The painstaking and persistent work both in terms of writing the individual chapters, as well as utilizing photographs and coordinating people with different temperaments, contributed to you holding in your hands a rather innovative book that tried to achieve the goals for which it was created. Its originality lies in the fact that it is written by Greek authors based on Greek, but also European reality. However, it mainly stands out in its content. It covers a wide range of knowledge, initially introducing the student to the history of Greek nursing science over the centuries, the concepts of care, health, and illness, and the stages of life of a healthy individual. It then leads them to basic topics of patient care and concludes with their introduction to certain innovative topics in Nursing, such as aviation, diving-hyperbaric, and travel Nursing, user satisfaction with health services, as well as basic concepts of pharmaceutical policy and informatics in health services. 

The book is supplemented with many images and tables, the structuring of each chapter with learning objectives, recording of key points, critical exercises, and comprehension questions, facilitates its reading and contributes to the assimilation of scientific terminology. At the same time, it seeks to sensitize students to basic concepts and terms, to quality and safe nursing care, making it a valuable asset throughout their professional career.