Key concepts in nursing by Mason-Whitehead, Elizabeth (Professor of social and health care) instant download

Key concepts in nursing by Mason-Whitehead, Elizabeth (Professor of social and health care) instant download

1 online resource (xvii, 326 pages) :, This book will introduce the new student to the major key concepts in nursing and will also provide a linkage into other relevant key concepts as building blocks to a fuller understanding of the overall framework of nursing in contemporary times. It will also inform the reader where to look for exploration into a more detailed appreciation of the issues relating to the key concepts. We hope that this book will help the confused nurse who may be reeling with the abundance of issues surrounding modern-day healthcare delivery. Finally, we envisage that this book may also be of use to lecturers, mentors and clinical supervisors as an access point to the key concepts in nursing and the issues involved in employing them in practice, Includes bibliographical references, Accountability / Mike Thomas -- Advocacy / Moyra A. Baldwin -- Assessment / Victoria Ridgway -- Autonomy / Jill McCarthy -- Biological determinants of need / Jan Woodhouse -- Caring / Pat Rose -- Clinical governance / Linda Meredith and Ian Pierce-Hayes -- Common sense / Sue Phillips -- Communication / Geoff Astbury -- Compassion / Carole Capper -- Competence / Andrea McLaughlin -- Confidence / Carole Capper -- Coping / Tom Mason -- Crisis management / Jan Barton -- Data, information, knowledge / Adam Keen -- Dignity / Victoria Ridgway -- Diversity / Julie Bailey-McHale -- Educator / Jean Mannix and Annette Mcintosh -- Empathy / Tom Donovan -- Empowerment / Ann Bryan -- Environment / Elizabeth Mason-Whitehead -- Equality / Mary Malone -- Ethics / Alison Hobden -- Evidence-based practice / Margaret Edwards -- Feedback / Irene Cooke -- Guilt / John Struthers -- Holistic care / Kay Byatt -- Inequalities in health / Alison While -- Leadership / Geoff Watts -- Manager / Jenni Templeman and Heather Cooper -- Managing change / Linda Meredith -- Managing technology / Neil Hosker and Peter Hinman -- Mentoring / Helen Carr and Janice Gidman -- Nurturing / Frances Wilson and Jan