Assessing, Planning and Monitoring Care for Nursing Associates

Understanding how to assess, plan, deliver and monitor care is essential to working safely and effectively as a nursing associate. This book equips you with the skills to understand the approaches and theory behind compassionate care and to apply it within your practice. From biopsychosocial assessment and interprofessional working, to prioritisation and escalation, it develops your confidence in your practice and meeting the individual needs of your patients.

Key features: 

¿ Fully mapped to the NMC Standards of Proficiency for Nursing Associates

¿ Explains the principles of care planning, assessment and monitoring in clear, straightforward language

¿ Case studies and activities illustrate care delivery and its challenges across a range of different patient groups and care settings 

¿ Written specifically to address the unique experiences, challenges and requirements of the nursing associate role

List of contents

Chapter 1: Accountability
Chapter 2: Working in partnership with people
Chapter 3: Bio-psycho-social healthcare assessment
Chapter 4: Understanding assessment tools
Chapter 5: How and when to monitor and escalate care
Chapter 6: The principles and theories of planning nursing care
Chapter 7: Consider the wider determinants of health when assessing and monitoring care
Chapter 8: The importance of sensitive and compassionate assessment and planning for all people

Product details

• Authors: Hazel Cowls, Hazel Tobin Cowls, Sarah Tobin
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 29.11.2025
• EAN: 9781529690620
• ISBN: 978-1-5296-9062-0
• No. of pages: 168
• Series: Understanding Nursing Associate Practice
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; England, Nursing, MEDICAL / Nursing / General, MEDICAL / Nursing / Fundamentals & Skills, Nursing research & theory, Nursing management & leadership, Nursing fundamentals and skills, MEDICAL / Nursing / Care Plans, For undergraduate education and equivalents, Nurse / patient relationship, Textbook, coursework, For vocational / professional certification / qualifications