Om gesprekken tijdens het werk van verpleegkundigen optimaal te laten verlopen, is kennis over verschillende facetten van communicatie essentieel. Want wat is goed communiceren? Welke inzichten in eigen gedrag en welke vaardigheden zijn van belang? Hoe voorkom je misverstanden? Dit boek gaat hier op in.Het boek bevat zeven hoofdstukken. Hoofdstuk 1 gaat over gedrag, attitude en beroepshouding. Dat is de basis waarop de verzorgende of de verpleegkundige zijn of haar beroep opbouwt én waarop m...

Dit boek is een betrouwbare kennisbron voor de mogelijkheden, maar ook soms beperkingen, van veelvoorkomende complementaire interventies.

Elke supermarkt heeft tegenwoordig kruidenthee of badolie met etherische olie in de schappen staan. Veel mensen gaan naar de sauna, laten zich masseren, doen aan tai chi, meditatie of yoga. Omdat het prettig is, maar ook om gezond en in balans te blijven. Maar hoe zit het als ze hierom vragen tijdens verblijf opname in een zorginstelling of anderszins met de...

Gain the knowledge and skills you need to provide safe, effective perioperative nursing care! Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery, 17th Edition is the definitive resource for nurses and surgical technologists training for a career in the operating room. Illustrated, step-by-step instructions cover patient care in more than 400 surgical interventions, including patient positioning, instrumentation, and postoperative care. Along with the latest on robotic surgery and a review of evidence...

John Costello and a team of palliative care specialists take a patient-centred approach to discussing palliative and end of life care across a range of diseases and illnesses.

Provides final year nursing students with comprehensive guidance on how to make the leap from student to registered nurse, helping them to master the skills needed to progress from supervised to professional practice.

This much-loved textbook responds to the ever-growing importance of leadership to a healthcare professional's role. It summarises all of the key theories, information and research and applies to the healthcare context.

Mapped to the 2018 NMC Standards and full of cases and activities to support learning, this book explains in clear terms the theory and models of health promotion and how students can apply them in their nursing practice.

Nursing Diagnoses: Definitions and Classification is the definitive guide to nursing diagnoses, as reviewed and approved by NANDA-I. The 2015-2017 edition of the classic and internationally recognised text has been rigorously updated and revised, and now provides more linguistically congruent diagnoses as a result of the Diagnostic Development Committee's attentiveness to understanding the translation of the diagnostic label, definition, defining characteristics, related factors, and risk fac...

Based around the NMC's Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment (2018), this book offers clear, practical advice on how to develop the knowledge and skills required to supervise and assess a range of students in practice. It explores challenging issues, such as learners in difficulty, and considers how to develop resilience and wellbeing from the perspective of both the student and the supervisor and assessor.

Packed full of information, the book introduces the full range of nursing skills, knowledge and theory needed for the first year of study. Using innovative activities, scenarios and case studies, the book puts theory into context and brings the subject to life.