Nursing adults : the practice of caring /
Nursing adults : the practice of caring /
edited by Chris Brooker, Maggie Nicol ; foreword by Dinah Gould.
- Edinburgh : Mosby, 2003.
- 1000 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
SECTION 1: NURSING, QUALITY AND COMMUNICATION:- 1. Adult nursing: setting the scene--2. Quality management and standards of care--3. Communication in adult nursing--SECTION 2: COMMON NURSING ISSUES:- 4. Circadian rhythms and sleep patterns--5. Temperature regulation--6. Stress--7. Pain--8. Problems associated with fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance--9. Shock, systematic inflammatory response and multiple organ dysfunction--10. Tissue viability: managing chronic wounds--11. Nutrition--12. Maintaining continence--13. Infection control--SECTION 3: NURSING PATIENTS WITH COMMON DISORDERS:- 14. Nursing patients with neurological problems--15. Nursing patients with problems of the eye and vision--16. Nursing patients with problems of the ear and hearing--17. Nursing patients with endocrine and metabolic disorders--18. Nursing patients with blood disorders--19. Nursing patients with cardiovascular disorders--20. Nursing patients with respiratory disorders--21. Nursing patients with nose and throat disorders--22. Nursing patients with gastrointestinal disorders--23. Nursing patients with hepatic, biliary and pancreatic disorders--24. Nursing patients with urinary disorders--25. Nursing patients with sexual health and reproductive problems--26. Nursing patients with breast disorders--27. Nursing patients with musculoskeletal disorders--28. Nursing patients with skin problems--SECTION 4: SPECIFIC AREAS OF ADULT NURSING:- 29. Perioperative nursing--30. Nursing patients in the accident and emergency department--31. Nursing critically ill patients--32. Nursing older adults--33. Nursing patients with cancer--34. Nursing patients who need palliative care--35. Nursing patients with chronic (long-term) illness and disability.
Providing all the information that you need to give sensitive and knowledgeable nursing care to adult patients, clients and their families, this textbook has been written and edited by a team of experienced nurses, mainly from the UK, although there are contributions from Australia.
9780723431572 (pbk.) : £29.99 0723431574
2003052762
Clinical competence.
Nurse and patient.
Nursing.
Adulthood--Health and hygiene
Nursing
Reference works
Health and Wellbeing.
Nursing Care--Adult
Clinical Competence.
Evidence-Based Medicine.
Nurse-Patient Relations.
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610.73 BRO
Includes bibliographical references and index.
SECTION 1: NURSING, QUALITY AND COMMUNICATION:- 1. Adult nursing: setting the scene--2. Quality management and standards of care--3. Communication in adult nursing--SECTION 2: COMMON NURSING ISSUES:- 4. Circadian rhythms and sleep patterns--5. Temperature regulation--6. Stress--7. Pain--8. Problems associated with fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance--9. Shock, systematic inflammatory response and multiple organ dysfunction--10. Tissue viability: managing chronic wounds--11. Nutrition--12. Maintaining continence--13. Infection control--SECTION 3: NURSING PATIENTS WITH COMMON DISORDERS:- 14. Nursing patients with neurological problems--15. Nursing patients with problems of the eye and vision--16. Nursing patients with problems of the ear and hearing--17. Nursing patients with endocrine and metabolic disorders--18. Nursing patients with blood disorders--19. Nursing patients with cardiovascular disorders--20. Nursing patients with respiratory disorders--21. Nursing patients with nose and throat disorders--22. Nursing patients with gastrointestinal disorders--23. Nursing patients with hepatic, biliary and pancreatic disorders--24. Nursing patients with urinary disorders--25. Nursing patients with sexual health and reproductive problems--26. Nursing patients with breast disorders--27. Nursing patients with musculoskeletal disorders--28. Nursing patients with skin problems--SECTION 4: SPECIFIC AREAS OF ADULT NURSING:- 29. Perioperative nursing--30. Nursing patients in the accident and emergency department--31. Nursing critically ill patients--32. Nursing older adults--33. Nursing patients with cancer--34. Nursing patients who need palliative care--35. Nursing patients with chronic (long-term) illness and disability.
Providing all the information that you need to give sensitive and knowledgeable nursing care to adult patients, clients and their families, this textbook has been written and edited by a team of experienced nurses, mainly from the UK, although there are contributions from Australia.
9780723431572 (pbk.) : £29.99 0723431574
2003052762
Clinical competence.
Nurse and patient.
Nursing.
Adulthood--Health and hygiene
Nursing
Reference works
Health and Wellbeing.
Nursing Care--Adult
Clinical Competence.
Evidence-Based Medicine.
Nurse-Patient Relations.
RT41
610.73 BRO