A handbook for trainee nursing associates. ([2023])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Neil Davison and David Matthews.
• Authors: Davison, Neil
• Editors: Davison, Neil; Matthews, David
• Contents: Preface; Acknowledgements; About the authors; Introduction: background and context ; ; Chapter 1: Study skills ; Neil Davison ; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Check your study skills; 1.3 Learning preferences; 1.4 Getting organised; 1.5 Finding and reading information; 1.6 Participating in specific learning and assessment activities; Chapter summary; Further reading; References; ; Chapter 2: Professional skills ; Linda Bale ; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The importance of communication in nursing; 2.3 Team working and leadership; 2.4 Leadership and management; Chapter summary; Further reading; References; ; Chapter 3: Values and ethics ; Anneyce Knight and Nevin Mehmet ; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 What are values and ethics?; 3.3 Why are values and ethics relevant to nursing and my role as a nursing associate?; 3.4 Virtue ethics in everyday healthcare; 3.5 The four principles in everyday healthcare; 3.6 Accountability; Chapter summary; Further reading; References; ; Chapter 4: Society and its impact upon health ; David Matthews ; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Social determinants of health; 4.3 Why society? Understanding your service users; 4.4 Biomedical model; 4.5 Social model; 4.4 Social class, money and wealth; 4.6 Gender: men, women and health; 4.7 Ethnicity and health inequalities; Chapter summary; Further reading; References; ; Chapter 5: Psychology and health ; Graham Jones ; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Psychology; 5.3 Psychology of health; 5.4 Philosophy of psychology; 5.5 Approaches to health management; 5.6 Holism; 5.7 What makes us what we are?; 5.8 Behaviour; 5.9 Locus of control; 5.10 Conclusion; Chapter summary; Further reading; References; ; Chapter 6: Public health and health promotion ; Anneyce Knight ; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Why are public health and health promotion relevant to my role as a nursing associate?; 6.3 What is public health?; 6.4 History of public health; 6.5 The structure of English public health; 6.6 UK Health Security Agency; 6.7 World Health Organization and global public health; 6.8 The NHS Long Term Plan and national public health priorities; 6.9 What is health promotion?; 6.10 History of health promotion; 6.11 The importance of the Ottawa Charter; 6.12 Developing health literacy; 6.13 Understanding some of the challenges to changing health behaviour; Chapter summary; Further reading; References; ; Chapter 7: Research and evidence-based practice ; Neil Davison and David Matthews ; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 The knowledge base of nursing practice; 7.4 Evidence-based practice; 7.5 Research; 7.6 The hierarchy of evidence; Chapter summary; Further reading; References; ; Chapter 8: Mental health ; David Matthews ; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 What do we mean by ‘mental health’?; 8.3 Stigma; 8.4 Labelling; 8.5 Mental health problems: biological, psychological and sociological causes; 8.6 Mental health across the life course; 8.7 Mental health conditions; 8.8 Intervention and support; Chapter summary; Further reading; References; ; Chapter 9: Learning disability ; Josh Hodgson ; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Learning disability – the broad picture; 9.3 Comorbidities; 9.4 Capacity; 9.5 Communication; 9.6 The role of behaviour; 9.7 Mental health; 9.8 Contemporary initiatives and drivers for change; 9.9 Building a resource toolkit; 9.10 The impact of Covid-19 on people with a learning disability; Chapter summary; Further reading; References; ; Index
• Publisher Details: Banbury : Lantern
• Publication Date: 2023
• Copyright Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvi, 190 pages), illustrations (colour)
• Subjects: 610.73; Nursing -- Great Britain; Associate degree nurses -- Great Britain
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781914962059
• Related ISBNs: 9781914962042
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on June 29, 2023).
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