Leadership to enhance quality of work life

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CHAPTER SIXTEEN Leadership to enhance quality of work life Reta Creegan, Christine Duffield LEARNING OBJECTIVES At the completion of this chapter, the reader will be able to: understand the concept…

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Nursing leadership: Trust and reciprocity

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CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE Nursing leadership Trust and reciprocity Judith Clare, Anne Hofmeyer LEARNING OBJECTIVES At the completion of this chapter, the reader will be able to: understand the debates about nursing…

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Organisation violations: Implications for leadership

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CHAPTER NINE Organisation violations Implications for leadership Sandra Speedy LEARNING OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter, the reader will be able to: understand the nature of organisation violations and the purposes…

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Skin integrity

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KEY ISSUES SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE • Structure and function of the skin • Ageing and the skin • Wound healing processes • Importance of appearance • Cultural influences related to skin…

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Continence

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KEY ISSUES SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE • Definition of continence and incontinence • Biology of the urinary system • The process of defaecation • Different types of incontinence and their causes •…

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Resuscitation and emergency care

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KEY ISSUES SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE • Early detection and the prevention of collapse • Resuscitation guidelines • The collapsed adult • The heart and ventricular fibrillation • The chain of survival…

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Mobility and moving

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KEY ISSUES SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE • The musculoskeletal system • Physical effects of immobility • Spinal anatomy • Risk factors associated with back pain and injury • Risks related to moving…

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Homeostasis

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KEY ISSUES SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE • Behavioural, cultural and environmental factors that affect health • Mechanism of feedback loops in maintaining homeostasis • Biological basis of thermoregulation, blood pressure maintenance, pulse…

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Stress, relaxation and rest

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KEY ISSUES SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE • Concepts of stress • Physiological changes in stress • The stressful personality • Psycho/social changes in stress • Life events and stress • Post-traumatic stress…

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Nutrition

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KEY ISSUES SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE • Energy producing and non-energy producing food, what it is and why it is needed in the body • The chemical structure of the different food…

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