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.
Evidence-based practice (EBP) makes huge demands of nurses and can be much more complex than it seems. This innovative book acknowledges that EBP does..
This comprehensive text uses an interactive and accessible approach to introduce readers to the key skills and knowledge that they will require for th..
Becoming a Nurse will demystify what you need to know while preparing you to meet NMC standards and become a confident, practising professional. This ..
Competencies for Advanced Nursing Practice is the first and definitive book to deliver guidance for practitioners working to be recognized for their a..
More and more critically ill patients are being cared for on acute general wards rather than in ICUs—necessitating that nurses become knowledgeable ab..
Third edition of an invaluable text examining how nursing has developed from its beginnings to the present day. Fully updated with ten new chapters, c..
Explores role of nursing in primary health care showing how policy informs practice. Issues covered include: health needs profiling, assessment, inter..
Sets out basic principles for providing patient education as an integral part of nursing care. It challenges the view that simply giving information i..
In three main ways Social Work, Health and Equality suggests what social work can contribute to people's health. It will be essential reading to train..
This introductory guide provides nurses and other health professionals with a clear idea of why they should use research information as a basis for hi..
This book provides a new synthesis of the theories and principles guiding action research, drawn from various disciplines and from the variety of hist..