Includes bibliographical references and index.

The context of nursing -- Assessment, discharge, and end of life care -- Infection prevention and control -- Risk management and prevention -- Communication -- Elimination -- Moving and positioning -- Nutrition, fluid balance, and blood transfusion -- Patient comfort and the management of pain -- Respiratory care -- Interpreting diagnostic tests -- Haematological procedures -- Observations -- Radioactive investigations and therapy -- Cytotoxic therapy -- Medicines management -- Perioperative care -- Vascular access devices : insertion and management -- Wound management.