The authors have effectively brought their wealth of experience and understanding to provide an extremely comprehensive resource which addresses all aspects of nursing theory and practice.' Mary O'Rourke University of Central England, Birmingham 'This new text not only addresses the main themes of nursing practice, it also includes areas that have been previously neglected or addressed in limited detail.' Lindesay Irvine, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh