
Competency in Healthcare
A Practical Guide to Competency Frameworks
Radcliffe Publishing Ltd
1st Edition
Published on 31. July 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
122 pages
978-1-85775-926-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book offers a practical approach to guide nurses in the art and science of renal care. It is holistic as well as technical therapeutic and compassionate in its approach. Acute and chronic renal failure renal osteodystrophy and other selected diseases are comprehensively discussed. The nurse's role with regard to specific treatments such as peritoneal dialysis haemodialysis plasma exchange and haemoperfusion as well as organ transplantation procedures are discussed in detail and a section relating specifically to paediatric care is included. The final section of the book is devoted to the use of complementary therapies and alternative medicine in renal disease. 'The book lays the foundation on which nurses can build their evidence-based practice and knowledge skills and enhance patient care. The aim of this book is to provide a practical holistic guide for nurses to the skills and knowledge required by them to care for their patients. It covers the renal patients experiences both physically and psychologically incorporating the dialysis therapies of acute and chronic failure on to renal transplantation. Nursing renal patients within an acute hospital setting a chronic dialysis unit or a satellite unit places many challenges on the nurse caring for them today. I therefore hope that this book will provide the knowledge needed by those working in the field of renal nursing and that it will be used as a resource in renal units throughout the UK' Avril Redmond Chair of RCN Nephrology Nurses Forum in the Foreword
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Professional Reference
Dimensions
Height: 245 mm
Width: 170 mm
Weight
410 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85775-926-6 (9781857759266)
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Additional editions

Les Storey | John Howard | Alan Gillies
Competency in Healthcare
A Practical Guide to Competency Frameworks
E-Book
10/2018
CRC Press
€52.49
Available for download

Les Storey | John Howard | Alan Gillies
Competency in Healthcare
A Practical Guide to Competency Frameworks
E-Book
10/2018
1st Edition
CRC Press
€52.49
Available for download
Persons
Les Storey (Author) , John Howard (Author) , Alan Gillies (Author)
Content
Competence and competency. Clinical governance and competent practitioners. The model. Case Study 1: Developing competency-based frameworks for nurses within Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Healthcare NHS Trust. Case Study 2: Staff development amongst staff assessing and treating personality disorder. Case Study 3: Competency profiling in health informatics. Linking competency to organisational development. Case Study 4: Electronic health records in primary care. Linking competency to e-learning.