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Introductory Nursing Texts
Published March 2009
Evidence-based practice, practice-centred learning, and theory and practice integration are core principles for Common Foundation Programmes as laid-out by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of the UK. However, making these principles a reality for students has always been a challenge, in part because of the limited range of textbooks available. Foundation Studies for Caring: Using Student-Centred Learning is an innovative and wide-ranging new text which uses scenarios to teach students about both the concepts of caring and their application.
Published March 2009
Foundation Skills for Caring is a clinical skills manual for Student Nurses and Allied Health Professionals which takes a student-centred learning (SCL) approach. Designed to work independently or as a companion volume to Foundation Studies for Caring: Using Student-Centred Learning, it will help students to develop skills relating to NHS core competencies.
By adopting this skills manual alongside the theory-based Studies text, lecturers will have an integrated and complete course for the Common Foundation Programme.
Published February 2008
Revised and expanded the new edition of this popular student text provides a single comprehensive volume of all the major disciplines, perspectives and methodologies in health studies and relates them to the real world through applied examples and coverage of contemporary health issues.
Published December 2006
The third edition of this popular introductory text builds on its predecessors' reputation for providing a broad scope of material relevant to the Common Foundation course. The updated version features two new chapters: Ethics in Nursing and Health Informatics; the contents have been reorganised into a theory/practice structure and coverage of cultural and branch issues has been improved throughout. With its clarity, readability and range of interactive features, this text demonstrates fluently how knowledge can be applied to practice.
Published July 2007
Especially written with FD students in mind, Foundations of Health and Social Care is a comprehensive introduction to the first two years of the subject, offering a unique balance of theory, practice skills and learning support.
A companion website includes samples chapters, a table of contents, reviews of this title and details of the key features. Lecturers can access PowerPoint slides, essay questions, assignment topics, weblinks, further reading and more.
‘This very comprehensive book is set to become a core text for all Foundation Degree students within the health and social care field.’
- Anne-Marie Reid, Programme Leader Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care, University of Bolton, UK
Practical Nursing and Prescribing Skills
Published August 2008
The updated version of the hugely popular Applied Microbiology for Nurses (2000) providing the essential information about how infection occurs, methods to prevent it and the precautions required to contain it. This new edition is fully revised to include contemporary infection control issues and the important concepts of applied microbiology.
Published November 2008
Broadened to include coverage of community settings, and updated to address changes in practice, Pain is a solid introduction to the subject. Developed from original learning tools, it is underpinned by a comprehensive pedagogic framework, and is an essential resource for all involved in pain management and assessment.
Palliative and Community Care
Publishes July 2009
Providing an in-depth look at the issues surrounding the palliative care of children, this innovative text considers both malignant and non-malignant cases, and the specialist treatment required. The interdisciplinary contributor team spans both education and practice, and chapters contain features by various members of the palliative care team.
Sociology for Healthcare and Nursing
Published March 2008
A comprehensive collection of classic and contemporary readings in the sociology of health. The Sociology of Healthcare will stimulate debate, reflexive practice and critical thinking in applied sociology and is aimed at the teaching and learning needs of both lecturers and students.
Publishes July 2009
Social Theory, Health and Healthcare provides a systematic guide to both classical and contemporary social theories, identifying the relevance and research implications of each theory. Students are shown the social factors that contribute to health, enabling them to assess health issues and make decisions on treatment.
Published February 2009
An insightful examination of the sociology surrounding major long term conditions, this is the final volume in the successful Sociology in Nursing Practice series. Demonstrating a high level of scholarship, it makes excellent use of current research to illuminate the social context of long term conditions and the patient's experience.
Personal Development
Published November 2007
Being self-aware is particularly important for healthcare professionals who need to manage their cognitive, affective and behavioural self in order to engage effectively in therapeutic relationships. This book examines how self-awareness can be developed and applied in practice by combining theoretical and practical approaches.
Published September 2005
An accessible overview of the role, work and skills of a wide range of professionals involved in health and social care. Illustrated with case studies throughout, it examines the rationale, skills and conditions required for interprofessional working.
Published September 2006
Focuses on the application of communication theory to practice and features focused research, with a highlight on the client's perspective. The text builds on both psychological and nursing theories, to develop a patient-centred and therapeutic framework for communication.
Nursing and Healthcare Research
Published February 2006
A bestselling, comprehensive introduction to Nursing Research; now updated with relevant government initiatives, new chapters on qualitative and quantitative research, and reworked Research Examples.
Published November 2008
This accessible and clearly structured book, written by experienced researchers and practitioners, provides a one-stop introduction to the most common qualitative, quantitative and desk-based research designs and methods in health and social care.
Published May 1996
This is a maths book with a difference. Based in the healthcare context, it is designed to help healthcare students to tackle the maths they need in their work and to become more independent learners in the process. The book is particularly intended to help those who may be anxious about their maths, and strategies are included to help students to calculate under pressure of time and stress.
Published December 2007
Doing Clinical Healthcare Research: A Survival Guide will help students, academics and healthcare staff identify and overcome organisational barriers to conducting research in busy clinical environments and show how research should be project managed in order to guarantee successful outcomes for all involved.
Published January 2007
Doing a Successful Research Project offers an accessible, even-handed introduction to carrying out research methods for undergraduate and postgraduate students conducting a research project for the first time. It guides students through the process from planning to completion, whilst assessing the different strategies available.
Mental Health Care
Published in September 2008
This thought provoking text explores some of the most contentious issues in mental health today. Drawing on top authors in the field, each chapter explores a key subject area which is often ignored or avoided in mental health. Stimulating and lively in style, it is essential reading for all mental health students and practitioners.
Published November 2007
This book looks at the role nurses play when working with people who have dementia and their relatives. Dementia Care Nursing is a fascinating insight into the field, which outlines approaches that may be used by nurses within practice and provides advice on how dementia care may be developed and enhanced.
Published May 2009
This Reader presents a fresh look at mental health, following on from the hugely popular Mental Health Matters. It provides new and exciting user perspectives across the full range of mental health issues. This is a rich and diverse resource for all students and practitioners of mental health.
Public Health, Health Promotion, and Health Policy
Published May 2009
The second edition of this highly-regarded text examining the issue of how professionals can empower their clients, contains new coverage of health literacy and participatory methods for engagement, as well as a greatly improved pedagogical programme. It will be core reading for all students of Public Health and Health Promotion.
Published September 2007
Health economics applies the tools of economic analysis to the problems of health care finance and delivery. This introductory text uses clear, non-technical language to explain the available economic tools, and critically examine their strengths and weaknesses in relation to health policy and management issues.
Published May 2007
'I don’t think that I have come across a book before which provides so much detail and so many examples.' - Claire Hale, Dame Kathleen Raven Professor of Clinical Nursing, University of Leeds, UK
Published February 2008
“Excellent… the best study skills book around” – Dr P Starie, Humanities & Social Sciences Faculty, University of Portsmouth
The only study skills book to cover all the core skills has been revised and updated throughout. This number one, best-selling text introduces higher level study skills and helps students develop a deeper understanding of the learning process itself. The third edition includes new chapters on e-learning and numeracy.
An independent comparative review by Kate Williams of Oxford Brookes University ranks this as the best Study Skills resource – click on the link below to read the report in detail.
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