Patient Assessment and Care Planning in Nursing

Patient Assessment and Care Planning in Nursing
ISBN-10
1526492121
ISBN-13
9781526492128
Series
Patient Assessment and Care Planning in Nursing
Category
Medical
Pages
208
Language
English
Published
2020-01-27
Publisher
Learning Matters
Authors
Peter Ellis, Susan Roberts, Mooi Standing

Description

Nurses of the future need to accurately assess people of all ages, with varying mental and physical problems, across different settings and with changing health needs. This book introduces student nurses and novice practitioners to the assessment process enabling them to identify patient problems in order for solutions to be planned and implemented. The book presents the different stages of the assessment process, taking a holistic and person centred approach throughout. It encourages critical thinking and urges students to consider the social, cultural, psychological and environmental factors as well as the physical symptoms that may be present when making assessments. Key features: All chapters updated and mapped to the 2018 NMC Standards Detailed case studies and scenarios demonstrating practical application of key theory Introduces clinical decision-making within assessment Activities help build critical thinking, independent learning and other transferable graduate skills

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