Rapid adult nursing. / Andrée le May.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Le May, Andrée, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Older people--Care.

Older people.

Nursing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (138 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, England : Wiley-Blackwell, 2017.

Summary:

Rapid Adult Nursing is an essential read for all adult nursing students, as well as a refresher for qualified adult nurses, and a 'dip into text' for other healthcare professionals. Designed for quick reference, it maps on to the essential clinical skills and knowledge required for pre-registration adult nurses, and captures the essentials of adult nursing care in an easy to read, and highly accessible format. Covering all the key topics in adult nursing, this concise and easy-to-read title is the perfect quick-reference book for student adult nurses.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Introduction

Acknowledgements

Part 1 Fundamentals of Nursing Care

Adult nursing

Definition

Assessment and monitoring

Audit

Continuing professional development

Dignity

Discharge planning

Documentation

Eating and drinking

Evaluation

Evidence-based practice

Fundamentals of nursing care

Health education and promotion

Infection prevention and control

Leadership

Management

Medicines management

Moving and positioning

Practice development

Quality improvement

Research

Risk assessment and management

Teamwork

Wound management

Part 2 Conditions

Acute coronary syndromes

Diagnosis and investigations

Common signs and symptoms

Treatment

Nursing care

Acute renal failure

Anaemias

Aneurysms

Diagnosis, screening and investigations

Angina

Appendicitis

Arrhythmias

Asthma

Breast lumps

Definition.

Diagnosis, screening and investigations

Breathlessness

Cancer

Prevention and early detection

Cardiovascular disorders

Cataracts

Diagnosis

Cholecystitis

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Chronic renal failure

Cirrhosis

Coagulation disorders

Constipation

Coronary heart disease

Risk factors

Crohn's disease

Dementias

Diabetes mellitus

Diarrhoea

Diverticular disease

Eczema

Encephalitis

Endocrine disorders

End-of-life care

Epilepsy

Diagnosis and investigations

Fractures

Gallstone disease

Gastritis

Gastroenteritis

Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease

Glaucoma

Glomerulonephritis

Gout

Haemorrhoids

Hearing loss

Heart failure

Hepatitis

HIV

Hypertension

Hysterectomy

Immunodeficiency

Incontinence

Jaundice

Leukaemias

Life support: advanced adult

Life support: basic adult

Lymphomas

Macular degeneration

Meningitis

Multiple sclerosis

Myopathies

Nausea and vomiting

Neutropenia

Osteoarthritis

Osteomyelitis

Osteoporosis

Pain and discomfort

Pancreatitis

Parkinson's disease

Peptic ulceration

Peripheral vascular disease

Platelet disorders

Pneumonia

Post-operative care

Pre- and intra-operative care

Prostate gland disorders

Psoriasis

Raised intracranial pressure

Respiratory failure

Rheumatoid arthritis.

Definition

Sepsis

Shock

Spinal cord compression

Tension pneumothorax

Tinnitus

Tuberculosis

Ulcerative colitis

Urethritis

Urinary calculi

Diagnosis and investigation

Urinary retention

Urinary tract infections

Vaginal discharge

Valve disease

Vascular disorders of the brain

Venous thromboembolism

References and Websites

Index

EULA.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781119117131

1119117135

9781119548553

1119548551

9781119117124

1119117127

OCLC:

961063276