New edition of a successful textbook which demonstrates the theory and practice of one of the most popular models of nursing. Karen Holland, Jane Jenkins and their colleagues carefully explain and explore how the Roper-Logan-Tierney Model can help today’s student learn how to care for patients in a variety of health care contexts and use it as a framework for their nursing practice. Rich with ‘real-life’ case studies and thought provoking exercises, this book has a helpful problem solving approach which strongly encourages further learning and reflection.
Key Features
- New edition of a successful textbook which explains the theory and practice of one of the most popular models of nursing
- Structured approach to a core range of ‘activities of living’ clearly illustrate how they interconnect and may be promoted, or compromised, by health and illness, and influenced by external factors
- Explains the theory to show how it can be applied in practice to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate individualised nursing care
- A helpful case study approach enables readers see how the model works in ‘real life’
- Written by experts who actively encourage a problem-solving approach to nursing care and practice
- Additional exercises are designed to encourage further learning and reflective practice, as well as develop skills in literature searching and evidence-based care
- Helpful appendices include a range of reference material such as the Care Plan Documentation and Audit Tool, Laboratory Reference Values, the Roper-Logan Tierney Assessment Schedule and other commonly used nursing documentation
- Ideal for use in a variety of contemporary health care delivery environments including the acute and community-based settings
New Features
- Presents the latest evidence-base for safe and effective nursing practice
- Ideal for use in a variety of contemporary Health Care Delivery settings, both in the UK and overseas
1. Nursing knowledge in the context of using the Roper-Logan-Tierney Model for Nursing
2. An introduction to the Roper-Logan-Tierney Model for Nursing based on Activities of Living
3. Maintaining a safe environment
4. Communicating
5. Breathing
6. Eating and drinking
7. Eliminating
8. Personal cleansing and dressing
9. Controlling Body Temperature
10. Mobilising
11. Working and Playing
12. Expressing Sexuality
13. Sleeping
14. Dying
Appendices
Undergraduate nursing students
Comprehensive and holistic approach to the activities of daily living. The exercises in particular are useful 'reflection' opportunities for students
Excellent book to explain RLT for all disciplines in health
This book sits as a corner stone of nursing application to clinical practice and has proved essential to the delivery of undergraduate learning. This has proved popular amongst lecturers and students alike because of its application across the lifespan and in-depth analysis the Roper, Logan & Tierney model throughout. A great read!
A well set out book that gives vital information about the use of the RLT model.
Excellent edition. The students like the book.
Good, staple text for nursing students to consider multi-dimensional approaches to patient care.
Essential principles required to introduce nurses to holistic care planning
relevant to pre reg nurses from level 4 -6
This is an excellent resource and I am using it as a key text on the MSc module I am delivering at the moment. It is well written in an informative and readable style. I will be interested to hear the feedback from the students, I am giving them a chapter a week as pre-reading over this 10 week module.
Excellent book, that helps students apply nursing theory to real life nursing
I bought this book when I first studied my nursing. It was great then and a very good resource. This update version is so much better, and more in depth, better laid out. Very good examples in the appendix which are very useful.
Great book for 1st year nursing students this book gives the fundamentals of nursing, this is a concise model of nursing easy to follow. clear structure and core elements are based on evidence
very useful text
This is an excellent resource for student nurses, nursing associate trainees and student associate practitioners. Highly recommended
This text will support students to develop their understand of person focused assessment in the delivery of person-centred care