Essentials of nursing practice

Part A: Learning to be a Nurse What Is a Nurse? - Catherine Delves-Yates, Karen Elcock, Carol Hall, Ruth Northway and Steve Trenoweth Being a Nursing Student - Catherine Delves-Yates Core Academic Skills - Gabrielle Thorpe, Jonathan Mason and Catherine Delves-Yates Academic Writing and Assessment Skills - Gabrielle Thorpe and Jonathan Mason Part B: Professional Practice Ethics - Ruth Northway and Ian Beech Law - Graham Avery Accountability and Professionalism - Karen Elcock Resilience - E. Jane Blowers The Role of the Student Nurse in Effecting Change - Jacqueline Phipps Clinical Governance - Karen Elcock Part C Fundamentals of Nursing Care Delivering Effective Care - Fiona Everett and Wendy Wright Introduction to Nursing Theory - Carol Hall Values-based, Person-centred Care - Catherine Delves-Yates Patient, Service User, Family and Carer Perspectives - Katrina Emmerson and Ruth Northway Assessment, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation - APIE - Rebekah Hill Core Communication Skills - Karen Elcock and Jean Shapcott Communication and Interpersonal Skills in Challenging Circumstances - Steve Trenoweth and Wasiim Allymamod Assessing and Managing Risk - Melanie Fisher and Margaret Scott Record Keeping and Documentation - Jill Barnes and Robert Jenkins Patient Care Related Decision Making - Gemma Hurley Health Promotion - Daryl Evans Safeguarding - Robert Jenkins and Jill Barnes Patient Education - Helen Walker Part D Skills for Nursing Care Infection Prevention and Control - IPC - Rose Gallagher Clinical Measurement - Valerie Foley Pain Management - Ann Kettyle Aseptic Technique and Specimen Collection - Rose Gallagher Skin Integrity - Irene Anderson Safer Handling of People - Dianne Steele First Aid - Chris Mulryan Medicines Administration - Carol Hall Assisting with Nutritional Needs - Kate Goodhand and Jane Ewen Assisting Patients with their Elimination Needs - Mairead Collie and David J Hunter Assisting Patients with their Hygiene Needs - Catherine Delves-Yates Last Offices - Jean Shapcott PART E Contexts of Nursing Care Introduction to the Organization of and Settings for Care - Siobhan McCullough Public Health - Charlene Lobo Introduction to Interprofessional Working - Adele Atkinson Introduction to the Sociological Context of Nursing - Ruth Northway Introduction to Health Policy and the Political Context of Nursing - Siobhan McCullough Introduction to the Global Context of Nursing - Catherine Delves-Yates