Leadership to enhance quality of work life
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…
Nursing leadership: Trust and reciprocity
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…
Organisation violations: Implications for leadership
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…
Skin integrity
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…
Continence
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 •…
Resuscitation and emergency care
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…
Mobility and moving
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…
Homeostasis
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…
Stress, relaxation and rest
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…
