Nutrition and effective elimination
9 Nutrition and effective elimination Chapter aims • To provide an overview of nutrition and elimination and an evidence base for care delivery • To identify nursing care required for…
Assessment of vital signs and changes in health status
7 Assessment of vital signs and changes in health status Chapter aims • To help the student understand how to assess vital signs and recognise the changes within a patient’s…
Communication within medical placements
8 Communication within medical placements Chapter aims • To explore communication within multidisciplinary teams within medical placements • To explore why communication is so important for the medical patient’s wellbeing…
Nursing practice: admission and beyond
5 Nursing practice admission and beyond Chapter aims • To understand the admission process and rationale for information required on admission • To understand how admission influences the care planning…
Medicines management
10 Medicines management Chapter aims • To provide an overview of policy and procedure associated with medicines management • To provide an Introduction to the commonest medicines used for patients…
The end of the journey
12 The end of the journey discharge from hospital and the experience of death Chapter aims • To enable the student to gain an understanding of the discharge process from…
The patient journey within medical placements
4 The patient journey within medical placements Chapter aims • To understand the complex and broad nature of medical learning pathways and their journey through the healthcare system • To…
Preparation for placement learning
3 Preparation for placement learning Chapter aims • To understand what you need to do to prepare for placement • To understand who is available for support while on placement…
Assessment of risk and the medical patient
6 Assessment of risk and the medical patient Chapter aims • To understand why risk assessments are important for medical patients • To identify the risk assessments undertaken in the…
Medical investigations and medical day care
11 Medical investigations and medical day care Chapter aims • To understand the role of medical investigations and day care in the care of the medical patient • To follow…
