Full Description
Supported by a companion skills volume and website, Foundation Studies for Caring is a comprehensive introductory text for all health professionals, which maps directly on to the key skills framework. Taking a student-centred learning and interprofessional approach, it is the most inclusive and engaging theory text in the market.
Contents
Introduction.- Study Skills; C.Rees& A.Glasper.- PART 1Practice and Research; T.Pengelly.- Ethical, Legal and Professional Issues; L.Rogers.- Communication; A.Glasper& J.Quiddington.- Culture; J.Richardson.- Public Health and Health Promotion; G.Clay.- Healthcare Governance; A.Glasper& R.Farrelly.-PART 2: INSIGHTS INTO ESSENTIAL CARE ISSUES.- Moving and Handling; M.Aylott.- Nutritional Assessment and Needs; P.Jackson.- Fluid Balance in Children; V.Lockyer-Stevens.- Fluid Balance in Adults; A.Francis.- Infection Prevention and Control; M.Bennallick.- Pharmacology and Medicines; J.Bastin& K.Jackson.- Pain Management; E.Mann.- Safeguarding Children; H.McCluskey& M.Robbins.- Safeguarding Adults; M.Robbins, H.McCluskey& J.Dedmen.- PART 3: INSIGHTS INTO CARE WITH CLIENT GROUPS.- Maternity; B.Rees& C.Rees.- Care of the Neonate; M.Aylott.- Care of the Child and Young Person; A.Glasper, J.Kelsey & G.McEwing.- Care of the Acutely Ill Child; G.McEwing& J.Kelsey.- Care of the Adolescent; M.Cooper, A.Glasper& C.Taylor.- Care of the Adult Surgical; K.Hambridge& G.McEwing.- Care of the Adult Medical; M.Chambers, A.Kane& K.Tattersall.- Care of the Older Adult Community; C.Gibbon& A.Cochrane.- Mental Health; J.Rawlinson.- Learning Disability; K.Humphrys, T.Gilbert & N.Jackson.- PART 4: INSIGHTS INTO CARE SETTINGS.- Rehabilitation; S.O'Connor.- Loss, Grief, Bereavement and Palliative Care; L.Rogers& P.Turner.- Emergency Care and Interventions; J.Knight& R.Palmer.- Child Emergency Care and Resuscitation; J.Kelsey& G.McEwing.- Adult Emergency Care and Resuscitation; J.Heath.- HIV and Infectious Disease Management; V.Melby.- Primary Care; S.Maslin-Prothero, S.Ashby& S.Taylor.- Complementary and Alternative Medicine; A.McConnon.
