TY  - BOOK
AU  - Alexander,Margaret F.
AU  - Fawcett,Josephine N.
AU  - Runciman,Phyllis J.
TI  - Nursing practice: hospital and home : the adult 
SN  - 9780443074578 (pbk.) :
AV  - RT41 
U1  - 610.73 ALE 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Edinburgh
PB  - Churchill Livingstone
KW  - Nursing
KW  - Health and Wellbeing
KW  - ukslc
KW  - thema
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -