This volume reviews issues of importance to the nursing of those with terminal illness. Social aspects, family care and symptom relief are some of the many subjects discussed. The contributors have utilised findings from other disciplines as well as making suggestions for future research.
The role and importance of research in nursing has grown considerably in the last ten years, and research is increasingly used to help to establish guidelines for nursing practice. Reviewing, analysing and criticising research is a vital means of building up evidence for care, increasingly replacing opinion and experience. Nurses are now required ...
Care planning can be solely an academic (or paper) exercise, but in this book, based on articles that appeared originally in "Nursing Times", the contributors show how it is practical, logical and effective. Based around 11 case studies, of which each case includes a background patient profile, problems, expected outcomes and interventions, with ...
'Readers (of this book) will gain a sense of how health promotion is a vital component of nursing.' - Nursing Times Research in Health Promotion and Nursing presents a refreshing research- based perspective on the vital relationships between health promotion and nursing practice. Contributions have been sought from a distinguished group of health ...
This text reviews and brings nurses up-to-date on important recent research in cancer care. It creates an overview of studies which are considered critical for the development of nursing practice by drawing together the work of 18 researchers. The topics are relevant to patients' needs but as the research approaches are eclectic, many methods are ...
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