{"product_id":"fundamentals-of-assessment-and-care-planning-for-nurses-isbn-9781119491750","title":"Fundamentals of Assessment and Care Planning for Nurses","description":"\u003cp\u003eAll nursing students are required to meet the seven standards produced by the Nursing \u0026amp; Midwifery Council (NMC) before being entered onto the professional register. \u003ci\u003eFundamentals of Assessment and Care Planning for Nurses\u003c\/i\u003e addresses two of these important standards, helping readers become proficient in assessing patient needs, and planning, providing and evaluating care.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis timely publication adopts a practical approach with NMC proficiencies at its core, providing guidance and insight into the application of key skills and demonstrating competency in real-life settings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCentres around a fictitious nuclear family to provide a practical basis to the various chapters and assessment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers mnemonics to enable comprehensive history taking and systematic physical assessment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHelps readers address socio-cultural considerations they may face in practice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes links to literature that provides further support and additional information\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFundamentals of Assessment and Care Planning for Nurses\u003c\/i\u003e is an important resource for pre-registration nursing students and Nursing Associates who are required to demonstrate proficiency in the new NMC standards, and other registered practitioners seeking to update their knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeet the family x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 The nature of nursing 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 The provision of care 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Critical thinking and clinical decision making 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 The nursing process 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Care plans 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Models of nursing 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 The skills of assessment and planning care 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Assessment tools 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Assessing the musculoskeletal system 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Assessing the circulatory system 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Assessing the cardiac system 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Assessing the gastrointestinal system 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Assessing the renal system 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Assessing the respiratory system 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 Assessing the male reproductive system 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 Assessing the female reproductive system 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17 Assessing the nervous system 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18 Assessing the endocrine system 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19 Assessing the immune system 344\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20 Assessing the skin 365\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 383\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Peate, OBE FRCN\u003c\/b\u003e is Visiting Professor of Nursing, Visiting Senior Clinical Fellow, Editor-in-Chief of the \u003ci\u003eBritish Journal of Nursing\u003c\/i\u003e, and Head of School, School of Health Studies, Gibraltar.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll nursing students are required to meet the seven standards produced by the Nursing \u0026amp; 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