Learning to Care

Richly illustrated throughout, this comprehensive resource is designed to fully equip Trainee Nursing Associates for their future role as professional healthcare providers with chapters ranging from ‘how to learn’ and essay writing to communication skills, reflective practice, and the role of evidence-based clinical decision making. Basic anatomy and physiology, together with the care and treatment of common disorders, form the second part of the volume. The book includes a wide range of learning features and comes with a downloadable image bank to assist trainee nursing associates with their assignments.

Clear, no nonsense writing style helps make learning easy

Provides helpful advice on study skills and essay writing

Incorporates the 15 Standards of the Care Certificate

Learning objectives at the start of each chapter enable readers to monitor their progress

Key Words feature encourage familiarisation with a new vocabulary

‘Self Test’ questions at the start of each chapter allow readers to establish their baseline knowledge

Reflection and Critical Awareness features encourage critical thinking and recall of essential information

Medicine Trolley feature outlines common drugs, their usage, routes of administration and side effects

Case Studies give practical context to core information

Care in the Home Setting, At the GP Surgery and Communities of Care boxes illustrate healthcare provision outside the hospital environment

Includes anatomy and physiology and pathophysiology of important diseases and disorders

OSCEs help trainee nursing associates prepare for examinations

Helpful glossary provides definitions of new terms

Part 1 Learning to Care

1 Health and social care provision

2 The Care Certificate

3 Learning to learn

4 Professional and regulatory bodies

5 The law and the NA

6 Professional issues

7 Documentation

8 The 6Cs

9 Effective communication skills

10 Taking a patient history & physical examination

11 A systematic approach to nursing care

12 Managing care provision

13 Reflective practice

14 Using an evidence base

15 Health education and promotion

16 Infection prevention and control

17 Medicines management

18 Moving and handling

19 First aid

20 Data gathering and patient monitoring

21 Breaking bad news

22 Essay writing

Part 2 Providing Effective Care

23 Nutrition

24 Cancer

25 Skin care

26 Skin disorders

27 Immunity

28 Pain management

29 Cardiovascular disorders

30 Haematological disorders

31 Respiratory disorders

32 Gastro intestinal disorders

33 Urinary disorders

34 Reproductive disorders

35 Endocrine disorders

36 Neurological disorders

37 ENT disorders

38 Ophthalmological disorders

39 Musculoskeletal disorders