Includes bibliographical references and index.

Medical nursing in context -- Medical placements -- Preparation for placement learning -- The patient journey within medical placements -- Nursing practice : admission and beyond -- Assessment of risk and the medical patient -- Assessment of vital signs and changes in health status -- Communication within medical placements -- Nutrition and effective elimination -- Medicines management -- Medical investigations and medical day care -- The end of the journey : discharge from hospital and the experience of death -- Case study of a patient with heart failure -- Case study of a patient who has been diagnosed HIV positive / Brian Thornton -- Case study of a patient with tuberculosis / Maria Mercer -- Case study of a patient living with diabetes mellitus / Anne Claydon -- Revision and future learning.