Download or read book Health Assessment written by Anna T. Crouch and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-08-12 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Health assessment is central to effective planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care. All nurses are accountable for the care they provide and need to be able to accurately determine patient needs in order to plan and deliver evidence-based care. Vital notes for nurses: Health assessment provides students with the knowledge required to consider the many different factors which can influence patient’s health, comfort, well-being and recovery and to confidently assess patient needs. Vital notes for nurses: Health assessment explores concepts of holism, health and illness, factors to consider when assessing patients, communication skills needed for assessment, and all aspects of holistic assessment including physical, psychological, social, cultural and spiritual factors and nutritional needs. * Provides a concise, accessible introduction to health assessment * Includes physical, psychological, social, cultural and spiritual health assessment * Explores essential concepts in assessment and care planning * Within the Vital Notes for Nurses series * Adopts a holistic approach

Download or read book Vital Notes for Nurses Accountability written by Helen Caulfield and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-11-30 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vital Notes on Accountability is a concise, accessible guidewhich provides students and newly qualified staff with anunderstanding of key issues in professional practice. Nurses areaccountable for their own practice and require a thoroughunderstanding of their core responsibilities which underpineveryday practice in the health service today. This introductory text in the ‘Vital Notes forNurses’ series sets out a framework for accountability whichconsists of four ‘pillars’ - legal, ethical, employmentand professional accountability - against which clinical issues canbe considered. * Presents legal, ethical, employment and professional issues inan accessible way * Explores accountability, professional regulation, sources offunding and treatment in the health service * Examines complaints, human rights, negligence, consent, andconfidentiality * Explores further applications in accountability * Each chapter includes learning objectives, scenarios and casestudies

Download or read book Vital Notes for Nurses written by Jane Wills and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-12-08 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vital Notes for Nurses: Promoting Health is a concise,accessible introduction to health promotion and public health forpre-registration nursing students and newly qualified nurses. Promoting the health and well-being of patients is a vital partof the nursing role. This introductory text in the Vital Notesfor Nurses series explores issues such as public healthpriorities, health inequalities, health promotion settings, and therole of the nurse in health promotion roles. Written in a clear, accessible style which assumes no priorknowledge Each chapter includes learning objectives, case studies,scenarios, activities and learning outcomes Includes specific application to nursing practice in everychapter Identifies strategies for promoting health with individuals andcommunities and for protecting the health of the generalpopulation

Download or read book Vital Notes for Nurses written by Hugh McKenna and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-11-28 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vital Notes for Nurses: Nursing Models, Theories and Practiceprovides a concise, accessible introduction to the development,application and evaluation of nursing theories and clearly outlinestheir relevance to everyday nursing practice. It encourages thereader to view theories from a broader conceptual base, enablingthem to be more objective when it comes to clinical practice. Suitable for nursing students and newly qualified nurses, theauthors explore the relationship between nursing theories andpractice, specifically analysing their origins, development,selection and use. It discusses how nursing theories evolve, howthey relate to nursing roles, how to select a nursing theoryrelevant to your practice, and how to evaluate theoriescritically. Key Features: • Clearly examines the relationship between nursingtheory, clinical practice and nursing roles • Written in a clear, accessible style which assumes no priorknowledge • Useful to all nursing students on the common foundationprogramme as well as newly qualified nurses. • Each chapter includes features such as activities, casestudies and learning objectives • In the Vital Notes for Nurses series

Download or read book Vital Signs for Nurses written by Joyce Smith and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-05-03 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accurate clinical observations are the key to good patient care and fundamental to nursing practice. Vital Signs for Nurses will support anyone in care delivery to enhance their skills, reflect upon their own practice and assist in their continuing professional development. This practical introductory text explores how to make assessments of heart rate, blood pressure, temperature, pain and nutrition. It also looks at issues of infection control, record-keeping and legal and ethical considerations. With case studies and examples throughout, this text will be invaluable to all healthcare assistants, student nurses, Trainee Assistant Practitioners and students on foundation degrees.

Download or read book Vital Notes for Nurses written by Hilary Lloyd and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-11-30 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vital Notes for Nurses: Principles of Care is an essentialguide for nursing students and newly qualified nurses. It providesa concise introduction to the essential principles of nursing care.It encourages nurses to examine the principles and evidenceunderlying nursing practice and equips them with a thoroughunderstanding of the complexities of patient care in differentenvironments of care. Principles of Care explores concepts of health andillness, conceptual frameworks for practice, principles of healthcare delivery, and professional standards. Key themes includeassessment and planning, implementation and evaluation, patienteducation and health promotion, decision making and riskmanagement, benchmarking, clinical effectiveness and practicedevelopment. * Examines assessment, planning and evaluation of care * Covers risk management and prioritisation of care * Addresses the use of NICE guidance and National serviceframeworks * Explores clinical effectiveness, practice development and qualityassurance * Includes learning objectives, scenarios and case studies

Download or read book Vital Notes for Nurses written by Sue Barker and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-11-30 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vital Notes for Nurses: Psychology provides a concise,accessible introduction to key psychological theories and outlinestheir relevance to nursing practice. Divided into seven chapters,the first offers a preliminary insight into the differentperspectives in psychology: Biological, Psychodynamic, Behavioural,Cognitive and Humanistic. These perspectives go on to underpin thetopics in all the other chapters. Vital Notes for Nurses: Psychology explores developmentaltheories, attachment theories, and relationship theories. Itdiscusses issues relevant to nursing practice such as motivation,change, stereotypes, relationships and motivation and looks atissues of suffering, including stress and pain. Illustrated withexamples from all branches of nursing practice, this text clearlyillustrates the relevance of psychology to nurses. Relates psychological themes specifically to nursingpractice Written in a clear, accessible style which assumes no priorknowledge Useful to all nursing students on the common foundationprogramme as well as newly qualified nurses. Each chapter includes features such as activities, case studiesand learning objectives

Download or read book NP Notes written by ruth McCaffrey and published by F.A. Davis. This book was released on 2017-10-23 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Put this handy guide to work in class, in clinical, and in practice. From screening and assessment tools and differential diagnosis through the most commonly ordered drugs and billing and coding, this volume in the Davis Notes Series presents the information you need every day in a pocket-sized resource.

Download or read book Vital Skills written by Kathleen C. Straker and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are looking for a systematic approach to your studies, look no further. The authors of Vital Skillsare study skills experts who have researched and tested the strategies taught in this book. Vital Skills will teach you how to: plan and manage your time; get the most out of lectures; organize your notes; improve your long-term memory; reduce test anxiety; prepare for exams. Vital Skills contains exactly what you need to know and do to achieve academic success!

Download or read book Vital Notes for Nurses written by Sue Barker and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2007-10-08 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vital Notes for Nurses: Psychology provides a concise, accessible introduction to key psychological theories and outlines their relevance to nursing practice. Divided into seven chapters, the first offers a preliminary insight into the different perspectives in psychology: Biological, Psychodynamic, Behavioural, Cognitive and Humanistic. These perspectives go on to underpin the topics in all the other chapters. Vital Notes for Nurses: Psychology explores developmental theories, attachment theories, and relationship theories. It discusses issues relevant to nursing practice such as motivation, change, stereotypes, relationships and motivation and looks at issues of suffering, including stress and pain. Illustrated with examples from all branches of nursing practice, this text clearly illustrates the relevance of psychology to nurses. Relates psychological themes specifically to nursing practice Written in a clear, accessible style which assumes no prior knowledge Useful to all nursing students on the common foundation programme as well as newly qualified nurses. Each chapter includes features such as activities, case studies and learning objectives

Download or read book Essential Study Skills for Nursing written by Christine Ely and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Study skills are essential to nursing and the aim of this book is to provide you with an easy-to-use guide that will help you to develop the study skills necessary to your academic and professional life.

Download or read book Notes on Nursing written by Florence Nightingale and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outspoken writings by the founder of modern nursing record fundamentals in the needs of the sick that must be provided in all nursing. Covers such timeless topics as ventilation, noise, food, more.

Download or read book Essential Skills Clusters for Nurses written by Linda Childs and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-05-11 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This timely book identifies the theory which underpins these Essential Skills Clusters to support the development of best nursing practice. I hope you enjoy it." —From the foreword by Garth Long, Professional Education Advisor, Nursing and Midwifery Council All nursing students are required to have the underpinning knowledge to demonstrate proficiency in performing nursing skills, especially those identified on the Essential Skills Clusters. Essential Skills Clusters for Nurses is a comprehensive, practical resource for students providing them with the core theory and knowledge underpinning these nursing skills. Divided into five sections that discuss a particular area of the Essential Skills Clusters, this text explores care, compassion and communication; organisational aspects of care; infection prevention and control; nutrition and fluid maintenance, and medicines management and pharmacology. It will be essential reading for all pre-registration nursing students, on all branch programmes. Key features of the text: Provides the underpinning theory and knowledge behind core nursing skills, and those on Essential Skills Clusters Relevant and applicable to all branches of nursing Accessible and interactive, with activities, further reading and case studies Each chapter written by a specialist in that particular field

Download or read book Nursing Report Sheets Template for Home Health Nurse written by Nursing Nursing FootPrints and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-08 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NURSING REPORT SHEETS TEMPLATE FOR HOME HEALTH NURSENURSING REPORT SHEETS TEMPLATE: This nurse assessment cheat sheet makes it easy to record and organize the patient's vital signs over time. It has 50 sets (100 sheets) of vitals signs log book for each patient. PATIENT VISIT LOG: Note down each visit with each patient: Date/Time Last Name, First Initial Visit Type Page # DETAILED AND COMPREHENSIVE: Each template consist of space to fill up patient's details, including: Name Age/Sex Diet Date of Birth Diagnosis Emergency Contact Address: Doctor's Name: Doctor's Number: Each VITAL SIGNS RECORD SHEET contains the below information for each patient: Date/Time Weight Pulse Blood Pressure Temperature SPO2 Respiration Pain Level 1-10 Initials PHYSICIAN'S INSTRUCTIONS: All the medications can be listed and also special notes from doctor or any other nurses can be put in as well as a reminder on special circumstances. The care plans instructed by the doctor is added here too. MEDICATION PROGRESS REPORT: The medical observations over a period of time can be put in a space provided. Tests administered on the patient can also be recorded. DOCTOR'S COMMENTS/NOTES & NURSES' COMMENTS/NOTES: As there is a need to ensure that the patient care is consistent, comments/notes from previous doctors or nurses who have cared for the patient might be important. A space is given too for this purpose. MOTIVATIONAL NURSE QUOTES: 10 motivational Nurse Quotes are included, so that this nurse report notebook can be fun and interesting while working as a nurse. A home health nurse would find this nurse report sheet template organizer especially useful when keeping track of patient's condition over time. Get this now to organize your hectic nurse life. This is also suitable to be given as a gift for Appreciation Nurse Week.Product Details:Premium Matte-Finish cover designPrinted on High Quality, Bright White paper stockLarge Sized Nurse Report Sheet Template Pages - 8.5" x 11" GET your NURSING REPORT SHEETS TEMPLATE FOR HOME HEALTH NURSE now!

Download or read book Vital Notes for Nurses written by Robert Newell and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2006-07-10 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vital Notes for Nurses: Research for Evidence-based Practice provides a concise, accessible introduction to research and evidence based practice for pre-registration students and newly qualified nurses. It places research and evidence in the context of clinical practice, introduces the main methodological approaches in qualitative and quantitative research and describes the processes of research appraisal, dissemination and implementation. Vital Notes for Nurses: Research for Evidence-based Practice engages students with the research and evidence agenda, demonstrates the relevance of research and evidence to nursing practice, and provides them with the skills needed to explore these areas in greater detail. Each chapter stands alone but contains links to other chapters, together with further reading for students wanting to pursue methods in more detail.

Download or read book Research for Evidence Based Practice in Healthcare written by Robert Newell and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-11-18 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an essential, accessible introduction to the practicalities of research and evidence-based practice aimed at all pre-registration nursing and healthcare students. It places research and evidence in the context of clinical practice, introduces the main methodological approaches in qualitative and quantitative research, and describes the processes of research appraisal, dissemination and implementation. The new edition of Research for Evidence-Based Practice in Healthcare has been updated to include information for a broader health care audience. It engages students with the research and evidence agenda, demonstrates the relevance of research and evidence to nursing practice, and provides the skills needed to explore these areas in greater detail. Special features: · A practical guide to research methods and evidence-based practice · New edition of a successful student textbook · Includes a glossary of common research terms · Provides case studies, key points, further reading, and activities throughout · Accompanying website with links to further reading

Download or read book Nursing Theories and Models written by Hugh McKenna and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-09-07 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nursing theory is a major part of all nursing courses and nurses are encouraged to use theories in practice, but it is not always easy for the student to make a real connection between the two. Drawing on many years' experience of teaching and research, Hugh McKenna addresses the theory needs of both students and qualified staff. He demystifies the confusing terminology associated with nursing theory and shows how all nurses can build theory from practice through reflection and analysis. This text offers step-by-step guidelines on: * how to analyse concepts * how to generate and select theory * how to apply and test theory in practice. Written in a friendly, easy to read style, Nursing Theories and Models puts forward realistic strategies for bridging the theory-practice gap.