Product Description

The most comprehensive UK Adult Nursing core text, now in its third edition, for the next generation of nurses.

This best selling textbook has been revised and updated to present the knowledge and skills required for competent, evidence-based nursing practice, whilst maintaining the thorough approach that was welcomed in the first two editions.

The book remains the core text of choice for students of adult nursing.

The third edition continues to reflect the issues and challenges for nursing practice in an era of rapid developments in diagnosis, therapy and care. As always, the importance of the patient as partner in care is emphasised.

The three section format which has proved so effective is retained, progressing from a broad systems approach to more detail on specific patient concerns and nursing issues. Ample cross-referencing encourages links between the sections:

Section One - Care of patients with common disorders
Section Two - Common patient problems and related nursing care
Section Three - now entitled - Nursing patients with special challenges.


This text is an invaluable resource, not only for student nurses, but also for qualified nurses, those returning to practice and nurse educators.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #35206 in Books
• Published on: 2006-04-28
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 1288 pages

Synopsis
This is the most comprehensive UK Adult Nursing core text, now in its third edition, for the next generation of nurses. This best selling textbook has been revised and updated to present the knowledge and skills required for competent, evidence-based nursing practice, whilst maintaining the thorough approach that was welcomed in the first two editions. The book remains the core text of choice for students of adult nursing. The third edition continues to reflect the issues and challenges for nursing practice in an era of rapid developments in diagnosis, therapy and care. As always, the importance of the patient as partner in care is emphasised. The three section format which has proved so effective is retained, progressing from a broad systems approach to more detail on specific patient concerns and nursing issues. Ample cross-referencing encourages links between the sections: Section One - care of patients with common disorders; Section Two - common patient problems and related nursing care; and Section Three - now entitled - nursing patients with special challenges.

This text is an invaluable resource, not only for student nurses, but also for qualified nurses, those returning to practice and nurse educators.

Customer Reviews

the imfamous doorstop
This book is big engough to squish spiders in their tracks, act as a makeshift door stop and provide a great stand for the televisions as well as many other uses that student nurses moving away from home might need as well as being one of the best resource text books you could buy!! Covers almost every disease as well as its management and pharmacology and general information on body systems..you wont be carry this to uni unless you do weights but no the less its essential!

Hospital and home
This book is great for finding out in great detail all about your chosen illness. It goes into fine detail about many illnesses and conditions. Very good book - I would recommend it

Nearly There......
I am now coming to the end of my pre-regestration course and it has been a tough but rewarding three years. I purchased this book at the beginning of my training and I am so glad I did so. This has been a bible for most of my nursing theory and practically based modules. It was brilliant during the first two years and very comprehensive. In third year this book has still been a good friend, i am on the degree programme and it is perhaps no longer as in-depth as i need, but what book is at this level? I did however use it to provide the structure and direction of my work and research, the case studies in particular are very useful when analysing theories and frameworks in order to apply them to real situations.

A solid introduction to the academic aspects of nursing and a superb aid and guide as your knowledge increases.