Now in its sixth edition, this highly popular text covers the range of ethical issues affecting nurses and other healthcare professionals. Authors Simon Robinson and Owen Doody take a holistic and practical approach, focused in the dialogue of ethical decision making and how this connects professional, leadership and governance ethics in the modern healthcare environment. This focuses on the responsibility of professionals and leaders, and the importance of shared responsibility in the practice of healthcare. With a foreword by the eminent medical ethicist Alastair Campbell, the revised edition includes contemporary topics, such as the duty of candour, recent cases, such as the Mid Staffs scandal, and ethical perspectives on vulnerable groups, such as; persons with intellectual/learning disability, dementia and those with an enduring mental illness. It builds on professional identity and personal development as part of ongoing learning, individual and organizational, and provides interactive ways that helps the reader to develop reflective ethical practice. This text aims to enable ethical engagement with the ever changing healthcare environment, and is a must-have for anyone serious about ethics in healthcare.
Printed book plus Pageburstâ„¢ access. You will receive a printed book and access to the complete book content electronically. Pageburstâ„¢ enhances learning not only by bringing world class content to your fingertips but also by letting you add to it, annotate it, and categorize it in a way that suits you. Pageburstâ„¢ frees you to spend more time learning and less time searching. The Evidence-based Practice Manual successfully breaks down the skills for evidence-based nursing into manageable components. The reader will learn how to find, critically read and interpret a range of research studies, and will discover optimal approaches to helping patients reach decisions that are informed by the best-available evidence. The more-strategic concepts of developing an organisational evidence-based culture and making evidence-based changes at organisational level are the focus of the final section.
Die Kurzlehrbücher der sind der optimale Begleiter für die Pflegeausbildung! Angelehnt an die aktuelle Ausbildungs- und Prüfungsverordnung werden alle prüfungsrelevanten Themen umfassend besprochen. Erkrankungen werden mit Ursache, Symptomen, Diagnostik, Therapie und Pflegehinweisen dargestellt. Kurze Merksätze und Stichworte in der Randleiste wiederholen wichtige Fakten aus dem Text und erleichtern so das Einprägen des Lernstoffs. Zusätzlich helfen Übungsfragen das Gelernte zu überprüfen. Lernfreundlich aufbereitet, bietet dieser Band alles, was man für die Prüfung in den Fächern Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe wissen müssen muss. Die 5. Auflage wurde aktualisert und ist den Anforderungen des neuen Krankenpflegegesetzes angepasst.
In an effort to simplify the complex world of laboratory testing and diagnosis, this easy-to-use guidebook was developed by an experienced educator in response to student demand. Using clear, easy-to-understand terminology, this everyday reference covers common lab tests and testing methods. Causes of conditions, signs and symptoms, lab findings, normal values and ranges, and interpretation of results are also addressed. This resource covers the need-to-know aspects of lab tests and diagnoses with a student-friendly approach, a focus on key content, and outstanding visual tools to help engage the student in the subject matter. "Did You Know" boxes provide additional key facts as quick references throughout the book! Every health care student and professional needs this unique pocket-sized reference.
Are you mentoring students? This is an indispensable handbook for: both new and experienced mentors seeking practical advice academic staff who deliver mentorship programmes link lecturers who support mentors in practice.
This book is designed to help nurses make accurate drug calculations and improve patient safety. It is written in an accessible style to make learning as easy as possible. The simple, clear and friendly approach will be a major help to anyone who hates maths. Real examples from prescriptions and medicine labels are used to simulate actual practice and help make the link with the theory. The range of specialties covered makes the content relevant to all areas of nursing practice.