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Oxford handbook of gastrointestinal nursing / edited by Christine Norton ... [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Oxford handbooks in nursing.
- Oxford handbooks in nursing
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gastrointestinal system--Diseases--Nursing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Gastrointestinal system.
- Internal medicine.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (761 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Handbook of gastrointestinal nursing
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This practical handbook is a comprehensive guide to the nursing care and management of gastrointestinal patients. It has been thoroughly revised and standardised to ensure it is up to date and easy to use.
- Contents:
- Contents; Contributors; Symbols and abbreviations; 1 Overview of the gut and its function; 2 Nursing care of gastrointestinal (GI) patients; 3 Nursing specialties in GI practice; 4 Imaging the GI tract; 5 Nutrition; 6 Clinical nutrition; 7 Endoscopy; 8 Stoma care; 9 Oesophagus and stomach; 10 Small bowel; 11 Liver; 12 Pancreas; 13 Gall bladder and biliary system; 14 Colon; 15 Rectum and anus; 16 Inflammatory bowel disease; 17 Neurological bowel care; 18 Paediatric bowel care; 19 Bowel care and vulnerable groups; 20 Complementary therapies in bowel disorders; 21 Pain management
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-959802-9
- 1-283-58175-2
- 9786613894205
- 0-19-155945-8
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