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Adult Nursing at a Glance.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Le May, Andrée.
- Series:
- At a Glance (Nursing and Healthcare) Ser.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Adulthood--Health aspects.
- Adulthood -- Health aspects.
- Geriatrics.
- Nursing.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (229 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2015.
- Summary:
- Everything you need to know about Adult Nursing...at a Glance! Adult Nursing at a Glance is the perfect companion for study and revision for Adult Nursing students from the publishers of the market-leading at a Glance series. This title blends up-to-date evidence and essential knowledge from expert experience of nursing practice, research and teaching, in an easy-to-follow guide for student and newly qualified nurses. Adult Nursing at a Glance covers the essential components of excellent nursing, highlighting the skills that all students need to develop from the outset of their studies, and encompassing organisational and leadership skills. With an emphasis on patient care and dignity, this title is the perfect guide to healthcare delivery, management and professional development. Follows a simple structure based around systems of the body for quick access to information, with the most common disorders of these systems Is accompanied by a comprehensive companion website with self-testing features Ward and Primary Care covered throughout the text Contains all the information you need to provide the best patient care, including care planning, symptom control, communication and health promotion.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- About this book
- Acknowledgements
- How to use your revision guide
- About the companion website
- Section 1 Essentials of excellent nursing care
- Chapter 1 Fundamentals of nursing care
- The fundamentals of nursing care
- Maintaining the patient's dignity
- Chapter 2 Communication
- Communication
- Useful communication skills
- Communicating with older people
- Chapter 3 Documentation
- Documentation
- Chapter 4 Assessment and monitoring
- Assessment and monitoring
- Physical health
- Mental health
- Special requirements
- Requirements for social support
- Chapter 5 Eating and drinking
- Eating and drinking
- Chapter 6 Symptom control and management
- Symptom control and management
- Chapter 7 Breathlessness
- SC&
- M breathlessness
- Essentials of best practice
- Chapter 8 Diarrhoea and constipation
- M diarrhoea and constipation
- Essentials of best practice: constipation
- Essentials of best practice: diarrhoea
- Chapter 9 Nausea and vomiting
- M nausea and vomiting
- Chapter 10 Pain and discomfort
- M pain and discomfort
- Chapter 11 Incontinence
- M incontinence
- Chapter 12 Nursing older people
- Nursing older people
- Chapter 13 Nursing people at the end of life
- Nursing people at the end of their lives
- Chapter 14 Risk assessment and management
- Risk assessment and management
- Seven steps to patient safety
- Chapter 15 Medicines management
- Medicines management
- Chapter 16 Pre- and post-operative care
- Pre- and post-operative care
- Chapter 17 Moving and positioning
- Moving and positioning
- Chapter 18 Infection prevention and control
- Infection prevention and control.
- Chapter 19 Adult basic life support
- Basic life support
- Chapter 20 In-hospital resuscitation
- In-hospital resuscitation
- Chapter 21 Wound management
- Wound management
- Chapter 22 Health education and promotion
- Health education and promotion
- Chapter 23 Discharge planning
- Discharge planning
- Principles of effective discharge planning
- Chapter 24 Evaluation
- Evaluation
- Chapter 25 Research and service development
- Research and service development
- Section 2 Nursing people with common disorders
- Chapter 26 Nursing people with cardiovascular disorders
- Key facts
- Common cardiovascular disorders
- A and P
- Chapter 27 Signs, symptoms, assessment and emergencies
- Common signs and symptoms
- Cardiovascular emergencies
- Chapter 28 Nursing people with hypertension
- Effects of hypertension
- Diagnosis
- Associated screening tests
- At risk groups
- Treatment
- Chapter 29 Nursing people with coronary heart disease (stable angina)
- Risk factors
- Angina
- Chapter 30 Nursing people with CHD (acute coronary syndromes)
- Common signs and symptoms of MI
- Diagnosis and medical management
- Complications
- Chapter 31 Nursing people with arrhythmias
- Chapter 32 Nursing people with valve disease
- Chapter 33 Nursing people with heart failure
- Chapter 34 Nursing people with aneurysms
- Diagnosis.
- Essentials of best practice
- Chapter 35 Nursing people with peripheral vascular disease
- Risk factors for peripheral vascular disease
- Presentation PAD
- Presentation PVD
- Chapter 36 Nursing people with respiratory disorders
- Common respiratory disorders
- Chapter 37 Signs, symptoms, assessment and emergencies
- Respiratory emergencies
- Chapter 38 Nursing people with respiratory failure
- Hypoxaemia
- Hypercapnia
- Early warning signs of respiratory failure
- Chapter 39 Nursing people with respiratory infections
- Pneumonia
- Pneumonia: essentials of best practice
- Tuberculosis (TB)
- Tuberculosis: essentials of best practice
- Chapter 40 Nursing people with asthma
- Chapter 41 Nursing people with COPD
- The effects of COPD
- Chapter 42 Nursing people with digestive disorders
- Common digestive disorders
- Chapter 43 Signs, symptoms, assessment and emergencies
- Emergencies: digestive system
- Gastrointestinal bleeding
- Chapter 44 Nursing people with infections of the digestive system
- Chapter 45 Nursing people with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
- Chapter 46 Nursing people with stomach disorders
- Gastritis
- Gastritis: essentials of best practice
- Peptic ulceration
- Peptic ulcers: essentials of best practice.
- Chapter 47 Nursing people with intestinal disorders
- Ulcerative colitis
- UC: essentials of best practice
- Crohn's disease
- CD: essentials of best practice
- Chapter 48 Nursing people with disorders of the intestines and anal canal
- Diverticular disease: essentials of best practice
- Appendicitis: essentials of best practice
- Haemorrhoids: essentials of best practice
- Chapter 49 Nursing people with liver disorders
- Hepatitis: essentials of best practice
- Cirrhosis: essentials of best practice
- Liver failure: essentials of best practice
- Chapter 50 Nursing people with gallstone disease
- Cholecystitis: essentials of best practice
- Cholecystectomy: essentials of best practice
- Chapter 51 Nursing people with pancreatitis
- Pancreatitis: essentials of best practice
- Chapter 52 Nursing people with renal and urinary disorders
- Common renal/urinary system disorders
- Chapter 53 Signs, symptoms, assessment and emergencies
- Emergencies: renal and urinary system
- Chapter 54 Nursing people with glomerulonephritis
- Chapter 55 Nursing people with acute renal failure
- Chapter 56 Nursing people with chronic renal failure
- Chapter 57 Nursing people with urinary calculi
- Chapter 58 Nursing people with urinary tract infections
- Chapter 59 Nursing people with blood/lymph disorders
- Common circulatory system disorders
- A and P.
- Chapter 60 Signs, symptoms, assessment and emergencies
- Emergencies: circulatory system
- Chapter 61 Nursing people with anaemias
- Chapter 62 Nursing people with neutropenia
- Neutropenia
- Chapter 63 Nursing people with leukaemia
- Acute Myeloid Leukaemia
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia
- Chapter 64 Nursing people with platelet/coagulation disorders
- Haemostasis A and P
- Thrombocytopenia
- Thrombocytosis
- Coagulation disorders
- Chapter 65 Nursing people with lymphomas
- Hodgkin's lymphoma
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- Chapter 66 Nursing people with endocrine disorders
- Endocrine system disorders
- Chapter 67 Summary of disorders of the endocrine system
- Chapter 68 Nursing people with diabetes mellitus
- Chapter 69 Nursing people with immune disorders
- Immune system disorders
- Chapter 70 Signs, symptoms and emergencies
- Signs and symptoms
- Emergencies: immune system
- Chapter 71 Nursing people with immunodeficiency and auto-immune diseases
- HIV infection and AIDS
- Chapter 72 Nursing people with skin disorders
- Common skin disorders
- Chapter 73 Signs, symptoms and assessment
- Chapter 74 Nursing people with eczema or psoriasis
- Chapter 75 Nursing people with musculoskeletal disorders
- Key facts.
- Common musculoskeletal disorders.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: le May, Andrée Adult Nursing at a Glance
- ISBN:
- 9781118474532
- OCLC:
- 880929912
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