New to this Edition

The aim of the Complete Textbook has always been to provide information for student nurses in practice and for qualified nurses who have established their careers. The new third edition contains important additional material for nurses who have been out of education for some time:


•More information on consulting skills and running nursing clinics
•An updated and expanded chapter on high dependency nursing - emergency and critical care nursing
•A dedicated chapter on fluid therapy - fluid therapy is mentioned at several points in the book and this should be brought together into one chapter. Includes information on blood banks and blood products.
•Updated and expanded chapter on communication in practice to include more on practice structure including the role of corporate businesses. Use of social media such as practice websites, Facebook and Twitter. Mentoring in practice and teaching clinical skills.
•Improved chapter on First Aid and written by new author who uses the skills in practice rather than an educator.
•All legislation updated in line with changes in vet nursing practice.
•All existing chapters updated to reflect changes in knowledge and practice.
•The new edition welcomes Nicola Ackerman as principal editor [short bio]