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Record Nr.

UNINA9910130881203321

Titolo

Venepuncture and cannulation / / edited by Sarah Phillips, Mary Collins, Lisa Dougherty

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2011

ISBN

1-283-40804-X

9786613408044

1-4443-9321-9

1-4443-9323-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (324 p.)

Collana

Essential clinical skills for nurses

Altri autori (Persone)

CollinsMary <1971->

DoughertyLisa

PhillipsSarah <1972->

Disciplina

615/.39

Soggetti

Catheterization

Nursing

Veins - Puncture

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Venepuncture and Cannulation; Contents; Foreword; Contributors; Introduction; 1: Legal and Professional Issues; 2: The Learning Experience; 3: Anatomy and Physiology; 4: Selection of Equipment; 5: Vein Selection; 6: Infection Control and Risk Management; 7: Procedures for Venepuncture and Cannulation; 8: Complications; 9: Introduction to Routine Blood Tests, Normal Values and Relevance to Clinical Practice; 10: Patient's Perspective; Webliography; Glossary; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Venepuncture and cannulation are the most commonly performed invasive procedures in the UK, and are everyday procedures in health care practice. Venepuncture and Cannulation is a practical guide to these procedures. It assumes no prior knowledge and equips nurses and other health professionals with the clinical skills and knowledge they need in order to confidently perform venepuncture and cannulation in both hospital and community settings.Explores relevant anatomy and physiologyCovers education and training, as well as legal



and ethical issuesConsiders po