Essentials of Nursing Practice

Catherine Delves-Yates is an experienced nurse and a Lecturer at the School of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, UK.  She started her nursing career as a student at the Nightingale School of Nursing, London and has worked clinically in adult and paediatric critical care in the UK and has taught and nursed in America, Africa and Nepal.  Her passion is to ensure all nurses have the knowledge, skills and professionalism to deliver effective compassionate care to each of their patients.  Catherine is an Honorary Lecturer at the University of Buea and the Higher Institute of Applied Medical Sciences, Cameroon and an international advisor to the Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Nepal.  Currently she is researching whether nursing students’ views of health and illness alter during their pre-registration nursing programme.

Part A: Learning to be a Nurse
Chapter 1. What is Nursing and What is a Nurse? - Catherine Delves-Yates, Karen Elcock, Carol Hall, Ruth Northway and Steve Trenoweth
Chapter 2. Being a Nursing Student - Catherine Delves-Yates
Chapter 3. Reflection and Evidence-based Practice - Gabrielle Thorpe
Chapter 4. Academic Writing and Assessment - Gabrielle Thorpe
Part B: Professional Practice
Chapter 5. Ethics - Ruth Northway and Ian Beech
Chapter 6. Law - Graham Avery updated by Marc Cornock
Chapter 7. Accountability and Professionalism - Karen Elcock
Chapter 8. Resilience - E. Jane Blowers
Chapter 9. Becoming a Change Agent - Nickey Rooke and Jacqueline Phillips
Part C: Fundamentals of Nursing Care
Chapter 10. Delivering Effective Care - Fiona Everett and Wendy Wright
Chapter 11. Introduction to Nursing Theory - Carol Hall
Chapter 12. Value-based, Person-or family-centred Care - Catherine Delves-Yates
Chapter 13. Patient, Service User, Family and Carer Perspectives - Katrina Emerson and Ruth Northway
Chapter 14. Assessment, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation (Apie): The Process of Nursing - Rebeckah Hill
Chapter 15. Core Communication Skills - Karen Elcock and Kimberley Byrnes
Chapter 16. Communication and Interpersonal Skills in Challenging Circumstances - Steve Trenoweth and Sue Baron
Chapter 17. Ensuring Quality and Effective Management of Risk - Melanie Fisher and Margaret Scott updated by Karen Elcock
Chapter 18. Record Keeping and Documentation - Jill Barnes and Robert Jenkins updated by Claire Brockwell
Chapter 19. Clinical Decision-making - Gemma Hurley
Chapter 20. Safeguarding - Katie Mclaughlin
Chapter 21. Promoting Health - Charlene Lobo, Daryl Evans and Helen Walker updated by Coralie Roll
Part D: Skills for Nursing Care
Chapter 22. Infection Prevention and Control - Rose Gallagher
Chapter 23. Aseptic Technique and Specimen Collection - Rose Gallagher
Chapter 24. Clinical Measurement - Caroline Dobson and Trevor Simpson
Chapter 25. Pain Management - Ann Kettyle
Chapter 26. Skin Integrity - Alexandra Carlin
Chapter 27. Safe Movement of People - Michelle O′Reilly and David Best
Chapter 28. Emergency Care - Sara Morgan
Chapter 29. Medicines Administration - Carol Hall updated by Christina Roulston
Chapter 30. Assisting People with their Nutritional Needs - Kate Goodhand and Jane Ewen
Chapter 31. Assisting People with their Elimination Needs - Mairead Collie and David J. Hunter
Chapter 32. Assisting People with their Hygiene Needs - Catherine Delves-Yates
Chapter 33. Care after Death - Maria Parry
Part E: Context of Nursing Care
Chapter 34. Introduction to the Organisation and Settings of Care - Siobhan McCullough
Chapter 35. Introduction to Interprofessional Working - Hanneke Wiltjer
Chapter 36. Introduction to the Psychological Context of Nursing - Janet Ramjeet Updated by Catherine Delves-Yates
Chapter 37. Introduction to the Sociological Context of Nursing - Ruth Northway
Chapter 38. Introduction to Public Health - Charlene Lobo Updated by Coralie Roll
Chapter 39. Introduction to Health Policy and the Political Context of Nursing - Siobhan McCullough
Chapter 40. Introduction to the Global Context of Nursing - Catherine Delves-Yates