| Description |
1 online resource (337 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Book title; CONTENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; USING THIS BOOK AND COMPANION WEBSITE; 1 Introduction and how to use this book; Introduction; References; SECTION ONE: The world of nursing in modern-day healthcare; 2 Planning your nursing career -- pathways, options and key roles in modern nursing; Section One: So you wanted to be a nurse; Fields of practice; Being a student; Stepping into practice (and getting a job); Career options; Section Two: Contemporary nursing careers -- pathways and key roles in modern nursing; Conclusion; References |
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3 Developing skilled professional practiceDefining nursing; Identifying the components of skilled nursing practice; Drawing the threads for practice together -- moving beyond the outline; Further information; Appendix; References; 4 Developing expert practice; Leadership -- bringing about a culture of effectiveness; Research utilisation; The ongoing development of oneself and others; Thinking differently; References; SECTION TWO: Care themes and careers in nursing; 5 First contact, access and urgent care; Unscheduled care settings; Emergency departments -- history and development |
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Developing your career in emergency nursingMeeting the care needs of specific groups; Conclusion; References; 6 The acute care of older people; Reconfiguring acute care nursing practice to meet the complex needs of our ageing population; Our ageing population; Ageism within acute care; Employing a person-centred approach to practice in acute care settings; Reconfiguring nursing practice in acute care settings; Overcoming acute care systemic and organisational barriers in order to reconnect with the essence of nursing; Maintain your patients' dignity; Conclusion; References |
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7 Supporting long-term care and palliative careThe stories of our careers and practice development; What is important about long-term and palliative care?; Palliative and end-of-life care; Self-care and self-management; Key skills for providing supportive care; Developing the therapeutic relationship; Advance care planning; Equipping patients to self-care/ self-manage -- Carmel's story continued; Developing nurse-led care services -- Elaine's story continued; The 'carer's voice' -- Pauline's story continued; Conclusion; References; 8 Critical care, critical challenges, critical choices |
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BackgroundCritical caring activities; Professional practice; Learning and development; Research activity; Management and leadership; Professional and clinical practice (MC) and European practices, skill mix and regulation (MG); Gazing into the future; Conclusion; References; Further reading; 9 Mental health and psychosocial care; The medical model and the social model; The beginnings of psychosocial intervention by nurses; A cultural change in psychiatric nursing; Nursing goes to college; Too posh to wash, too clever to care; The development of modern mental health services |
| Summary |
This essential adult nursing text is based on the applied principles, policies and structures of contemporary nursing practice, and takes a holistic and practical approach in guiding students through the realities of becoming a qualified practitioner |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Providing physical care for a mentally ill person |
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Print version record |
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Nursing -- Practice.
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Practical nursing.
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Nurse practitioners.
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Clinical medicine.
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Nursing, Practical
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Nurse Clinicians
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Nurse Practitioners
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Clinical Medicine
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Clinical medicine
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Nurse practitioners
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Nursing -- Practice
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Practical nursing
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Barton, Dave (Associate professor of nursing), editor.
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Le May, Andrée, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781444149883 |
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1444149881 |
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