Science in Nursing and Healthcare

The basic scientific principles underlying health care become clear with this straightforward, engaging and applied book. The authors ofScience in Nursing and Healthbelieve that in order to provide the best patient care, it's 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. It's packed with applications and real-life examples that show how relevant a good understanding of science is to your everyday practice. New! Increased coverage of Microbiology and Anatomy & Physiology New! Increased application to nursing and health Practice points throughout the book relate the concepts to clinical practice. Self test questions throughout test your learning. This book is an ideal foundation text for all nursing and health care courses. Read it and then proceed with confidence to more advanced topics such as anatomy, physiology, pharmacology and nutrition. 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.Foss, Mark A. is the author of 'Science in Nursing and Healthcare ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780131869028 and ISBN 0131869027.