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Essentials of Nursing Practice
Fourth edition
Edited by:
- Catherine Delves-Yates - University of East Anglia, UK
Additional resources:
December 2026 | 832 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
This definitive textbook introduces essential topics that every nursing student needs to master during their degree. Written by a diverse team of nursing educators, with input from patients, practitioners and students, the book delivers a complete solution that explores modern nursing practice and prepares students for the changing health needs of communities and individuals.
Inside you will find:
- Insights from over 50 experienced lecturers, nurses and healthcare professionals, as well as nursing students
- A brand-new chapter on equality, diversity and inclusion in nursing
- New content on generative AI, care quality and digital skills, helping you prepare for today’s healthcare environments
- Interactive activities such as critical thinking, reflection, ‘what’s the evidence’ boxes and real-life ‘voices’
Lecturers can also access exclusive teaching materials including presentation slides for each chapter, hundreds of multiple choice and short-form questions, guided case studies as well as recommendations for video-based activities with assignable questions.
Inside you will find:
- Insights from over 50 experienced lecturers, nurses and healthcare professionals, as well as nursing students
- A brand-new chapter on equality, diversity and inclusion in nursing
- New content on generative AI, care quality and digital skills, helping you prepare for today’s healthcare environments
- Interactive activities such as critical thinking, reflection, ‘what’s the evidence’ boxes and real-life ‘voices’
Lecturers can also access exclusive teaching materials including presentation slides for each chapter, hundreds of multiple choice and short-form questions, guided case studies as well as recommendations for video-based activities with assignable questions.
Part A: Learning to Be a Nurse
Chapter 1: What Is Nursing and What Is a Nurse?
Chapter 2: Being a Nursing Student
Chapter 3: Reflection and Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter 4: Academic Writing and Assessment
Part B: Professional Practice
Chapter 5: Ethics
Chapter 6: Law
Chapter 7: Accountability and Professionalism
Chapter 8: Resilience
Chapter 9: Leading Change to Improve Care Quality
Part C: Fundamentals of Nursing Care
Chapter 10: Delivering Effective Care
Chapter 11: Introduction to Nursing Theory
Chapter 12: Value-Based, Person- or Family-Centred Care
Chapter 13: Patient, Service User, Family and Carer Perspectives
Chapter 14: Assessment, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation (APIE): The Process of Nursing
Chapter 15: Core Communication Skills
Chapter 16: Communication and Interpersonal Skills in Challenging Circumstances
Chapter 17: Every Person Counts
Chapter 18: Record-Keeping and Documentation
Chapter 19: Clinical Decision-Making
Chapter 20: Safeguarding
Chapter 21: Promoting Health
Part D: Skills for Nursing Care
Chapter 22: Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)
Chapter 23: Aseptic Technique and Specimen Collection
Chapter 24: Clinical Measurement
Chapter 25: Pain Management
Chapter 26: Skin Integrity
Chapter 27: Safe Movement of People
Chapter 28: Emergency Care
Chapter 29: Medicines Administration
Chapter 30: Assisting People with their Nutritional Needs
Chapter 31: Assisting People with their Elimination Needs
Chapter 32: Assisting People with their Hygiene Needs
Chapter 33: Care after Death
Part E: Context of Nursing Care
Chapter 34: Introduction to the Organisation and Settings of Care
Chapter 35: Introduction to Interprofessional Working
Chapter 36: Introduction to the Psychological Context of Nursing
Chapter 37: Introduction to the Sociological Context of Nursing
Chapter 38: Introduction to Public Health
Chapter 39: Introduction to Health Policy and the Political Context of Nursing
Chapter 40: Introduction to the Global Context of Nursing