Nursing

Written by a team of experts from across the UK, this book covers the wide range of general and specialist care settings in which children and young people's nurses work, including schools, the community and mental health. Throughout, it emphasizes the fundamental principles of contemporary children..

This book uses a clear format to set out the key stages of communication development in babies and young children...

Becoming a nurse is a life-changing process and making the decision to study nursing at university is the first step. This guide helps prospective nursing students determine whether it is the right move, gives them an idea of which area of the field might best suit them, and provides useful tips for..

Becoming a nurse is a life-changing process and making the decision to study nursing at university is the first step. This guide helps prospective nursing students determine whether it is the right move, gives them an idea of which area of the field might best suit them, and provides useful tips for..

Michael Kelly, himself a sufferer of colitis, describes the experience of ulcerative colitis from the perspective of men and women who have had the disease and examines both social and psychological issues...

Competencies for Advanced Nursing Practice is the first and definitive book to deliver guidance for practitioners working to be recognized for their advanced nursing practice. Written by experienced academics and advanced nurse practitioners from a variety of clinical backgrounds, this handbook will..

The nursing profession is under pressure. Financial demands, student debt, the target culture, political scrutiny in the wake of major care scandals and increasing workloads are all taking their toll on professional morale and performance. This timely book considers the meaning of resilience in this..

The nursing profession is under pressure. Financial demands, student debt, the target culture, political scrutiny in the wake of major care scandals and increasing workloads are all taking their toll on professional morale and performance. This timely book considers the meaning of resilience in this..

Thinking critically is an essential skill for students and healthcare practitioners. This book will help you to identify, transfer and build on the critical skills you already have to help you find, understand and evaluate the evidence that underpins your academic work and healthcare practice...

Taking a critical theoretical perspective, this book provides pragmatic guidance for culturally safe care for a variety of marginalized populations, and invites readers to reflect on the implications of power, culture and health in care provision...

Bringing together the crucially important topics of cultural competence and compassion for the first time, this book explores how to practise ‘culturally competent compassion’ in healthcare settings Presenting new research on practising compassion as well as an innovative model for practice, Cultura..

Delivering the Vision is a practitioner-focused text, accessible and relevant to all those interested in the management and reform of public sector organisations...