The latest edition of Foundations of Nursing Practice: Fundamentals of Holistic Care has been prepared specifically to meet the needs of readers undertaking basic nursing science programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa. Based upon the highly successful UK text, Foundations of Nursing Practice, second edition, the latest African version has been extensively reviewed and adapted by a range of experts from a variety of nursing and educational backgrounds within the RSA. The volume will be ideal for all pre-registration students and nurse professionals involved with course delivery and/or mentorship.

Key Features

• Comprehensive coverage provides student nurses with an integrated approach to nursing and global healthcare in the 21st Century
• Focuses on the knowledge base and practical skills required to provide person-centered, holistic patient care
• Places particular emphasis on critical and reflective thinking in order to foster evidence-based practice
• Useful learning features such as Learning Outcomes and end-of-chapter summaries aid the learning process
• Looks at nursing interventions across the human lifespan – from pregnancy and birth to end-of-life care
• Activity boxes contain scenarios and related student activities to help readers explore particular topics in more depth
• Chapters explore the role of the nurse in health promotion, education and research
• Explores the importance of communication, language and interpersonal skills in the enhancement of nursing practice
• Key words and phrases for literature searches guide readers as they find out more about key topics within each chapter
• Glossary at the end of the book provides a useful selection of commonly used nursing terms and their definitions

New Features

• Meets the requirements of the new pre-registration nursing curriculum including the NMC (2010) competencies and Essential Skills Clusters
• Greater emphasis on safeguarding vulnerable people, maternal health and first aid
• Self-test questions with answers available on accompanying website.