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This new edition of Nursing Care: An Essential Guide for Nurses and Healthcare Workers in Primary and Secondary Care is a comprehensive introductory textbook to nursing care for pre-registration nursing students and nursing associate students in the UK, and is relevant to other allied health students. This back to basics' edition is a concise, clear text on the essentials of nursing care which:

  • Comprehensively covers all aspects of essential care

  • 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

  • Provides opportunities to reflect on the theory and think critically on key issues

  • Explains clinical skills in the context of care

  • Includes features such as recap questions, points for debate, a glossary, further reading lists and a companion website to allow students to reinfo

    Table of Contents

    Guided tour

    Introduction

    1. What is caring?

    2. Dignity and privacy

    3. Basic observations

    4. Hygiene

    5. Nutrition

    6. Fluid balance and continence care

    7. Pain management

    8. Pressure Ulcers

    9. Rehabilitation and self-care

    10. Record-keeping

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      Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
      Publication Date: 9/4/2019 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781138389106, 978-1138389106
      ISBN10: 1138389102
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      Nursing fundamentals and skills

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This new edition of Nursing Care: An Essential Guide for Nurses and Healthcare Workers in Primary and Secondary Care is a comprehensive introductory textbook to nursing care for pre-registration nursing students and nursing associate students in the UK, and is relevant to other allied health students. This back to basics' edition is a concise, clear text on the essentials of nursing care which:

      • Comprehensively covers all aspects of essential care

      • 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

      • Provides opportunities to reflect on the theory and think critically on key issues

      • Explains clinical skills in the context of care

      • Includes features such as recap questions, points for debate, a glossary, further reading lists and a companion website to allow students to reinfo

        Table of Contents

        Guided tour

        Introduction

        1. What is caring?

        2. Dignity and privacy

        3. Basic observations

        4. Hygiene

        5. Nutrition

        6. Fluid balance and continence care

        7. Pain management

        8. Pressure Ulcers

        9. Rehabilitation and self-care

        10. Record-keeping

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