'The Nursing Companion' is an essential text for those beginning their journey towards professional qualification. It introduces the branches of nursing, core concepts and research. This preparatory reader also includes specialist study skills, helping students to balance learning in lectures and on placement. PETER BIRCHENALL Professor and Independent Consultant in Nurse Education. He has a background in Learning Disability Nursing, Adult Nursing and Nurse Education. He has authored and co-authored several successful nursing textbooks.He has a background in nurse teacher education as well as leading courses in undergraduate and post graduate nursing. Peter has also worked as an EducationOfficer with the former English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting. Until his retirement Peter held the Chair in Health Studies at the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside, UK. For nine years he was Editor-in-Chief of Nurse Education Today, a position he relinquished in 2002. NICOLAADAMS is Professor of Rehabilitation, School of Health, Community& Education Studies, Northumbria University, UK. INDICE: Introduction; 'P.Birchenall '&' N. Adams' - PART I: STUDYING NURSING - The Context of Nursing; 'N.Lee - 'Your Nursing Course; 'J.Richardson & J.Davenport - 'Key Skills for Nursing Students; 'M.Birchenall' - Key terms b end of part glossary - PART II: CORE TOPICS - Health Promotion and Public Health; 'J.Clayton' &' P.Birchenall' - Interpersonal and Professional Skills; 'A.Maestri-Banks' &' P.Pope' - User Involvement and User Perspective; 'T.Hostick' &'E.Hostick' - Understanding the Social Context of Healthcare; 'P.Morrell' - The Psychological Context of Healthcare; 'R.Stack' - Helping People to Manage Pain; 'E.Briggs' - Contemporary Preoperative and Postoperative Care; 'M.Mitchell' - Death and Dying; 'L.Nyatanga' &' B.Nyatanga' - Key terms b end of part glossary - PART III: KEY CONCEPTS: BRANCHES OF NURSING - Adult Nursing; 'N.Lee '&' J.Parnell' - Nursing Children and Young People; 'B.Elliott, E.Wake, J.Jolley, S.Jolley, L.Shields' &' R.Williams' - Caring for People with Learning Disability; 'P.Birchenall' &' S.Baldwin' - Mental Health Nursing; 'J.White, T.Welbourn, M.Howe, N.Burton, H.Palmer, T.Flanagan, C.Slee, D.Glenster' &' I.Barkley'- Caring for Older People; 'F.Irvine' &' C.Jones' - Key terms b end of part glossary - PART IV: RESEARCH AND NURSING - The Relevance of Research to Nursing; 'E.Ball' - Quantitative Research; 'S.Baldwin' - Qualitative Research; 'E.Ball - 'Getting Research into Practice; 'A.Jinks '&' J.Richardson' - Key terms b end of part glossary - PART V: CAREERS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - CareerPathways; 'J.Richardson - '
- ISBN: 978-1-4039-4188-6
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
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- Fecha Publicación: 07/01/2011
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