CONCEPTS FOR NURSING PRACTICE 2ED

by Jean Foret Giddens PhD RN FAAN

Concepts for Nursing Practice is a groundbreaking new title by Jean Giddens, a leading expert on conceptual teaching and learning in nursing education. Offered as digtial book plus print copy package, Concepts for Nursing Practice uses a simplified, intuititve approach to connect concepts across the entire nursing curriculum, making this an ideal companion for Elsevier nursing textbooks. Fifty-three of the most important concepts, written by leading subject matter experts, are organized into three units. Unit One covers patient profile concepts, which are the concepts that lay the foundation for a patient-centered approach to nursing. Unit Two, the core of the content, emphasizes biophysical and psychosocial concepts that relate to individuals seeking health care. The focus of these concepts is on the health-and-illness continuum across the lifespan. Unit Three covers concepts related to professionalism and the whole of the healthcare system related to the delivery of health care, professional aspects of nursing, and health policy. This unit also covers the QSEN competencies. Original full-color illustrations and model cases depict the principles of each concept and show how concepts are related. A list of exemplars in each concept chapter convey the most common health conditions or situations pertaining to the concept.

Genres: Health

Unknown Binding

First published March 1, 2012

Reviews

[Stephanie · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a required text for my integrated case studies class. The chapters were short which enhanced the readability. Unfortunately, this felt like "highlights" of the particular topics covered. The information would have been more useful if it was expanded a little more. The transitions weren't great and it jumped around a lot. Putting the exemplars at the beginning of the chapter instead of the end would have made more sense. There were so many graphics and boxes and tables, it affected the cohesiveness of the text. It created breaks in the flow of the text. The case study examples at the end of the chapters were great. They were well-written and interesting.

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

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