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

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2011
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (324 p.)
• Disciplina: 615/.39
• Soggetto topico: Catheterization; Nursing; Veins - Puncture
• Altri autori: CollinsMary <1971-> DoughertyLisa PhillipsSarah <1972->
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Venepuncture and cannulation
• ISBN: 1-283-40804-X; 9786613408044; 1-4443-9321-9; 1-4443-9323-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910130881203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Essential clinical skills for nurses.