The essential handbook for trainee nursing associates and anyone undertaking a foundation degree or higher-level apprenticeship in healthcare practice.

Part One: Academic, Personal and Professional DevelopmentChapter 1: Developing Academic Study Skills: Techniques and Guidance for Undergraduate Students - Chris CounihanChapter 2: Personal and Professional Development - Gillian RoweChapter 3: Leadership and Teamwork in Health and Social Care - Michelle HendersonChapter 4: Practising Values and Ethics in Health and Care Settings - Gillian RoweChapter 5: Applied Health Sciences - Gillian Rowe and Ami JacksonPart Two: Biosciences and Essential Knowledge and Skills for CareChapter 6: Bioscience - Gillian RoweChapter 7: Advanced Health Science: Genomics and Pathophysiology - Gillian RoweChapter 8 Prevention and Control of Infection - Deborah GeeChapter 9: Essential Skills for Care - Gillian RoweChapter 10: Essential Skills: Medicines Management and Administration - Gillian RoweChapter 11: Public Health - Michelle Henderson and Gillian RoweChapter 12: Health Promotion - Scott EllisPart Three: Working with Different Groups of PeopleChapter 13: Introduction to Mental Health and Wellbeing - Gillian RoweChapter 14: Protecting Children and Vulnerable Adults - Janette Barnes and Jade Carter-BennettChapter 15 Additional Needs and Challenging Behaviours in Adults and Children - Kevin Graham and Gillian Rowe