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