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Nursing Care

an essential guide for nurses and healthcare workers in primary and secondary care

Barbara Smith author Linda Field author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:3rd Dec '10

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

Nursing Care cover

Go ‘back to basics’ with this concise, clear text on the essentials of nursing care.

  • 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

  • Uses a ‘reflective’ theme throughout, in line with current teaching practice

  • Explains Clinical Skills in the context of care

The book is designed to help the student develop a proactive approach to the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the care that they give. The invaluable advice can be applied to all branches of nursing and to all environments where patients are nursed, whether in hospital, at home or care homes.

Essential reading for nursing students, qualified nurses and all health and social care workers

"Easy to read; a valuable text to commence theoretical understanding of the programme. Case studies provide valuable tools for learning" - Karen Lumsden, Department of Nursing and Applied Clinical Studies, Canterbury Christ Church University

ISBN: 9781408251393

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 635g

364 pages

2nd edition