Transforming nursing practice

This text assists students in meeting the NMC requirements, and helps them apply recent leadership and management theory to the nurse's role. It explores students' current perceptions and concerns, giving practical guidance for immediate challenges the new nurse will face - team working, delegation, conflict management and negotiation.

The need for an evidence base for nursing practice is widely accepted. This book uses clear language to help the reader develop skills in the identification, appraisal and application of evidence for nursing practice. It guides the reader in the development of underpinning skills.

This book is a clear and practical guide to help students develop skills such as critical thinking and reflection. It explains what critical thinking is and its importance within nursing practice, how to use these skills in practical contexts and how readers can demonstrate their abilities in written form.

It is essential for mental health nurses to understand the physical health needs of people with mental health disorders in order to provide holistic care. This book is a practical and informative guide to the physical health care of people with mental health illnesses. It covers a range of health-promotion strategies, including exercise, diet and oral health, and assessment, intervention and skills for common physical disorders found in people with...

It is vital that nurses providing person-centred care understand how culture and diversity affect patients' experience of health care. This text provides the knowledge, awareness and skills, ensuring that nursing students are able to communicate effectively with people from across the social spectrum.

Carefully designed to provide an integrated introduction to both the biology of disease and the therapeutic agents that are used to manage them, this resource covers the basics of pharmacology, the core pathological concepts of inflammation, infection and cancer, as well as a systems based consideration of the pathophysiology and relevant pharmacology of common disorders. Updated and mapped to the 2018 NMC standards, the book offers the ideal starting...

This title explores the practical application of theory within nursing practice in various contexts and perspectives. It helps the student gain knowledge about how nurses think about nursing, and develop and use theories to meet individual patient needs.

Moving from student to registered nurse is a big transition and its important for final year students to feel fully prepared for life after study. Covering a range of topics including accountability, professionalism, re-validation and fitness to practice, this text gives students a thorough overview of the responsibilities associated with being a fully qualified nurse. It also provides students with the tools to assess their own abilities and identify...