Foundations of Adult Nursing 3/e

Dianne Burns, BSc(Hons) Nurse Practitioner, MSc (Clinical Leadership), PGCert T&L, RGN, RNT, SFHEA, is a Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing at the University of Manchester She is the Programme Director of the PG Cert in Medical and Health Education and Academic Lead of the Advance HE LEAP and Staff Development Programme within the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health She also leads the postgraduate Leadership in Professional Practice module within the Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work. A Registered General Nurse since 1984, Dianne worked in a variety of acute clinical settings (Acute Medical/Surgical, Orthopaedics, Accident and Emergency) before moving into community nursing to work as a practice nurse then Nurse Practitioner/Nursing Team Coordinator within a large semi-rural GP practice. Each of these roles provides a perfect opportunity for her to draw upon her enthusiasm and passion for engaging with students, colleagues and healthcare practitioners in order to enhance teaching and learning within the university and the wider community.

Part 1: Theory and Context in Relation to Adult Nursing Chapter 1: Essentials of Nursing: Values, Knowledge, Skills and Practice - Joanne Timpson, Jane Brooks and Elizabeth Lee-Woolf and Dianne Burns Chapter 2: Nursing Therapeutics - Dianne Burns, Caroline Jagger and Heather Iles-Smith Chapter 3: Fundamental Aspects of Adult Nursing - Dianne Burns and Mark Cole Chapter 4: Interprofessional and Multidisciplinary Team Working - Jean Rogers and Sarah Booth Chapter 5: Digital Literacy - Dawn Dowding and Siobhan OConnor Chapter 6: Medicines Management - Laura Green Chapter 7: Evidence-based Practice and the Importance of Research - Ann Wakefield Chapter 8: Clinical Decision Making - Dawn Dowding Chapter 9: Leadership and Management - Dianne Burns Chapter 10: Developing Practice and Managing Change - Dianne Burns Part 2: Caring for Adults in a Variety of Settings Chapter 11: Supporting and Promoting Health - Karen Iley, Janice Christie and Gillian Singleton Chapter 12: Specialist Care of the Older Person: A Person-centred, Biographical Approach - Emma Stanmore and Christine Brown Wilson Chapter 13: Caring for Adults with Long-term Conditions - Judith Ormrod and Dianne Burns Chapter 14: Caring for the Acutely Ill Adult - Claire Burns, Trudy Hadcroft and Janet Roberts Chapter 15: Caring for the Critically Ill Adult - Samantha Freeman, Colin Steen and Greg Bleakley Chapter 16: Palliative Care - Laura Green and Joanne Timpson Chapter 17: Managing the Transition to Registered Nursing Practice - Karen Heggs and Samantha Freeman