Practical Guide for General Nursing Sciences

The second edition of Practical Guide for General Nursing Sciences combines Parts1 and2 of the first edition. This edition, which maintains the gold standard that student nurses and healthcare professionals have relied on for over 25years, has been updated and extended to include new chapterson: Professional conduct; Infection prevention and control; Comprehensive wound care;and Blood and blood products. Practical Guide for General Nursing Sciences emphasises critical thinking, clinical reasoning and judgement, compassion and respect for all people across their lifespan. Focusing on the entire South African clinical environment, and covering every aspect of general nursing practice, the unique features of the revised edition include: Legislative and ethical issues, as well as professional conduct; Clinical outcomes; Step-by-step nursing actions that cover assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation and recording, supported by a rationale for each that is based on the best available evidence from disciplined research;and Information boxes, figures, diagrams, tables and margin glossaries. Written by practising professionals and experts in nursing science, this second edition of Practical Guide for General Nursing Sciences is an indispensable, best practice, cutting-edge practical guide to the provision of quality patient care that is holistic and people-centred. Editors Professor Magda Mulder heads the School of Nursing, University of the FreeState. Professor Annemarie Joubert is an associate professor at the School of Nursing, University of the FreeState. Ms Nora Olivier is a unit-based lecturer at the School of Nursing, University of the FreeState.