A wide variety of factors impact on the scope of nursing practice, including government policies, organisational structures, the media, education, future healthcare directions and service users themselves. It is an NMC requirement that nurses understand these factors in order to deliver quality care. This book provides a clear and practical introduction to these contexts for the new nursing student. The new edition (formerly Nursing in Contemporary Healthcare Practice) has been revised to cover the organisational structures that students will find themselves working in, the various bodies involved in healthcare policy and the big issues in current and future healthcare delivery.
Part 1: The development and structure of modern health care services The establishment and structure of the National Health Service Contemporary issues in healthcare policy Nurses, nursing and healthcare organisation Part 2: Groups involved in healthcare policy Political parties and media perspectives The patient and service user perspective The student's role and contribution to the delivery of healthcare Part 3: Key issues in healthcare policy The caring culture and tradition in nursing Evidence-based practice Quality in healthcare Part 4: Conclusions Conclusions and future directions
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