The Foundations of Nursing

"This is an extremely well written book, one that combines clinical problems and scenarios with appropriate patho-physiology and associated nursing care. Understanding the mechanisms of disease is essential to appropriate clinical interventions and what Evans and Tippins have done is make physiology both relevant and applicable to clinical nursing.This will ensure the success of this book, which should become a core nursing text."
Dr. Ray Higginson, Senior Lecturer in Critical Care, University of Glamorgan."This book successfully takes a biomedical approach to understanding nursing care, which provides a solid foundation of knowledge. Building on anatomy and physiology, in depth scenarios take the reader through the impact of altered physiology on a person's health and wellbeing. The related activities integrated into the text to facilitate learning, including developing and delivering expert care, questioning clinical practice and applying theory to practice, also help to place the theory into a real world environment."
Anne Waugh, Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Care, Napier University."Whilst focusing on the Foundation of Nursing, this engaging and creatively written book illustrates the amazing diversity and complexity of nursing in the 21st Century. Its wide reaching content is presented in a variety of modes that facilitate reflection, critical thinking and foster practical application. As such this book provides nursing students with a comprehensive resource from which to develop the knowledge and evidence base expertise required to become a qualified nurse."
Dawn Freshwater, Professor and Head of School, University of Leeds, Editor Journal Psychiatric mental health nursingThis comprehensive foundation textbook uniquely combines anatomy and physiology with nursing theory and professional issues to present a unified approach to patient care and the modern nurse's role. Using an array of pedagogy, the text applies theory to practice taking a student-friendly approach designed to help you improve your clinical effectiveness and successfully integrate your nursing knowledge. Key Features include:

With over 250 themed boxes, covering the application of theory into practice, essential A&P, professional reflection and utilising evidence-based care, the text brings theory to life and asks you to consider how to improve practices and procedures. Includes over 40 different patient Scenarios such as major haemorrhages, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and acute myocardial infarction, each identifying best practice initiatives, relevant A&P and professional issues. These are designed to familiarise you with the most common and serious clinical presentations. Multiple-choice quizzes at the end of each chapter assist learning, revision and development of professional portfolios. Key tips from clinical experts and educators provide students with a unique insight into modern healthcare.Includes a chapter on each of the different nursing branches to provide valuable insight into other key areas of the nursing role.Chapters on First Aid, Pharmacology and Drug Calculations are also included to provide confidence in these vital but notoriously difficult areas.
Fully up-to-date with the latest evidence base and accessibly written, this core text is essential reading for all student nurses on the journey to become fit to practice!Visit www.openup.co.uk/foundationsofnursing to access online learning resources to accompany Foundations of Nursing: an Integrated Approach. This includes PowerPoint slides, multiple-choice questions and video interviews with the author and a Patient Relations officer.