Fundamentals of Assessment and Care Planning for Nurses

<p>All nursing students are required to meet the seven standards produced by the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) before being entered onto the professional register. <i>Fundamentals of Assessment and Care Planning for Nurses</i> addresses two of these important standards, helping readers become proficient in assessing patient needs, and planning, providing and evaluating care.</p> <p>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.</p> <ul> <li>Centres around a fictitious nuclear family to provide a practical basis to the various chapters and assessment</li> <li>Offers mnemonics to enable comprehensive history taking and systematic physical assessment</li> <li>Helps readers address socio-cultural considerations they may face in practice</li> <li>Includes links to literature that provides further support and additional information</li> </ul> <p><i>Fundamentals of Assessment and Care Planning for Nurses</i> 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.</p>