Nursing Practice

Ian Peate OBE is Editor in Chief of the British Journal of Nursing, Visiting Professor of Nursing, St George s University of London and Kingston University London, and Head of School at the School of Health Studies, Gibraltar. Karen Wild is Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing and Knowledge Application and interim Director of Admissions and Lead, School of Nursing, Midwifery, Social Work & Social Science, University of Salford, UK.

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