Alexander’s Nursing Practice is the most comprehensive textbook available for undergraduate nursing students today.This resource will prepare students for their future role as healthcare professionals in a variety of settings. It covers all the basics of nursing, including care of patients with common disorders, core nursing issues like medicines management and infection prevention and control, and how to nurse specific patient groups. The sixth edition has been fully updated to incorporate the latest evidence, policies and registration requirements, and reflects the transformative changes currently occurring in healthcare policies, procedures and technologies.With a host of features to enhance the learning and teaching experience, this book will make a significant contribution to preparing compassionate nurses who will deliver patient-centred, high quality and holistic care. INDICE: 1. The essence of nursingKim Bezzant and Jacqueline Metcalfe2. Nursing patients with cardiovascular disordersEmma Menzies-Gow3. Nursing patients with respiratory disordersAnthony Robert Wheeldon4. Nursing patients with gastrointestinal, liver and biliary disordersSally Pannifex and Johannes Mellinghoff5. Nursing patients with endocrine disordersCarl Clare6. Nursing patients with diabetes mellitusCarl Clare7. Nursing patients with disorders of the lymphatic and immune systemsBarry Thomas Hill8. Nursing patients with disorders of the female reproductive systemgeorgina Mandi lewis9. Nursing patients with disorders of the male reproductive systemMartin Steggall and Anthony Laurence Shanahan10. Nursing patients with urinary disordersMartin Steggall and Anthony Laurence Shanahan11. Nursing patients with disorders of the nervous systemSue Woodward12. Nursing patients with musculoskeletal disordersJulie Santy-Tomlinson13. Nursing patients with blood disordersVicky MacArthur and Clare Butler14. Nursing patients with skin disordersJill Peters15. Nursing patients with disorders of the eye and sight impairmentAllyson Sanderson and Penelope Stanford16. Nursing patients with disorders of the ear, nose and throatHilary Harkin and Lucy Victoria Jamieson17. Pharmacology and medicines managementRuth Paterson18. Infection prevention and controlEmma Burnett and Patricia Kydd19. The deteriorating patient, recognising and managing shockRachael Lear and Suzan Elisabeth Jane Thompson20. Pain ManagementAnthony Robert Wheeldon21. Maintaining fluid electrolyte and acid-base balanceNoleen Patricia Jones22. Nutrition and healthSue Margaret Green23. Tissue viability and managing chronic woundsIrene Anderson and Jacqui Fletcher24. Maintaining continenceSusan Walker25. Nursing a patient undergoing surgeryRuth E. Magowan26. Nursing the patient who experiences traumaBurton Trish Trish27. Nursing the unconscious patientcatheryne waterhouse28. Nursing the critically ill patientDean Whiting29. Nursing the patient with burn injuryBreeda McCahill30. Care and Rehabilitation of People with Long-term ConditionsKathy Martyn31. Nursing the patient with cancerSusanne Cruickshank32. Nursing patients who need palliative careJane Marquesen and Elaine Crosby-Jones33. Nursing care for older peopleCheryl Holman and Jitka Vseteckova
- ISBN: 978-0-443-11022-1
- Editorial: Elsevier
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
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- Fecha Publicación: 11/07/2024
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