Preface Acknowledgements About the Editors Contributors Unit 1 Contextualising the Art and Science of Nursing 1 Nursing: Past, Present and Future 2 The Professional Nurse and Contemporary Health Care 3 Health Promotion 4 Public Health Unit 2 The Elements of Care 5 Ethics, the Law and the Nurse 6 The Nursing Process 7 Models of Nursing Unit 3 The Principles of Care 8 The Principles of Safeguarding and Dignity 9 The Principles of Older People s Care 10 The Principles of Caring for People with Learning Disabilities and Autism 11 The Principles of Caring for Children and Families 12 The Principles of Caring for People with Mental Health Problems 13 The Principles of Maternity Care 14 The Principles of Surgical Care 15 The Principles of Cancer Care 16 The Principles of Infection Control 17 The Principles of Nutrition 18 The Principles of Skin Integrity 19 The Principles of Medicine Administration and Pharmacology 20 The Principles of Care at the End of Life 21 The Principles of Supporting Families and Carers in Practice Unit 4 The Scientific Nature of Disease 22 The Cell 23 Immunity, Inflammation and Infection 24 Pain Management 25 Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalance, and Shock Unit 5 The Art and Science of Nursing Care 26 The Person with a Cardiovascular Disorder 27 The Person with a Haematological Disorder 28 The Person with a Respiratory Disorder 29 The Person with a Gastrointestinal Disorder 30 The Person with a Urinary Disorder 31 The Woman with a Reproductive Disorder 32 The Man with a Reproductive Disorder 33 The Person with a Sexually Transmitted Infection 34 The Person with an Endocrine Disorder 35 The Person with a Neurological Disorder 36 The Person with an Ear or Eye Disorder 37 The Person with a Musculoskeletal Disorder 38 The Person with a Skin Disorder

The second edition of the successful and definitive nursing textbook, Nursing Practice is designed to support the student throughout the entire nursing degree. Structured around the latest Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Conduct, it explores a range of clinical and professional issues that the student will need to know, in one complete and accessible volume. Thoroughly updated and with full-colour, high-quality illustrations throughout, this new edition features an additional chapter on the principles of supporting families and carers in practice, advice on revalidation, as well as a number of learning features and activities to help consolidate learning. Nursing Practice provides invaluable information to enable not just student nurses, but also those who are qualified and members of the extended nursing family, to develop a deeper understanding of their patients’ needs and to ensure that they are practicing safely and effectively.

Preface xiv Acknowledgements xvi About the Editors xvii Contributors xviii How to Use Your Textbook xxii About the Companion Website xxiv Unit 1 Contextualising the Art and Science of Nursing 1 1 Nursing: Past, Present and Future 2 2 The Professional Nurse and Contemporary Healthcare 24 3 Health Promotion 50 4 Public Health 71 Unit 2 The Elements of Care 91 5 Ethics, the Law and the Nurse 92 6 The Nursing Process 111 7 Models of Nursing 129 Unit 3 The Principles of Care 147 8 The Principles of Safeguarding and Dignity 148 9 The Principles of Older People’s Care 171 10 The Principles of Caring for People with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism 193 11 Principles of Caring for Children and Families 210 12 The Principles of Caring for People with Mental Health Problems 236 13 The Principles of Maternity Care 254 14 The Principles of Surgical Care 270 15 The Principles of Cancer Care 288 16 The Principles of Infection Control 307 17 The Principles of Nutrition 332 18 The Principles of Skin Integrity 350 19 The Principles of Medicine Administration and Pharmacology 376 20 Care at the End of Life 404 21 The Principles of Supporting Families and Carers in Practice 430 Unit 4 The Scientific Nature of Disease 453 22 The Cell 454 23 Immunity, Inflammation and Infection 480 24 Pain Management 504 25 Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalance, and Shock 528 Unit 5 The Art and Science of Nursing Care 551 26 The Person with a Cardiovascular Disorder 552 27 The Person with a Haematological Disorder 578 28 The Person with a Respiratory Disorder 605 29 The Person with a Gastrointestinal Disorder 635 30 The Person with a Urinary Disorder 662 31 The Woman with a Reproductive Disorder 686 32 The Man with a Reproductive Disorder 717 33 The Person with a Sexually Transmitted Infection 746 34 The Person with an Endocrine Disorder 768 35 The Person with a Neurological Disorder 797 36 The Person with an Ear or Eye Disorder 850 37 The Person with a Musculoskeletal Disorder 879 38 The Person with a Skin Disorder 909 Appendix A Reference Values in Venous Serum (Adults) 931 Appendix B List of Units 934 Index 935