Nursing in Australia : contemporary professional and practice insights / edited by Nathan Wilson [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wilson, Nathan, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nursing--Vocational guidance.

Nursing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (276 pages) : illustrations (black and white)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, New York : Routledge, 2021

Summary:

Graduate nurses are expected to 'hit the ground running', taking on complex care challenges in a stressful and fast-paced environment. This comprehensive yet accessible textbook provides expert guidance for students and commencing nurses on the contexts for their practice. Part 1 presents a pragmatic insight into the intersection, tensions and complexities of practice and professional issues for Australian nurses. It outlines the nature of nursing roles and professional codes of conduct, national health priority areas and legal and ethical issues including the growing use of health informatics. There is an examination of the diverse career paths available in nursing, a focus on nurses' mental health and well-being and a special examination of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health issues. Part 2 unpacks key issues across a range of clinical contexts that will be a key resource for clinical practicums. Contexts covered include acute care, community nursing, paediatric nursing, mental health nursing and aged care. Part 3 examines the professional and practice issues of nursing in diverse, distinctive and emergent practice areas including aesthetic nursing, military nursing and international nursing with case studies and vignettes highlighting common issues and challenges. Drawing on the expertise of a wide range of Australian clinical and academic nursing professionals, this text is a key reference for all nursing undergraduates seeking to enter successfully into the profession.

Contents:

List of illustrations

List of contributors

Preface

Part I: Nursing in the Australian context

1. Nursing in Australia: Nurse education, divisions and professional standards

2. Nursing and tensions within the Australian health care system

3. Nurses delivering care in a digitised environment

4. Career pathways for registered nurses: An expanding horizon

5. Mental well-being and resilience of nurses

6. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health

Part II: Nursing practice in Australia: Contemporary issues

Part II: Section I: Nursing in acute care contexts

7. Perioperative nursing

8. Nursing adults in general medical or surgical contexts

9. Critical care nursing

10. Neonatal nursing: Critically sick babies require unique nursing skills

11. Paediatric nursing in the acute care setting

12. Nursing and acute mental health settings

Part II: Section II: Nursing in the community and home-based contexts

13. Community nursing

14. Nursing and people with intellectual disability

15. Child and family health nursing

16. The role of the Community Mental Health Nurse

Part II: Section III: Nursing in other and cross-clinical contexts

17. Rehabilitation nursing

18. Nursing in aged care contexts

19. Remote area nursing

20. Sexuality and sexual health: Professional issues for nurses

Part III: Diverse and distinctive practice areas

21. Nursing and people with cosmetic and related concerns

22. Nursing in the Australian correctional system

23. Women's health nursing

24. Nursing men

25. Global nursing

26. Nursing and the military

27. General practice nursing

28. Occupational health nursing

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-367-64388-X

1-00-312069-5

1-003-12069-5

1-000-28206-6

1-000-28216-3

9781003120698

OCLC:

1163958332