Nursing and Collaborative Practice (Transforming Nursing Practice)

Nursing and Collaborative Practice (Transforming Nursing Practice)

by Benny Goodman (Author), RuthClemow (Author)

Synopsis

As modern healthcare evolves, it is essential for nurses to understand and work with a diverse range of people to provide quality care. But it is often difficult to grasp the many roles of those in healthcare services. This book provides a clear, practical and up-to-date guide to the various people that nurses work with, including the essential role of service users themselves, and how to work with them to improve care.

This new edition includes increased coverage of teamwork and improving mental health. It is updated throughout including discussion of LiNKS, the Care Quality Commission and Every Child Matters.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 200
Publisher: Learning Matters
Published: 22 Jun 2010

ISBN 10: 1844453731
ISBN 13: 9781844453733

Media Reviews
This book is an excellent resource for students trying to understand how health care is delivered in Britain today - Lecturer, Edge Hill University
Author Bio
Benny Goodman is now an independent scholar having retired from his position as lecturer in Adult Nursing in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Plymouth University. He qualified as a Registered General Nurse in the 1980's following graduation with a BSc Sociology and Politics. He writes on topics such as sustainability, climate change and health but always within a socio-political framework. He is author and co-author of two other Learning Matters books: Collaborative Practice and Sociology and Psychology in Nursing. Current interests include the socio-political role of the nurse. Ruth Clemow is Departmental Manager, Adult Health at Buckinghamshire New University. She is also Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (Health Science and Practice) Subject Advisor and Key Contact for Nursing and Interprofessional Education. She has many years of varied experience in acute and community settings as a registered nurse and has worked in Higher Education since 2000.