Fundamentals of assessment and care planning for nurses

Summary: All nursing students are required to meet the seven standards produced by the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) before being entered onto the professional register. Fundamentals of Assessment and Care Planning for Nurses addresses two of these important standards, helping readers become proficient in assessing patient needs, and planning, providing and evaluating care. This timely publication adopts a practical approach with NMC proficiencies at its core, providing guidance and insight into the application of key skills and demonstrating competency in real-life settings. Fundamentals of Assessment and Care Planning for Nurses is an important resource for pre-registration nursing students and Nursing Associates who are required to demonstrate proficiency in the new NMC standards, and other registered practitioners seeking to update their knowledge.

Record details

ISBN: 9781119491750 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
xi, 389 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Publisher: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2020]
Copyright: ©2020

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The nature of nursing -- The provision of care -- Critical thinking and clinical decision making -- The nursing process -- Care plans -- Models of nursing -- The skills of assessment and planning care -- Assessment tools -- Assessing the musculoskeletal system -- Assessing the circulatory system -- Assessing the cardiac system -- Assessing the gastrointestinal system -- Assessing the renal system -- Assessing the respiratory system -- Assessing the male reproductive system -- Assessing the female reproductive system -- Assessing the nervous system -- Assessing the endocrine system -- Assessing the immune system -- Assessing the skin.