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020			_a1844458113
020			_a9781844458110
100			_aWilliamson, G. M.
245		0	_aNursing in contemporary healthcare practice
260			_aLondon _bSAGE Publications _c2008
300			_a1 online resource (208 p.)
490			_aTransforming nursing practice
505			_aChapter 1 The establishment of the National Health Service; Chapter 2 Contemporary issues in healthcare policy; Chapter 3 Nursing, policy making and politics; Chapter 4 The caring culture and tradition in nursing; Chapter 5 Evidence-based practice; Chapter 6 Quality in healthcare; Chapter 7 The patient perspective; Chapter 8 The student experience; Chapter 9 Conclusions and future directions.
520			_aNursing has a distinctive caring, holistic ethos and it is essential for students to understand the healthcare context within which they will work. Those beginning their nursing education will gain much from this book, which examines key concepts surrounding the context in which care is provided. Organisational features of the NHS and care delivery are discussed, alongside concepts relating to professional nursing practice and students' relationships with the university and care settings. This book provides the essentials in line with the NMC Proficiencies, Skills for Health Competencies and QAA descriptors.
650			_aNURSING
700			_aJenkinson, T
700			_aProctor-Childs, Tracey
856			_uhttp://newcomb.eblib.com/patron/FullRecord.aspx?p=820151 _y[e-book. Login with your Homerton OpenAthens username.]
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