| Description |
XVII, 424 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Palgrave student companions |
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Palgrave student companions.
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| Contents |
Contents: The context of nursing / Nancy-Jane Lee -- Your nursing course / James Richardson -- Key skills in nursing / Mary Birchenall -- Health promotion and public health / John Clayton and Peter Birchenall -- Interpersonal and professional skills / Anita Maestri-Banks and Paula Pope -- User involvement and user perspectives / Tony Hostick and E.M. Hostick -- Understanding the social context of healthcare / Peter Morrell -- The psychological context of healthcare / Rebecca Stack -- Helping people manage pain / Emma Briggs -- Contemporary pre and post-operative care / Mark Mitchell -- On death and dying / Lovemore Nyatanga and Brian Nyatanga -- Adult nursing / Nancy-Jane Lee and Jean Parnell -- Nursing children and young people / Barbara Elliott ... [et al.] -- Caring for people with learning disability / Peter Birchenall and Susan A Baldwin -- Mental health nursing / White, J. ... [et al.] -- Caring for older people / Fiona Irvine and Colin Jones -- The relevance of research to nursing / Elaine Ball -- Quantitative research / Susan A Baldwin -- Qualitative research / Elaine Ball -- Getting research into practice / Annette Jinks and James Richardson -- Career pathways / James Richardson |
| Summary |
The Nursing Companion is ideal pre-course reading and suitable for those considering a nursing career. It introduces the different branches of nursing and covers core concepts and research. This preparatory reader also includes specialist study skills, helping students to balance learning in lectures and on placement |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Nursing -- Research.
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Nursing -- Great Britain -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Nursing.
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Education, Nursing.
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Nursing Care -- methods.
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Nursing Research.
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| SUBJECT |
United Kingdom. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006113 |
| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Adams, Nicola.
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Birchenall, Peter.
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| LC no. |
2011003110 |
| ISBN |
1403941882 (alk. paper) |
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9781403941886 (alk. paper) |
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