Synopsis
A straight-forward, detailed overview of pathophysiology, providing nursing students with clear and simple explanations of the basic principles that underpin health and illness, and the main causes of disease.
The book uses person-centred nursing as its guiding principle (in-line with the new NMC standards) to encourage students to develop a more detailed understanding of specific disorders and learn how to apply the bioscience theory to nursing practice and patient care.
Key features:
- Full-colour diagrams and figures: all content supported by colourful, reader-friendly illustrations.
- Person-centred bioscience: a fictional family woven through the book encourages students to think holistically about pathophysiology and consider the lived-experiences of different conditions and diseases.
- Online resources: access to online materials for lecturers and students, including multiple choice questions, videos, flashcards, lecturer test bank, an image bank and a media teaching guide.
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About the Authors
Professor Neal Cook is a Professor of Nursing and the Head of School at the School of Nursing and Paramedic Science, Ulster University. Neal is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He leads the Athena Gold Award winning team, and is President of the European Association of Neuroscience Nurses and an Executive Board Member of the British Association of Neuroscience Nurses. A key component of Neal’s work is in person-centred nursing, particularly in its application in both practice and education. Neal has a background in neurosciences, anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology. He has worked in the fields of neurosciences and critical care since registering as a nurse, becoming a specialist practitioner and subsequently moving into education and research. Neal has published clinical, research and education papers in the fields of person-centredness, education and neurosciences and remains very active in these endeavours. He remains clinically active in neurosciences and is a registered nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (UK) and the Nursing and Midwifery Board Ireland (NMBI).
Andrea Shepherd is a Senior Lecturer and Deputy Head of School at the School of Nursing and Paramedic Science, Ulster University. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and Vice President of the British Association of Neuroscience Nurses. She has taught anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology to undergraduate and postgraduate nursing students across a number of courses since she commenced working in higher education. Andrea is also a Resuscitation Council UK, Generic Instructor and Advanced Life Support Instructor, teaching life support courses in Health and Social Care Trusts and in the University. She has worked in the fields of critical care and orthopaedics since registering as a nurse, becoming a specialist practitioner and subsequently moving into education. She currently takes a lead role in adult pre-registration nursing and curriculum design, is clinically active in critical care and is a registered nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (UK).
Professor Jennifer Boore is Emeritus Professor of Nursing at the School of Nursing, Ulster University. Jenny started her career as a registered nurse, followed by becoming a midwife. She practiced as a nurse and midwife in the UK and Australia for some years before returning and beginning her first degreein human biology. After working as a clinicalteacher with the degree students she obtained a Research Fellowship at the University of Manchesterand completed her PhD on pre-operative preparation of patients. From 1977 to 1984 Jenny worked as a Lecturer in Nursing at the Universities of Edinburgh and Hull and was then appointed as Professor of Nursing at the University of Ulster in 1984 (the first Professor of Nursing in Ireland). Jenny has an extensive background in education, research and professional regulation. She has taught anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology to undergraduate and post-graduate nursing students across a number of courses throughout her career. Her contributions to nursing have been recognised in achieving the honours of Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing in 1993 and Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1996. Jenny continues to be active in nursing education and research.
Stephanie Dunleavy is a Senior Lecturer in Nursing with a strong leadership background in pre-registration nursing programmes at the School of Nursing and Paramedic Science, Ulster University. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has taught anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology to undergraduate and postgraduate nursing students across a number of courses since she commenced working in higher education. Stephanie is also an Immediate Life Support Instructor, teaching life support courses in the School. She has extensive clinical experience in the fields of critical care and neurosciences and has completed a BSc (Hons) in Life Sciences and a Masters of Business Administration since registering as a nurse, subsequently moving into education. She currently takes a lead role in pre-registration nursing education and curriculum design, and is a registered nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (UK).
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