Science in Nursing and Health Care

Tony Farine, Mark A. Foss (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

502 Seiten

2007 | 2nd edition
Pearson Education Limited (Verlag)
978-0-13-186902-8 (ISBN)

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Shows you how science concepts relate to nursing and health care. This book includes coverage of Microbiology and Anatomy and Physiology; and, application to nursing and health. It includes practice points which relate the concepts to clinical practice. It also includes self test questions that test your learning.

The basic scientific principles underlying health care become clear with this straightforward, engaging and applied book.

The authors of Science in Nursing and Health believe that in order to provide the best patient care, its necessary to understand the diverse areas of science that inform it. Written in a question and answer format, this book will show you how science concepts relate to nursing and health care. Its packed with applications and real-life examples that show how relevant a good understanding of science is to your everyday practice.

Mark Foss and Tony Farine both teach at the School of Nursing, University of Nottingham, having worked for many years as nurses in clinical practice.

Expressing numbers and SI units
Homeostasis - keeping the body in balance
The physical world and basic chemistry
Water, electrolytes and body fluids
Acids, bases and pH balance
Pressure, fluids, gases and breathing
Biological molecules and food
Energy in the body
Heat and body temperature
Force, mechanics and biomechanics
Electricity, magnetism and medical equipment
Light and vision
Sound and hearing
Radiation in diagnosis and treatment
Genetics in health and illness
Microbiology

Glossary
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	29.3.2007
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	170 x 240 mm
Gewicht	930 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
ISBN-10	0-13-186902-7 / 0131869027
ISBN-13	978-0-13-186902-8 / 9780131869028
Zustand	Neuware