Nursing practice : hospital and home : the adult / edited by Margaret F. Alexander, Josephine N. Fawcett, Phyllis J. Runciman.
Material type: TextPublication details: Edinburgh : Churchill Livingstone, 2006.Edition: 3rd edDescription: 1200 p. : illISBN:- 9780443074578 (pbk.) :
- 0443074577 (pbk.)
- 610.73 ALE
- RT41
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Previous ed.: 2000.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
SECTION 1: CARE OF PATIENTS WITH COMMON DISORDERS:- 1. Nursing practice: Introduction--2. Disorders of the cardiovascular system--3. Disorders of the respiratory system--4. Disorders of the gastrointestinal system, liver and biliary tract--5. Endocrine and metabolic disorders--6. Genetic disorders--7. Disorders of the reproductive system and the breast--8. Disorders of the urinary system--9. Disorders of the nervous system--10. Disorders of the musculoskeletal system--11. Blood disorders--12. Skin disorders--13. Disorders of the eye--14. Disorders of the ear, nose and throat--15. Disorders of the mouth--16. Disorders of the immune system, infection control and infectious diseases--SECTION II: COMMON PATIENT PROBLEMS AND RELATED NURSING CARE:-17. Stress--18. Shock--19. Pain--20. Fluid and electrolyte balance--21. Nutrition--22. Temperature control--23. Wound healing--24. Continence--25. Sleep--SECTION III: NURSING PATIENTS WITH SPECIAL CHALLENGES:- 26. The patient facing surgery--27. The patient who experiences trauma--28. The unconscious patient--29. The critically ill patient--30. The patient with burns--31. The patient with cancer--32. The chronically ill person--33. The patient receiving palliative care--34. The patient in need of rehabilitation--35. The older person--36. Substance use--37. The person with HIV/AIDS.
Whilst no single text can encompass the whole body of knowledge that underpins the practice of nursing, this third edition of 'Nursing Practice' presents a very comprehensive overview for both student nurse practitioners, professionals and teachers.