Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents note continued: Thinking differently -- References -- SECTION TWO Care themes and careers in nursing -- 5.First contact, access and urgent care / Judith Morgan -- Unscheduled care settings -- Emergency departments - history and development -- Developing your career in emergency nursing -- Meeting the care needs of specific groups -- Conclusion -- References -- 6.The acute care of older people / Heather Fillmore Elbourne -- Reconfiguring acute care nursing practice to meet the complex needs of our ageing population -- Our ageing population -- Ageism within acute care -- Employing a person-centred approach to practice in acute care settings -- Reconfiguring nursing practice in acute care settings -- Overcoming acute care systemic and organisational barriers in order to reconnect with the essence of nursing -- Maintain your patients' dignity -- Conclusion -- References -- 7.Supporting long-term care and palliative care / Elaine Lennan --

Contents note continued: The stories of our careers and practice development -- What is important about long-term and palliative care? -- Palliative and end-of-life care -- Self-care and self-management -- Key skills for providing supportive care -- Developing the therapeutic relationship -- Advance care planning -- Equipping patients to self-care/self-manage --- Carmel's story continued -- Developing nurse-led care services --- Elaine's story continued -- The carer's voice' --- Pauline's story continued -- Conclusion -- References -- 8.Critical care, critical challenges, critical choices / Maureen Coombs -- Background -- Critical caring activities -- Professional practice -- Learning and development -- Research activity -- Management and leadership -- Professional and clinical practice (MC) and European practices, skill mix and regulation (MG) -- Gazing into the future -- Conclusion -- References -- Further reading -- 9.Mental health and psychosocial care / Steve Jones --

Contents note continued: The medical model and the social model -- The beginnings of psychosocial intervention by nurses -- A cultural change in psychiatric nursing -- Nursing goes to college -- Too posh to wash, too clever to care -- The development of modern mental health services -- Providing physical care for a mentally ill person -- Mental health nursing, education, and the future - a personal reflection -- Conclusion -- References -- 10.Public health and primary care / Jane Thomas -- Introduction -- Care and career pathways: nursing roles -- Professional practice in public health -- Leadership and management in public health -- Key areas in public health -- Practitioner/patient stories -- Contemporary issues in public health -- Research and the evidence base in public health -- Conclusion -- Appendix