Nurse Practitioners Clinical Skill and Professional Issues

Name: Nurse Practitioners Clinical Skill and Professional Issues
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ISBN: 9780750688017

ISBN-10: 0750688017

ISBN-13: 9780750688017

Edition: 2nd 2006 (Revised)

Authors: Mike Walsh

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This is a comprehensive text for nurse practitioners that integrates the required clinical skills with professional and theoretical issues in one book. It uses a systems approach to cover the most frequently presenting problems that the nurse practitioner will encounter. The scope of the book then widens to include psychological and emotional problems as well as the special needs of children and those patients with chronic health problems. Using a practical approach the content is based on current best evidence. The book has been derived from the editors experience as a course team running the RCN Institute BSc Nurse Practitioner course in Lancaster and Carlisle. Nurse practitioners is an…

Book details

List price: $66.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Publication date: 1/4/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 392
Size: 7.44" wide x 9.69" long x 0.31" tall
Weight: 1.892
Language: English



Contributors


Preface



Clinical practice



Problem solving




Taking a history




Disorders of the skin




The head and neck




The nervous system




Vision and the eye




The cardiovascular system




The respiratory system




Abdominal disorders




The male reproductive system




The female reproductive system




The musculoskeletal system




Blood disorders




The endocrine system




Common paediatric problems




Child health and the role of the nurse practitioner




Promoting health




Assessment and management of the patient with chronic health problems




The patient as partner in care




Therapeutic communication and mental health problems




Professional and legal issues



Development of the nurse practitioner role




The professional and legal framework for the nurse practitioner



Index