Using a ‘toolkit’ of activities in your placement
Key topics • Making the most of the activities in the ‘toolkit’ • Being a nurse and doing nursing • Finding out about your placement setting • Planning your nursing…
Managing self and setting priorities in placements
Key topics • Introduction • Why are placements so important? • What is a placement and who will support me? • What can I do before I commence a placement?…
Working in a team
Key topics • The nature of teams and their characteristics • Teamwork and the delivery of health care • Factors leading to poor and good teamwork • Case histories of…
management
CHAPTERS 10 Working in a team………… 333 11 Managing self and setting priorities in placements………… 353 12 Decision-making in practice………… 375 13 Promoting safe practice………… 401 In this section of…
of care delivery
CHAPTERS 7 Communication between patients, carers and health care professionals……………………….. 189 8 Food and nutrition…………………… 231 9 Hygiene……………………….. 285 Introduction Learning how to provide nursing care that reflects the highest…
The emotional labour of nursing
Key topics • Becoming a nurse • Learning to become a professional • Emotional labour and feeling rules • Learning to do emotional labour • Learning and managing the emotional…
Professional standards and rules:
Key topics • Health care ethics and the moral character of the health care professional • The responsibility of acting morally well through exercising the virtues in the delivery of…
Care of Patients with Noninfectious Lower Respiratory Problems
Chapter 32 Care of Patients with Noninfectious Lower Respiratory Problems M. Linda Workman Learning Outcomes Safe and Effective Care Environment 1. Ensure safe oxygen delivery. 2. Ensure the proper oxygen…
Care of Patients with Urinary Problems
Chapter 69 Care of Patients with Urinary Problems Chris Winkelman Learning Outcomes Safe and Effective Care Environment 1. Assess the appropriateness for continuing therapy with indwelling urinary catheters. 2. Use…
Care of Patients with Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease
Chapter 71 Care of Patients with Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease Linda LaCharity Learning Outcomes Safe and Effective Care Environment 1. Evaluate patient risk for dehydration, shock, and…
