The new edition of this highly popular book is an indispensable guide to daily procedures and problems for nurses starting work on the ward or returning topractice. It provides guidance in a variety of areas including:How to organise your job and yourselfHow to assess patientsClinical information on a wide range of conditionsImportant principles, procedures and investigationsHow to administer drugs safelyWhat to do in an emergencyAs well as information on how todo the job, the importance of communication and nursing care issues is emphasised. Background information is also given on underlying legal, health and safety issues. INDICE: SECTION 1 Your job and its organization: Organizing yourself; Emergency situationsSECTION 2 Assessing and investigating: Identification of patient problems; Assessment; Observations and measurements; Procedures and investigations; Nursing care issuesSECTION 3 Procedures: General principles and procedures; Infection and its control; Fluid and electrolyte balance; Nutritional supportSECTION 4 A systems approach: The cardiovascular system; The respiratorysystem; The blood; The gastrointestinal system; The renal system; The nervoussystem; The endocrine system; Diseases of bones and joints; The immune system; Cancer; SurgerySECTION 5 Pharmacology; Drugs and the law: Administration of drugs; Nurse prescribing; Pharmacology in practice; Classification of drugs; PoisoningReferences; Further reading and useful websites;Appendix 1 Units of measurement; Appendix 2 Normal values; Appendix 3 Drug measurement and calculationsGlossary; Index
- ISBN: 978-0-443-06897-3
- Editorial: Churchill Livingstone
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 464
- Fecha Publicación: 31/03/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés