Vital Notes For Nurses

Author : Anna T. Crouch
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119185718
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Health Assessment written by Anna T. Crouch and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-08-12 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Health assessment is central to effective planning, implementationand evaluation of nursing care. All nurses are accountable for thecare they provide and need to be able to accurately determinepatient needs in order to plan and deliver evidence-based care.Vital notes for nurses: Health assessment provides studentswith the knowledge required to consider the many different factorswhich can influence patient’s health, comfort, well-being andrecovery and to confidently assess patient needs. Vital notes for nurses: Health assessment exploresconcepts of holism, health and illness, factors to consider whenassessing patients, communication skills needed for assessment, andall aspects of holistic assessment including physical,psychological, social, cultural and spiritual factors andnutritional needs. * Provides a concise, accessible introduction to healthassessment * Includes physical, psychological, social, cultural and spiritualhealth assessment * Explores essential concepts in assessment and care planning * Within the Vital Notes for Nurses series * Adopts a holistic approach

Author : Helen Caulfield
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118305965
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vital Notes for Nurses: Accountability written by Helen Caulfield and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-11-30 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vital Notes on Accountability is a concise, accessible guidewhich provides students and newly qualified staff with anunderstanding of key issues in professional practice. Nurses areaccountable for their own practice and require a thoroughunderstanding of their core responsibilities which underpineveryday practice in the health service today. This introductory text in the ‘Vital Notes forNurses’ series sets out a framework for accountability whichconsists of four ‘pillars’ - legal, ethical, employmentand professional accountability - against which clinical issues canbe considered. * Presents legal, ethical, employment and professional issues inan accessible way * Explores accountability, professional regulation, sources offunding and treatment in the health service * Examines complaints, human rights, negligence, consent, andconfidentiality * Explores further applications in accountability * Each chapter includes learning objectives, scenarios and casestudies

Author : Joyce Smith
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444341871
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vital Signs for Nurses written by Joyce Smith and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-05-03 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accurate clinical observations are the key to good patient care and fundamental to nursing practice. Vital Signs for Nurses will support anyone in care delivery to enhance their skills, reflect upon their own practice and assist in their continuing professional development. This practical introductory text explores how to make assessments of heart rate, blood pressure, temperature, pain and nutrition. It also looks at issues of infection control, record-keeping and legal and ethical considerations. With case studies and examples throughout, this text will be invaluable to all healthcare assistants, student nurses, Trainee Assistant Practitioners and students on foundation degrees.

Author : Jane Wills
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118314484
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vital Notes for Nurses written by Jane Wills and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-12-08 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vital Notes for Nurses: Promoting Health is a concise,accessible introduction to health promotion and public health forpre-registration nursing students and newly qualified nurses. Promoting the health and well-being of patients is a vital partof the nursing role. This introductory text in the Vital Notesfor Nurses series explores issues such as public healthpriorities, health inequalities, health promotion settings, and therole of the nurse in health promotion roles. Written in a clear, accessible style which assumes no priorknowledge Each chapter includes learning objectives, case studies,scenarios, activities and learning outcomes Includes specific application to nursing practice in everychapter Identifies strategies for promoting health with individuals andcommunities and for protecting the health of the generalpopulation

Author : Hilary Lloyd
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118305949
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vital Notes for Nurses written by Hilary Lloyd and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-11-30 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vital Notes for Nurses: Principles of Care is an essentialguide for nursing students and newly qualified nurses. It providesa concise introduction to the essential principles of nursing care.It encourages nurses to examine the principles and evidenceunderlying nursing practice and equips them with a thoroughunderstanding of the complexities of patient care in differentenvironments of care. Principles of Care explores concepts of health andillness, conceptual frameworks for practice, principles of healthcare delivery, and professional standards. Key themes includeassessment and planning, implementation and evaluation, patienteducation and health promotion, decision making and riskmanagement, benchmarking, clinical effectiveness and practicedevelopment. * Examines assessment, planning and evaluation of care * Covers risk management and prioritisation of care * Addresses the use of NICE guidance and National serviceframeworks * Explores clinical effectiveness, practice development and qualityassurance * Includes learning objectives, scenarios and case studies

Author : Sue Barker
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118305930
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vital Notes for Nurses written by Sue Barker and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-11-30 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vital Notes for Nurses: Psychology provides a concise,accessible introduction to key psychological theories and outlinestheir relevance to nursing practice. Divided into seven chapters,the first offers a preliminary insight into the differentperspectives in psychology: Biological, Psychodynamic, Behavioural,Cognitive and Humanistic. These perspectives go on to underpin thetopics in all the other chapters. Vital Notes for Nurses: Psychology explores developmentaltheories, attachment theories, and relationship theories. Itdiscusses issues relevant to nursing practice such as motivation,change, stereotypes, relationships and motivation and looks atissues of suffering, including stress and pain. Illustrated withexamples from all branches of nursing practice, this text clearlyillustrates the relevance of psychology to nurses. Relates psychological themes specifically to nursingpractice Written in a clear, accessible style which assumes no priorknowledge Useful to all nursing students on the common foundationprogramme as well as newly qualified nurses. Each chapter includes features such as activities, case studiesand learning objectives

Author : Hugh McKenna
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118305922
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vital Notes for Nurses written by Hugh McKenna and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-11-28 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vital Notes for Nurses: Nursing Models, Theories and Practiceprovides a concise, accessible introduction to the development,application and evaluation of nursing theories and clearly outlinestheir relevance to everyday nursing practice. It encourages thereader to view theories from a broader conceptual base, enablingthem to be more objective when it comes to clinical practice. Suitable for nursing students and newly qualified nurses, theauthors explore the relationship between nursing theories andpractice, specifically analysing their origins, development,selection and use. It discusses how nursing theories evolve, howthey relate to nursing roles, how to select a nursing theoryrelevant to your practice, and how to evaluate theoriescritically. Key Features: • Clearly examines the relationship between nursingtheory, clinical practice and nursing roles • Written in a clear, accessible style which assumes no priorknowledge • Useful to all nursing students on the common foundationprogramme as well as newly qualified nurses. • Each chapter includes features such as activities, casestudies and learning objectives • In the Vital Notes for Nurses series

Author : Kathleen C. Straker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780979847509
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vital Skills written by Kathleen C. Straker and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are looking for a systematic approach to your studies, look no further. The authors of Vital Skillsare study skills experts who have researched and tested the strategies taught in this book. Vital Skills will teach you how to: plan and manage your time; get the most out of lectures; organize your notes; improve your long-term memory; reduce test anxiety; prepare for exams. Vital Skills contains exactly what you need to know and do to achieve academic success!

Author : Robert Newell
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN 13 : 9781405125628
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vital Notes for Nurses written by Robert Newell and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2006-07-10 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vital Notes for Nurses: Research for Evidence-based Practice provides a concise, accessible introduction to research and evidence based practice for pre-registration students and newly qualified nurses. It places research and evidence in the context of clinical practice, introduces the main methodological approaches in qualitative and quantitative research and describes the processes of research appraisal, dissemination and implementation. Vital Notes for Nurses: Research for Evidence-based Practice engages students with the research and evidence agenda, demonstrates the relevance of research and evidence to nursing practice, and provides them with the skills needed to explore these areas in greater detail. Each chapter stands alone but contains links to other chapters, together with further reading for students wanting to pursue methods in more detail.

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Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN 13 : 9780781791946
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nursing Know-how written by and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2009 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides information on documentation issues, including electronic medical records, legal and ethical implications, and documentation in acute cases, along with a variety of charting examples.