Books in the Transforming Nursing Practice Series series

Pathophysiology and Pharmacology in Nursing provides an integrated introduction to both the biology of disease and the therapeutic agents that are used to manage them.

An essential guide for mental health nursing students to mental health law required for practice, focussing on the Mental Health Act and Code of Practice.

This book helps nursing students succeed in their final year and prepare for their first nursing role.

This book gives nursing students a robust foundation for understanding and developing skills to work with people experiencing dementia.

A clear guide for nursing students from all fields of practice to mental health in nursing, and its application to their own care delivery. It explains the core features of the mental health nursing field and explores aspects of mental health that all nurses should understand in order to provide holistic care to their patients.

A clear and up-to-date introduction to the organisation of, and the various groups involved in, the healthcare service and healthcare policy for student nurses.

It is essential that students develop sound decision-making skills in order to deal with the challenges they will encounter as registered nurses. This book enables pre-registration nursing students to understand, develop and apply these skills in order to practise safely and effectively.

Developed in partnership with Certitude - an influential charity providing support for people with mental health problems or learning disabilities - this book will answer all of the commonly asked questions and provide mental health students with clear explanations and guidance on recovery.

This book explores sociology and psychology relevant to nursing and explains why it is so important to understand these disciplines in order to provide holistic, person-centred care. This third edition has been updated according to the latest NMC standards and requirements.

A clear guide to passing essays, exams and other assessments specifically for nursing students.

This book provides a timely guide to enabling patient and carer participation in nursing care, made relevant for nursing students.

A clear, practical and useable introduction to the key skills students need to become successful learners throughout their course and beyond.

Taking a recovery-approach perspective, this book helps mental health nurses and students understand the importance of physical health care and promotion for people with mental health disorders.

A practical, hands-on guide to the assessment process in mental health nursing.

Covers all the key aspects of anatomy and physiology that nursing students need to know in short, concise and easily accessible chapters. Whilst using case study scenarios commonly encountered by nurses in clinical practice, to help students to apply this anatomy and physiology knowledge to their everyday working life.

This new edition introduces the underpinning theory and concepts required for the development of first class communication and interpersonal skills in nursing. By providing a simple to read overview of the central topics students are able to quickly gain a solid, evidence-based grounding in the subject.

This books is packed full of 'need-to-know' information that will help students understand what is meant by mental health and wellbeing, and become aware of the common mental health problems as well as the typical interventions and treatment options available.

This book is specifically designed to equip nursing students and non-specialists with essential knowledge in relation to the care and management of people nearing the end of life, covering complex issues such as handling bereavement and cultural differences.

A clear and accessible introduction to safeguarding adults in nursing practice with a range of clients and across different settings.

Provides a clear explanation of the science as well as the practical and clinical aspects of infection prevention and control; giving students a more robust knowledge base to better prepare them for taking on future leadership roles in this area.

The ability to reflect critically is a vital nursing skill. This book will help your students to make better decisions, avoid errors, identify good and bad forms of practice and become better at learning from their experiences.

Do your students ever struggle to grasp what exactly constitutes evidence or struggle to see how it applies to practice? Would you like them to feel more confident about critiquing evidence?The need for an evidence base for nursing practice is widely accepted. However, what constitutes evidence and how nurses might apply it to practice is not always clear. This book guides nursing students through the process of identifying, appraising and applying evidence in nursing practice. It explores a wide range differing sources of evidence and knowledge, and helps students to develop key skills of critiquing research and using evidence in clinical decision making.

Ethics can impact the decisions nurses make in their day-to-day work, so it's important that students develop their understanding of ethical frameworks as preparation for future practice. In this book, the author explains ethical ideas, theories and concepts in simple to understand terms, focussing on real-life nursing situations that makes it easy to apply these principles to your practice.

Now in it's fourth edition and thoroughly updated to ensure all content is mapped to the new 2018 NMC standards, this book is a practical and readable guide to undertaking a research project plan or a literature review for final year assessment.

A step-by-step and practical guide of how to compile a professional portfolio for use throughout nursing programmes and in initial nursing roles, where portfolios are an essential tool for interviews and employee appraisals.