Nursing

This is a comparative international study of drug injecting behaviour and HIV infection based on the World Health Organization's study of 13 cities as disparate as Athens, Bangkok, Glasgow and Rio de Janeiro...

Sets out basic principles for providing patient education as an integral part of nursing care. It challenges the view that simply giving information is enough and investigates strategies for improving the effectiveness of patient education...

This introductory guide provides nurses and other health professionals with a clear idea of why they should use research information as a basis for high-quality patient care and how they should use that information in a clinical setting...

Evidence-based practice (EBP) makes huge demands of nurses and can be much more complex than it seems. This innovative book acknowledges that EBP doesn’t always fit comfortably within established healthcare practices and unpicks some of the most interesting tensions that have emerged in contemporary..

Evidence-based practice (EBP) makes huge demands of nurses and can be much more complex than it seems. This innovative book acknowledges that EBP doesn’t always fit comfortably within established healthcare practices and unpicks some of the most interesting tensions that have emerged in contemporary..

By examining contexts as diverse as nuclear, extended and refugee family households and gay community networks, this book offers insight into the factors which lead to positive responses to AIDS, and those which trigger negative ones...

Fluids and Electrolytes: Essentials for Nursing and Healthcare Practice is designed to give a solid understanding of fluid and electrolyte physiology and its implications for practice, including acid-base balance and intravenous (IV) therapy, in a concise and easily understandable format. Chapters i..

Fundamental Themes in Clinical Supervision provides a definite guide to the subject bringing together contributions from a well-known team to map out current policy, practice, training and research in the area...

Whether you are moving straight from further education or have had a break from studying, this book is essential preparation for anyone who is about to become a nursing student...

Presents a chronological selection of Watney's writings from the 1990s, with new contextualising introductory and concluding essays and offers a chronicle of the changing and often confusing course of the epidemic...

Analysis the contribution made by the UKCC to the development of the nursing profession in this country over the last thirty years. It details the key issues the council grappled with...

Designed for professional LNCs, this volume offers a wealth of content covering processes and legal considerations in a number of areas. It explores forensics work and administrative healthcare law, including insurance regulations and fraud. It discusses keys aspects of Medicare, approaches to creat..