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Managing Nursing Care

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Foundations of Nursing Practice

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The purpose of this chapter is to explore how nurses manage care; it will take you through a five-stage problem-solving approach known as the nursing process. At the end of the chapter you should be able to:

  • Define the stages of the nursing process

  • Undertake a nursing assessment

  • Identify nursing diagnoses from the assessment data

  • Devise and implement a plan of care

  • Evaluate your actions

  • Consider the link between evaluation and quality of care.

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  1. NHS Executive, UK

    Richard Hogston MSc(Nurs), PGDipEd, BA(Hons), RN (Nursing Officer for Education and Training) (Nursing Officer for Education and Training)

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Hogston, R. (1999). Managing Nursing Care. In: Hogston, R., Simpson, P.M. (eds) Foundations of Nursing Practice. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14608-6_1

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