Volume Two covers the trunk and lower extremities. Many of the black-and-white illustrations have been converted to color in this edition, and chapter figures include orientational diagrams to give students much needed structural references

    With practical advice on the potential and limits to the doctors involvement with the patient.A new Foreword by the authors son placing his fathers work in the context of the new millenium. Across the world there are thousands of Balint groups/societies that have a growing number of members keen to read the work of their founding fatherForeword by the original authors son.

     Twenty-year-old Rose has a reputation for being accident-prone and absent-minded. Does she really have what it takes to make a good nurse? The biggest question on Rose's mind is whether the Senior Surgical Officer, Jake Waring, will even notice her existence. Are her day-dreams about a romance between them destined to remain a fantasy? Rose discovers that each department has its own heartaches and joys as she gains experience on the men's surgical, women's medical, and Casualty wards. Meanwhile, handsome student doctor Bill Martin shows a keen interest in Rose. But she has her suspicions about his motives. A moving and heart-warming story of a young nurse, and the challenges she faces on the hospital wards and in her personal life. The First Year is the fourth novel by the bestselling hospital fiction author Lucilla Andrews. For the first time, Lucilla's novels are now available as ebooks (with new print editions available from 2018). More at www.lucillaandrews.com