Nursing Practice

Preface
Acknowledgements
About the Editors
Contributors
Unit 1
Contextualising the Art and Science of Nursing
1 Nursing: Past, Present and Future
2 The Professional Nurse and Contemporary Health Care
3 Health Promotion
4 Public Health
Unit 2
The Elements of Care
5 Ethics, the Law and the Nurse
6 The Nursing Process
7 Models of Nursing
Unit 3
The Principles of Care
8 The Principles of Safeguarding and Dignity
9 The Principles of Older People's Care
10 The Principles of Caring for People with Learning Disabilities and Autism
11 The Principles of Caring for Children and Families
12 The Principles of Caring for People with Mental Health Problems
13 The Principles of Maternity Care
14 The Principles of Surgical Care
15 The Principles of Cancer Care
16 The Principles of Infection Control
17 The Principles of Nutrition
18 The Principles of Skin Integrity
19 The Principles of Medicine Administration and Pharmacology
20 The Principles of Care at the End of Life
21 The Principles of Supporting Families and Carers in Practice
Unit 4
The Scientific Nature of Disease
22 The Cell
23 Immunity, Inflammation and Infection
24 Pain Management
25 Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalance, and Shock
Unit 5
The Art and Science of Nursing Care
26 The Person with a Cardiovascular Disorder
27 The Person with a Haematological Disorder
28 The Person with a Respiratory Disorder
29 The Person with a Gastrointestinal Disorder
30 The Person with a Urinary Disorder
31 The Woman with a Reproductive Disorder
32 The Man with a Reproductive Disorder
33 The Person with a Sexually Transmitted Infection
34 The Person with an Endocrine Disorder
35 The Person with a Neurological Disorder
36 The Person with an Ear or Eye Disorder
37 The Person with a Musculoskeletal Disorder
38 The Person with a Skin Disorder