Broschiertes Buch

Practice Development in Nursing and Healthcare

Beschreibung

In its first edition, Practice Development in Nursing made an important contribution to understanding practice development and its core components. Now fully updated to take into account the many developments in the field, the second edition continues to fill an important gap in the market for an accessible, practical text on what remains a key issue for all members of the healthcare team globally.

Practice Development in Nursing and Healthcare explores the basis of practice development and its aims, implementation and impact on healthcare, to enable readers to be confident in their approaches to practice development. It is aimed at healthcare professionals in a variety of roles (for example clinical practice, education, research and quality improvement) and students, as well as those with a primary practice development role, in order to enable them to effectively and knowledgeably develop practice and the practice of others.

Key features:
New updated edition of a seminal text in the field, including significant new material
Relevance to the entire healthcare team
Accessible and practical in style, with case studies, scenarios and examples throughout
Edited by and with contributions from experts in the field
Fully updated to include the latest research
Supported by a strong evidence base

Autor

Brendan McCormack is Director of the Institute of Nursing Research and Head of the Person-Centred Practice Research Centre, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, UK. He is Professor II, Buskerud University College, Drammen, Norway; Adjunct Professor of Nursing, University of Technology, Sydney, Austalia; Adjunct Professor of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Care, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Visiting Professor, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Aberdeen, UK. Kim Manley is Co-Director, England Centre for Practice Development and Visiting Professor, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK; Associate Director, Practice Development, Transformational Research and Development, East Kent Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK; Visiting Professor, University of Surrey, UK. Angie Titchen is Visiting Professor, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, UK; Adjunct Professor, Charles Sturt University, Australia; Principle Investigator, Knowledge Centre for Evidence-Based Practice, Fontys University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands; Independent Practice Development and Research Consultant.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 2. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 625g
• ISBN-13: 9780470673119
• ISBN-10: 0470673117
• Artikelnr.: 36898914

Rezensionen

"Everyone who has a passion for the development of nursing practice, and who wants further insights and tools and techniques to use. The book does lends itself to staff who are able to influence and implement change e.g. ward sister, deputy ward sister, clinical nurse specialist's, district nurses and health visitors." (Nursing Times, 9 July 2014)

"This is a wonderful book that will inform the continuing evolution of healthcare. It is current and evidence-based, and is a source of pertinent information for all members of the healthcare team. The second edition is necessary to remain current." (Doody's, 28 February 2014) "Now available in a second edition, this updated guide offers a valuable insight into what practice development is, what it is not, its core components, the underpinning theory and the practice development journey." (Nursing Standard, 16 July 2013)