Description
Must-have resource for all future Enrolled NursesTabbner's Nursing Care is the main resource for Diploma of Nursing students and instructors. This well-established and highly respected book provides the knowledge and skills learners need to qualify as Enrolled Nurses.Written by a highly qualified team of editors and contributors, the book equips the learner to provide safe, competent and person-centred care. It teaches and prepares learners to apply critical and reflective thinking to decision-making, use healthcare technology and work as part of a healthcare team in a variety of settings.Complete with an accompanying workbook and a host of features to support and facilitate teaching and learning, Tabbner's Nursing Care is the ideal contemporary, evidenced-based resource to develop competent and safe Enrolled Nurses of the future.- Reflects the current context and scope of practice for Enrolled Nurses- Takes a person-centred care approach and supports learners to become safe and competent Enrolled Nurses- Builds clinical reasoning, critical thinking and problem-solving skills- Full-colour content to support teaching and learning- Includes Nursing Care Plans, Critical Thinking Exercises, Case Studies, Progress Notes, Decision-Making Framework Exercises, Clinical Skills with rationales and Review ExercisesNew to this edition- New skills covering: - Removal of a drain tube - Urinary catheterisation (male) - Focused pain assessment - Care of the person after death- Content covering health informatics and technology, LGBTQIA+ representation and COVID-19- New chapter on readiness for practiceInstructor resources on Evolve:- Answer guides for Case Studies, Critical Thinking Exercises, Decision-Making Framework Exercises, Review Questions- Clinical Cases case studies- Clinical Skills videos- Image collection- PowerPoint slides- Test bank- WeblinksLearner and instructor resources on Evolve:- Answer guides for Case Studies, Critical Thinking Exercises, Decision-Making Framework Exercises, Review Questions- Clinical Cases case studies- Clinical Skills videos- Weblinks
Table of Contents
Unit 1: The Evolution of the Nursing Profession1. Nursing: The Evolution of a Profession2. Legal and Ethical Frameworks3. Nursing Research and Evidence-Based PracticeUnit 2: Professional Practice in the Contemporary Environment4. Australia's Healthcare Delivery System5. Understanding and Promoting HealthUnit 3: Critical Thinking and Reflective Practice6. Critical Thinking, Problem-Based Learning, and Reflective Practice7. Nursing Process8. Documentation, Health Informatics, and Technology9. Quality and Safety in Healthcare10. Communication and Clinical Handover11. Models of Nursing Care, Management, and Leadership12. Readiness for PracticeUnit 4: Health Beliefs, Cultural Diversity, and Safety13. Cultural Competence and Safety14. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Principles of Cultural SafetyUnit 5: Health Assessment15. Health Assessment Frameworks: Initial and Ongoing16. Vital Sign Assessment17. Admission, Transfer, and Discharge ProcessesUnit 6: Basic Healthcare Needs18. Infection Prevention and Control19. Foundations of Care: Personal Care and Comfort20. Administration and Monitoring of Medications and Intravenous TherapyUnit 7: Nursing Care Throughout the Lifespan21. Nursing Care Across the Lifespan: Conception to Late22. Late Childhood to Younger Adulthood23. Early Adulthood to Older Adulthood24. Older AdultUnit 8: Health Promotion and Psychosocial and Physiological Nursing Care25. Cardiovascular and Respiratory26. Fluid and Electrolyte Homeostasis27. Rest and Sleep28. Movement and Exercise29. Maintaining and Promoting Skin Integrity and Wound Care30. Nutrition31. Urinary Health32. Bowel Health33. Pain34. Nursing Assessment and Management of Sensory Health34. Nursing Assessment and Management of Neurological Health36. Nursing Assessment and Management of Endocrine Health37. Nursing Assessment and Management of Reproductive HealthUnit 9: Specialized Nursing Practice38. Palliative Care29. Mental Health and Mental Health Conditions40. Nursing Care in Rehabilitation41. Nursing Care: Chronic Illness and Disability42. Acute and Perioperative Care43. Emergency Care44. Nursing Care: Maternal and Newborn45. Community, Rural, and Remote
