Nursing care and the activities of living / edited by Ian Peate.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Peate, Ian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nursing--Textbooks.

Nursing.

Nursing--Practice.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (330 p.)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex ; Ames, Iowa : Blackwell Pub., 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book gives a practical focus to the underpinning theory of nursing in order to help students through the academic part of their undergraduate course as well as their placement. The book is based on the activities of living model so each activity has its own chapter, allowing readers to dip in and out. It is essential reading for students, enabling them to understand and manage the many clinical issues they face on a daily basis when nursing adults on wards, in clinics and in the community setting.

Contents:

Nursing Care and theActivities of Living; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The Nature of Nursing; Introduction; The Nursing and Midwifery Council; Registration and professional accountability; Standards of conduct and performance; Maintenance of a register of nurses and midwives; Duty of care; Fitness to practise; Nurses and accountability; Nursing hierarchy; Government directives; The structure of the NHS in England; The structure of the NHS in Scotland; The structure of the NHS in Wales; The structure of the NHS in Northern Ireland; Conclusions; References

2 Safeguarding Vulnerable AdultsIntroduction; Defining a vulnerable adult and abuse; Ethics and safeguarding the vulnerable adult; Policies and legislation for safeguarding the vulnerable adult; Safeguarding vulnerable adults from unprofessional nurses; Fitness to practise panels; Interprofessional collaboration; Reporting suspicions of abuse as a nurse; Assessing the seriousness of abuse; Reporting suspicions of abuse as a student nurse; Conclusions; References; 3 Assessing Needs and the Nursing Process; Introduction; Models of nursing; Activities of living; Organisation of nursing care

Nursing practiceNursing history; Elements in nursing; Theories, concepts and models; Nursing process; Conclusions; References; 4 Promoting Safety; Introduction; Risk assessment; Common risks in health care; Common factors affecting patient safety; Minimising the risk of medication error; Minimising the risk of falls; Minimising the risk of health care-associated infection; Conclusions; References; 5 Communicating Effectively; Introduction; Talking to patients, carers and colleagues effectively and clearly conveying and receiving the intended message

Facilitating patients and their carers to communicate effectivelyThe importance of listening effectively; Potential communication difficulties; The differing methods of communication used by individuals; Communicating with people from different cultures; Coping in a very specific and difficult situation; Using body language effectively; Using the electronic means of distributing information; The ability to know when someone needs to know a piece of information; Information and record keeping; Communication and reflective practice; Conclusions; References

6 Eating and Drinking: Fluid and Nutritional Care in PracticeIntroduction; Nutritional issues and clinical practice; Obesity; Undernutrition; Disease-related factors; Non-disease-related factors; Providing nutritional care in practice; Screening/assessment to identify patients'/clients' nutritional needs; Body mass index; Weight loss; Recent dietary intakes; Stress factors/nature of current illness; Further action, assessment and referral; Planning, implementation and evaluation of nutritional care; Monitoring and re-screening

Factors that affect nutritional care: the hospital and care environment

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612483226

9781282483224

1282483226

9781444315431

1444315439

OCLC:

593240042