Foundations of Nursing: An Integrated Approach
Cliff Evans,Emma Tippins

ISBN: 033522525X,
Division: Open University Press,
Price: £27.99,
Pub Date: APR-08,

Pages: 464
Edition: 01
Format: Paperback

Availability: Not Yet Published

Description

This is a new and exciting Common Foundation Textbook. It uniquely combines anatomy and physiology with principles of nursing practice to present a unified approach to patient care and the nurses role for those coming to it for the first time.

By combining this coverage at introductory level and providing insight and coverage of branches outside of Adult - the book should be perfect for the CFP student.

Part 1 introduces the role of the nurse and the current scope of practice (accountability, EBP, EBL etc). Part 2 then looks at each body system in turn. Each chapter begins by presenting the underpinning A&P for the system, using text, diagrams, boxes and clinical presentations. After the systems are explored, a section looking at The Branches will provide the relevant level of insight into each branch required at CFP level.

In the final section, there are chapters on First Aid and Pharmacology /Drug Calculations.

Features

  • Key text for nursing students ? This is a new and exciting Common Foundation Textbook, suitable for students on Years 2 and 3, which uniquely combines anatomy and physiology with principles of nursing practice to present a unified approach to patient care and the nurses role for those coming to it for the first time. ? By combining this coverage at introductory level and providing insight and coverage of branches outside of Adult - the book should be perfect for the CFP student. ? Part 1 introduces the role of the nurse and the current scope of practice (accountability, EBP, EBL etc). Part 2 then looks at each body system in turn. Each chapter begins by presenting the underpinning A&P for the system, using text, diagrams, boxes and clinical presentations. ? After the systems are explored, a section looking at The Branches will provide the relevant level of insight into each branch required at CFP level. ? In the final section, there are chapters on First Aid and Pharmacology /Drug Calculations.
    • Author Biography

    Cliff Evans has been an emergency care lecturer for Thames Valley University for the last four years, and is currently Senior Nurse for A&E at Wexham Park Hospital in Slough, UK. He has been heavily involved in pre-registration nursing teaching, particularly with relevance to A&P.

    Emma Tippins is currently responsible for the emergency department, acute assessment unit and minor injury services at Heatherwood and Wexham Park hospitals in Slough, UK. She is also an advanced life support and trauma instructor.


    Table of Contents

    Table of contents

    Part 1: The Role of the Nurse

    1.The role of the nurse

    Part 2: Body Systems

    2.Homeostasis

    3.The respiratory system

    3.Blood and the cardiovascular system

    4.The nervous system

    5.The renal system

    6.The gastrointestinal system

    7.The musculoskeletal system

    8.The reproductive system

    10. The immune/lymphatic and endocrine systems

    11. The senses

    Part 3: Nursing in Practice

    12. The child and the children?s act

    13. Preconceptions and the reality of mental illness

    14. Preconceptions and the reality of learning disabilities

    15. First Aid knowledge and skills

    16. Pharmacology and Drug Calculations



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