Concept of health, Gill Williams; maintaining health, Sally Kendall; homeostasis - the key to normal function, Dinah Gould; an overview of pathology, Anne Betts; primary health care - influence of social policy on health care, Betty Raymond; an overview of psychology as applied to nursing, Alan Myles; being a patient, Barbara Sarson; approaches to nursing care, Jane Schober; ethics and moral dilemmas in nursing, Verena Tschudin; Managing care, Tom Keighley; caring for the dying patient and family, Judith Hill; care of the person in pain, Beatrice Sofaer; care of the person with infection, Kate Ward; care of women, Dinah Gould; childbearing - mother and baby care, Anne Thompson; care of children, Sally Glen; care of the person with mental illness, Meg Miller; care of the person with mental handicap, Brian Hodges; care of the person needing surgical intervention, Carole Blake; initial care of the acutely ill, Marion Richardson; subsequent care of the acutely ill, Kim Manley; care of the person with chronic health problems, Jane Warner; care of the elderly person, Margaret Ostro; professional development, Paul Barber.