Essentials of Nursing Adults

Karen Elcock is Head of Programmes, Pre-registration Nursing at Kingston University and St George’s University London, one of the early implementers of the new degree programme for nursing. She has taught on and led pre-registration nursing programmes for over 20 years and has a particular interest in how student nurses learn in practice settings which makes up 50% of pre-registration nursing programmes. Wendy Wright is an Adult Nursing lecturer in the pre-registration and the master′s level nursing programmes and is currently the BSc Adult Nursing Programme Lead.  Wendy has a wide range of acute clinical experience including infectious diseases, stroke and elderly assessment and rehabilitation.  Wendy has responsibilities interests including clinical skills education for student nurses, dementia, the frail older Adult and the student experience. With a particular interest in the development of Class in A Bag (CIAB) which has developed from the initial research of Dementia through the eyes of a child.  She has published in these areas in nursing journals and has presented at national and international conferences. She is also an editor and author for SAGE publications in relation to Essentials of Nursing Practice and Essential Clinical Skills for Nurses.Wendy is the co-creator of "Class in a bag", which is a portable educational resource that enables the delivery of health promotion in a diverse range of environments to suit individual needs. (Winner of Scotland′s Dementia Awards, 2016, Best Educational Initiative)Paul Newcombe is Associate Professor in Adult Acute Care and BSc Nursing Course Leader at Kingston University and St George’s, University of London. Paul′s clinical background is in Emergency Nursing, Acute Medicine and Trauma, having worked in Oxford, London and Australia. Paul teaches across pre- and post-registration nursing courses and at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. He has a particular interest in developing high-fidelity simulation to help student nurses learn how to manage deteriorating patients. Paul has also staged an annual series of extra-curricular and cultural events with students, staff and local artists in celebration of International Nurses′ Day. He is the co-editor of Emergency Nursing at a Glance.  Fiona Everett is currently a Nurse Lecturer within pre-registration and master’s level nursing programmes with teaching, co-ordination and research supervision responsibilities. Fiona has a wide range of clinical experience including adult nursing, midwifery, district nursing and research project management within primary care.She has particular interests in clinical skills, dementia care and developing contemporary, support mechanisms in nurse education. She has published in these areas in nursing journals and has disseminated her work at national and international conferences.She is also an editor and author for SAGE publications in relation to the Essentials of Nursing Practice and Essential Clinical Skills for Nurses: Step by Step.Fiona is the co-creator of “Class in a Bag’, which is a portable educational resource that enables the delivery of health promotion in a diverse range of environments to suit individual needs. (Winner of Scotland’s Dementia Awards, 2016, Best Educational Initiative)

Essentials of Nursing Adults gives a broad introduction to adult nursing, by recognising that student nurses have to engage with not only their own choice of nursing but that they have to engage with all fields of practice.

• Part One: Principles of Nursing AdultsChapter 1: Nursing adults: the context of care deliveryChapter 2: Patient centred careChapter 3: Professional valuesChapter 4: Safeguarding and the vulnerable adultChapter 5: Patient safety and quality improvementsChapter 6: Research and evidence based practice in nursingChapter 7: Health promotionPart Two: Aspects of Nursing AdultsChapter 8: The fundamentals of care in nursing adultsChapter 9: Assessment and care of the adult with acute needsChapter 10: Preparing adults for surgery, peri and post-operative surgical careChapter 11: Pain and symptom control - assessment and managementChapter 12: Clinical investigationsChapter 13: Medication management and administrationChapter 14: Infection prevention and controlPart Three: Managing Nursing Care of Adults with Complex and High Dependency NeedsChapter 15: Care of the pregnant womenChapter 16: Care of the highly dependent and critically ill adultChapter 17: Care of the frail older adultChapter 18: Care of the adult with long-term conditionsChapter 19: Care of the adult with mental health issuesChapter 20: Care of the adult with dementiaChapter 21: Care of the adult with learning disabilityChapter 22: Care of the adult with cancerChapter 23: Care of the adult at the end of lifePart Four: Managing Nursing Care of Adults with Specific ConditionsChapter 24: Care of the adult with a respiratory conditionChapter 25: Care of the adult with a cardiac conditionChapter 26: Care of the adult with a vascular conditionChapter 27: Care of the adult with a neurological conditionChapter 28: Care of the adult with a urinary/renal conditionChapter 29: Care of the adult with an endocrine conditionChapter 30: Care of the adult with an immunological conditionChapter 31: Care of the adult with a musculoskeletal conditionChapter 32: Care of the adult with a hematological conditionChapter 33: Care of the adult with a dermatological conditionChapter 34: Care of the adult with a gastrointestinal conditionChapter 35: Care of the adult with a nutritional conditionPart Five: Being a Professional Adult NurseChapter 36: Leadership and management in nursing adultsChapter 37: Decision making and accountabilityChapter 38: Lifelong learning and continuing professional developmentChapter 39: The Role of the Nurse as Teacher and Educator