Vital Notes for Nurses: Principles of Care provides a concise, accessible introduction to the essential principles of nursing care for nursing students and newly qualified nurses. It encourages nurses to examine the theoretical principles and evidence underlying nursing practice and provides them with a thorough understanding of the complexities of patient care in different environments of care. Vital Notes for Nurses: Principles of Care explores concepts of health and illness, conceptual frameworks for practice, principles of health care delivery, and professional standards. The key themes include assessment and planning, implementation and evaluation, patient education and health promotion, decision making and risk management, benchmarking, clinical effectiveness, and practice development.