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Routledge Essentials for Nurses


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Routledge Essentials for Nurses is a series of textbooks covering four key areas of nursing:
* core theoretical studies
* psychological and physical care
* nurse education
* new directions in nursing and health care.
Written by experienced practitioners and teachers, books in this series encourage a critical approach to nursing concepts and show how research findings are relevant to nursing practice.

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Pathophysiology, Homeostasis and Nursing

Pathophysiology, Homeostasis and Nursing

1st Edition

By Tonks Fawcett, Roger Watson
November 04, 2003

Nursing students quite often find it difficult to relate what they learn with respect to normal and abnormal physiology to patient care. In this useful text Roger Watson and Tonks Fawcett clearly explain:* the concept of homeostasis* the relevance of physiology to common disorders* the patient's ...

Body Image and Disfigurement Care

Body Image and Disfigurement Care

1st Edition

By Robert Newell
November 30, 2000

Intended for health care professionals working with patients who have suffered a threat to body image, whether from trauma, injury, disease, or the developmental process, Body Image and Disfigurement Care:*offers practical advice about care*critically appraises the existing knowledge-base*describes...

Nursing Theories and Models

Nursing Theories and Models

1st Edition

By Hugh McKenna
April 17, 1997

Nursing theory is a major part of all nursing courses and nurses are encouraged to use theories in practice, but it is not always easy for the student to make a real connection between the two. Drawing on many years' experience of teaching and research, Hugh McKenna addresses the theory needs of ...

Nursing Perspectives on Quality of Life

Nursing Perspectives on Quality of Life

1st Edition

By Peter Draper
March 01, 1997

One of the fundamental aims of nursing is to safeguard or promote patients' 'quality of life'. In Nursing Perspectives on Quality of Life, Peter Draper examines existing ways of defining the concept and argues that nurses need to adopt a fresh approach, which more accurately reflects patients' ...

Education For Patients and Clients

Education For Patients and Clients

1st Edition

By Vivien Coates
November 08, 1999

Education for Patients and Clients sets out basic principles for providing patient education as an integral part of nursing care. It challenges the view that simply giving information is enough and investigates strategies for making education as effective as possible.The author explores:*the effect...

Caring for People in Pain

Caring for People in Pain

1st Edition

By Brian Davies, Bryn D. Davis
February 08, 2000

An excellent introduction for nurses to all aspects of pain and its management. Topics examined are relevant to all areas of health care practice and include:*types of pain*the experience of pain, including psycho-social factors*interventions (pharmocological, physical and psychological)*...

Design and Analysis of Clinical Nursing Research Studies

Design and Analysis of Clinical Nursing Research Studies

1st Edition

By Colin R Martin, David R Thompson
January 25, 2001

This invaluable text on the design and analysis of clinical research studies explains the basis of experimental design and statistics in a way that is sensitive to the clinical context in which nurses work. It uses data from actual studies to illustrate how to:*design the study*use and select data*...

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