LEADER 05175nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910457063403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-48322-6 010 $a9786612483226 010 $a1-4443-1543-9 035 $a(CKB)2550000000006609 035 $a(EBL)480479 035 $a(OCoLC)593240042 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000341029 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11268488 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000341029 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10389553 035 $a(PQKB)11676065 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC480479 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL480479 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10361301 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL248322 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000006609 100 $a20090527d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aNursing care and the activities of living$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Ian Peate 205 $a2nd ed. 210 $aChichester, West Sussex ;$aAmes, Iowa $cBlackwell Pub.$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (330 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4051-9458-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aNursing Care and theActivities of Living; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The Nature of Nursing; Introduction; The Nursing and Midwifery Council; Registration and professional accountability; Standards of conduct and performance; Maintenance of a register of nurses and midwives; Duty of care; Fitness to practise; Nurses and accountability; Nursing hierarchy; Government directives; The structure of the NHS in England; The structure of the NHS in Scotland; The structure of the NHS in Wales; The structure of the NHS in Northern Ireland; Conclusions; References 327 $a2 Safeguarding Vulnerable AdultsIntroduction; Defining a vulnerable adult and abuse; Ethics and safeguarding the vulnerable adult; Policies and legislation for safeguarding the vulnerable adult; Safeguarding vulnerable adults from unprofessional nurses; Fitness to practise panels; Interprofessional collaboration; Reporting suspicions of abuse as a nurse; Assessing the seriousness of abuse; Reporting suspicions of abuse as a student nurse; Conclusions; References; 3 Assessing Needs and the Nursing Process; Introduction; Models of nursing; Activities of living; Organisation of nursing care 327 $aNursing practiceNursing history; Elements in nursing; Theories, concepts and models; Nursing process; Conclusions; References; 4 Promoting Safety; Introduction; Risk assessment; Common risks in health care; Common factors affecting patient safety; Minimising the risk of medication error; Minimising the risk of falls; Minimising the risk of health care-associated infection; Conclusions; References; 5 Communicating Effectively; Introduction; Talking to patients, carers and colleagues effectively and clearly conveying and receiving the intended message 327 $aFacilitating patients and their carers to communicate effectivelyThe importance of listening effectively; Potential communication difficulties; The differing methods of communication used by individuals; Communicating with people from different cultures; Coping in a very specific and difficult situation; Using body language effectively; Using the electronic means of distributing information; The ability to know when someone needs to know a piece of information; Information and record keeping; Communication and reflective practice; Conclusions; References 327 $a6 Eating and Drinking: Fluid and Nutritional Care in PracticeIntroduction; Nutritional issues and clinical practice; Obesity; Undernutrition; Disease-related factors; Non-disease-related factors; Providing nutritional care in practice; Screening/assessment to identify patients'/clients' nutritional needs; Body mass index; Weight loss; Recent dietary intakes; Stress factors/nature of current illness; Further action, assessment and referral; Planning, implementation and evaluation of nutritional care; Monitoring and re-screening 327 $aFactors that affect nutritional care: the hospital and care environment 330 $aThis book gives a practical focus to the underpinning theory of nursing in order to help students through the academic part of their undergraduate course as well as their placement. The book is based on the activities of living model so each activity has its own chapter, allowing readers to dip in and out. It is essential reading for students, enabling them to understand and manage the many clinical issues they face on a daily basis when nursing adults on wards, in clinics and in the community setting. 606 $aNursing$vTextbooks 606 $aNursing$xPractice 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aNursing 615 0$aNursing$xPractice. 676 $a610.73 701 $aPeate$b Ian$0857333 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457063403321 996 $aNursing care and the activities of living$92276999 997 $aUNINA