Main description:

This book is designed to help students develop a proactive approach tp the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the care they give. The contents of the book can be applied to all branches of nursing and to all environments where patients are nursed, whether in hospital, at home or care homes.

Contents:

Chapter 1 - Introduction Including what is essential care, the Gov 'essence of care' toolkit for best practice for giving basic care, reflective practice and the single assessment process. Chapter 2 - Dignity and Privacy Including dignity and privacy, importance of good communication, discrimination and abuse. Chapter 3 - Food and Nutrition Including nutrition and dysphagia swallowing Chapter 4 - Personal Hygiene Including personal hygiene, planning care and prevention of infection. Chapter 5 - Fluid Balance and Continence care Including importance of fluid balance, promotion of continence and faecal elimination. Chapter 6 - Rehabilitation and Self care Including rehabilitation, promotion of self care and mobilisation Chapter 7 - Basic observations Including pulse, temperature and respirations. Chapter 8 - Pain Including assessment and management of pain. Chapter 9 - Record Keeping Including record keeping and safe and effective practice Chapter 10 - Pressure Ulcers including what is a pressure ulcer, prevention, assessment and management of pressure ulcers