This comprehensive book provides an understanding of the common symptoms related to serious illness in adults. It integrates anatomy with pathophysiology and encourages developmental, critical thinking. Using an in-depth case study approach and including two brand new chapters, this new edition is a must-read for all students of adult nursing.

Edited by the committee members of the RCN Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Nurses Forum Timely: The first UK text in the field to focus on high dependency care of the child. User-friendly and accessible Contains evidence-based guidelines for effective nursing care.

* Evidence-based theory clearly linked to application in the ward with case studies throughout * Procedure and equipment guidelines included, with specific recommendations for practice * Accessible format designed for easy reading and reference * Highly illustrated with relevant diagrams and pictures.

Hugh McKenna bridges the gap between theory and practice and demystifies much of the confusing terminology surrounding nursing theory. Includes step-by-step guidelines on how to analyse concepts and select, apply and test theories in practice.

This core textbook has been updated against the background of Dip.HEN syllabus, policy and management changes within the NHS and the Patients Charter.

This text is an attempt to make the medical literature on a variety of key obstetric issues accessible to people who lack the time, expertise, access, or proximity to a medical library. It covers caesarean issues, pregnancy and labour management and provides a review of approaches.

This obstetrics and gynaecology text has self-assessment material designed to be of maximum benefit to the student during self-directed learning and exam preparation. The content is restricted to the "must know" core information, and OSCE style questioned are included.

Describes the essentials of obstetric practice. This book presents various issues from the field such as the physiology of reproduction, antenatal care and disorders in pregnancy, and labour and the puerperium period.

This book provides an overview of the key issues arising from this demographic change, asking questions such as: * What if any, are the universal characteristics of the ageing experience? * What different ways is it possible to grow old?

This readable and thoughtful review of the present and future needs of the elderly, provides an overview of the position of older people in late 20th cetury Britain. Itexamines their social and economic circumstances and the main policy issues including pensions, housing, health and social care.

Denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. The five stages of grief are part of our common understanding of bereavement. This book is suitable for those with an interest in bereavement or the five stages of grief.

Covers issues related to orthopaedic and trauma nursing, exploring the implications for practice and the evidence basis for clinical decisions.

Containing over 270 Single Best Answer questions on core dental topics and a wealth of revision material, Oxford Assess and Progress: Clinical Dentistry is a new, definitive, and unique revision tool.

Oxford Assess and Progress: Clinical Surgery is a new revision resource for medical students. Complementing the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Surgery and suitable for use alone, it provides an array of SBAs, EMQs and editorials on core clinical topics and themes with detailed feedback and rated levels of competence.

Oxford Assess and Progress, Emergency Medicine is a new revision resource for medical students. Complimenting the Oxford Handbook of Emergency Medicine and suitable for use alone, it provides an array of SBAs, EMQs and editorials on core clinical topics and themes with detailed feedback and rated levels of competence.

Oxford Assess and Progress: Medical Sciences is a new revision resource for medical students. Complementing the Oxford Handbook of Medical Sciences but also suitable for use alone, it provides an array of SBAs, EMQs and editorials on core medical science topics with detailed answer feedback and rated levels of difficulty.

This is the definitive guide for students preparing to sit the Situational Judgement Test (SJT) for entry into the UK Foundation Programme. Featuring over 300 practical questions mapped to the Foundation Programme curriculum and latest GMC guidance, this new edition has been fully updated to maximise your SJT score.

The Oxford Dictionary of Medical Quotations is the one book that all doctors will want on their shelves. Packed with quotations both old and new, from the famous, and the not so famous, this book will be both a valuable reference work, and a source of considerable entertainment.

The fourth edition of the Oxford Handbook of Acute Medicine has been revised throughout to include the most up-to-date guidelines and treatment management plans. With new figures and clinical tips, and a brand new chapter on the older patient, this edition remains the must-have resource for all those dealing with acute illness.

With a brand new author team of experienced nurses, this second edition has been completely rewritten to reflect the latest nursing competencies and professional knowledge. It ensures readers have everything they need to deliver the best nursing care.

Practical, concise, and based on the current best evidence, the Oxford Handbook of Cancer Nursing is the essential aid for all nurses involved in the care of patients with cancer.