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Complex Care in Nursing
Second edition
Edited by:
- Sally-Anne Wherry - University of Gloucestershire, UK
- Nikki Buck - University of Gloucestershire, UK
March 2026 | 200 pages | Learning Matters
Working with people living with complex health needs is an everyday part of the nursing role. It requires an understanding of different conditions and co-morbidities, of the health and social care services available to manage them and of the influence of societal and political factors. This book joins the dots between the biological, social, and psychological drivers that add complexity to care. From knowledge of key concepts like polypharmacy and the social and political determinants of health, to practical skills in assessment and shared decision making, this book will provide you with a holistic understanding of complex care.
Key features
• Mapped to the 2018 NMC Standards of Proficiency
• Includes new discussions of trauma informed care and cultural competence.
• Case studies – including insights from experts by experience – explore what complexity means in action, encouraging you to reflect on what you’ve learned, draw on your own experiences and apply your knowledge to practice
• Covers all four fields of nursing in primary and secondary settings, as well as the voluntary sector
Key features
• Mapped to the 2018 NMC Standards of Proficiency
• Includes new discussions of trauma informed care and cultural competence.
• Case studies – including insights from experts by experience – explore what complexity means in action, encouraging you to reflect on what you’ve learned, draw on your own experiences and apply your knowledge to practice
• Covers all four fields of nursing in primary and secondary settings, as well as the voluntary sector
Chapter 1: Understanding complex care
Chapter 2. Complex care in context
Chapter 3: Socioeconomics in complex care
Chapter 4: Strategies in complex care
Chapter 5: Multidisciplinary management
Chapter 6: Shared decision making
Chapter 7: Complex care in mental health
Chapter 8: Complex care in adults
Chapter 9: Complex care in learning disabilities
Chapter 10: Children living with complexity