Care in nursing
Subtitle: principles, values and skills
By: edited by Wilfred McSherry, Robert McSherry, Roger Watson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
ISBN-13: 9780199583850
Subjects: Nurse and patient; Care of the sick; Nursing
Description: Overview:  Care in Nursing addresses the fundamental caring principles, values, and skills nurses require to provide sound care to their patients and to meet the challenges of nursing in the future. Exploring essential knowledge and competencies, the authors explore research, evidence and real life practice before outlining practical skills which will empower nurses to deliver quality care. Written by nurses and health professionals from both practice and academia, Care in Nursing explores how care underpins every element of nursing including: patient centered care, cultural diversity, sociology, psychology, communication, partnership working, law and ethics, management and leadership, and more. A specific chapter also addresses how nurses can develop self-care techniques to meet the pressures and demands of a challenging yet ultimately rewarding career. Relevant to nurses in all fields and a diverse range of clinical and non-clinical settings, this is essential reading for nursing students, qualified nurses, mentors, nursing academics as well as nurse managers and leaders--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: About the editors; title: About the contributors; title: How to use this book; title: Part 1:  Defining Care:; title: Chapter 1:  So you think you care? / Roger Watson; title: Introduction; title: Has caring left nursing?; title: Basic care; title: Nursing education; title: What are 'care' and 'caring'?; title: Affective and instrumental aspects of care and caring; title: What makes a suitable nurse?; title: Theoretical perspectives on caring; title: Place of caring in nursing; title: Caring theories; title: Investigating caring; title: Dimensions of caring; title: Students; title: Patients' perceptions of caring; title: What about care assistants?; title: What is caring in nursing?; title: Chapter 2:  Caring for oneself / Anthony Schwartz and Barbara Wren; title: Introduction; title: Why is self-care relevant in health care?; title: Impact of work on nurses' health; title: Elements of self-care, and self-care skills and attributes; title: Pressure, stress, and performance:  how to manage them well; title: Stress and performance:  theory, rationale, and evidence base; title: Who is responsible for self-care and managing stress at work?; title: Putting it all together:  planning your own self-care; title: Focusing on self-care and thought-traps; title: Cognitive-behavioral strategies; title: Physical health aspects; title: Taking it further; title: Developing resilience; title: Chapter 3:  Quality of nursing care / Robert McSherry; title: Introduction; title: Drivers for quality nursing care; title: Defining 'quality nursing care'; title: Quality care systems and processes; title: Measuring and documenting the provision of quality nursing care; title: Highlighting and accessing support in the provision of quality care; title: Chapter 4:  Respecting the individual / Milika Ruth Matiti and Lesley Baillie; title: Introduction; title: Definitions of 'respect' and 'dignity'; title: Respecting individuals in nursing practice; title: Nature and key dimensions of individualized and holistic care; title: Holistic care; title: Models of nursing care; title: Taking it further; title: Chapter 5:  Diversity in caring / Aru Narayanasamy and Gavin Narayanasamy; title: Introduction; title: Theory, research, and evidence base; title: Caring for disabled people; title: Social model of disability; title: Ethnic and cultural diversity; title: Putting diversity and inclusivity in action; title: ACCESS model; title: Part 2:  Human Dimensions Of Care:; title: Chapter 6:  Caring for communities / Sue Thornton; title: Introduction; title: Professional requirements; title: Defining 'communities'; title: Social context of health care; title: Contributions of sociology and social policy; title: Sociology and social change; title: Application to nursing practice; title: Structure and social action; title: Social factors and health; title: Inequalities and health care; title: Chapter 7:  Psychological aspects of caring / Glenn Marland and Annette Thomson; title: Introduction; title: Overview of some major psychological approaches; title: Key theories in psychology; title: Behaviorism and beyond; title: Cognitive-behavioral approaches; title: Humanistic psychology; title: Psychology of emotions; title: How do you feel? The 'self' and emotions; title: Coping with pain and stress; title: Dealing with loss; title: Resilience and social support; title: Why do we care?; title: Chapter 8:  Spiritual care / Wilfred McSherry and Joanna Smith; title: Introduction; title: Spirituality and 'spiritual care' defined; title: What is spirituality?; title: Historical aspects of spirituality; title: Providing holistic and spiritual care; title: Reductionism; title: Integrated care; title: Spiritual needs; title: Challenges to promoting spiritual care; title: Relationship between the personal and professional; title: Part 3:  Contexts Of Care:; title: Chapter 9:  Communicating care / Catherine McCabe and Fiona Timmins; title: Introduction; title: Theorists and the nature of care and caring; title: Defining caring and communication; title: Theory, rationale, and evidence base; title: Communicating care with patients; title: Taking it further; title: Chapter 10:  Pathways of care / Sharon D Bateman and Jane A Gibson; title: Introduction; title: Care pathways defined; title: Origins of care pathways; title: Benefits of care pathways; title: Evaluation; title: Chapter 11:  Partnerships of care / Eleanor Bradley and Tim Lewington; title: Introduction; title: Partnerships:  between the public and the private; title: Partnership working:  a third way?; title: Defining 'partnerships of care'; title: Governance of partnerships of care; title: Do care partnerships work for service users and carers?; title: Building better partnerships with service users and carers; title: Making partnerships of care work; title: Developing the evidence base for partnership working; title: Chapter 12:  Caring in challenging circumstances / Karen Breese and Helen Hampson; title: Introduction; title: Working in challenging situations; title: Definition of 'safeguarding'; title: Dementia; title: Communication in difficult circumstances; title: Dying process; title: Bereavement; title: Care of people with a learning disability today; title: Part 4:  Evaluating Care:; title: Chapter 13:  Leading, managing, and celebrating care / Sam Foster; title: Introduction; title: Recent developments; title: Political and professional drivers; title: Why leadership is important; title: Modern matrons; title: Potential benefit of nurse-led services; title: Next Stage Review; title: Skills for leadership; title: Chapter 14:  When care is absent / John Tingle and Jean McHale; title: Introduction; title: Clinical negligence litigation; title: Just compensation system?; title: Patient safety; title: Chapter 15:  Care to complain / Susan Hamer and Steve Page; title: Introduction; title: Why is learning from complaints important?; title: Benefits of complaints; title: Ensuring a good service to all patients; title: Major inquiries into poor standards of care; title: How we can ensure effective learning and improvement in organizations?; title: Chapter 16:  So you think you've cared / Sally Brearley and Peter Griffiths; title: Introduction; title: What do we mean by 'quality of care'?; title: What do we mean by 'measurement' and 'evaluation'?; title: Theory, rationale, and evidence base; title: Part 5:  Cost Of Care:; title: Chapter 17:  Cost of care and resource allocation / Joanne Gray; title: Introduction; title: Fundamental economic problem in health care; title: Efficiency and resource allocation; title: Contemporary methods for evaluation of efficiency:  economic evaluation; title: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence  (NICE), economic evaluation, and the impact for nursing care; title: Index.