This book gives a practical focus to the underpinning theory of nursing and will help you through the academic part of your undergraduate course as well as your placement. It is essential reading for students enabling you to find your way through the many clinical issues you may face on a daily basis when nursing adults on wards, in clinics and in the community setting. The book is based on the activities of living model so each activity has its own chapter, allowing you to dip in and out.