Autore	Boyd Claire
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; ; Oxford, U.K. ; ; Ames, Iowa, : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2013
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (209 p.)
Disciplina	615.1/401513
Collana	Student survival skills series
Soggetto topico	Nursing - Mathematics Pharmaceutical arithmetic
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-118-44891-X 1-299-24167-0 1-118-44895-2
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	pt. 1. Diagnosis -- pt. 2. Understanding nursing calculations -- pt. 3. Putting it all into practice -- pt. 4. Testing your knowledge -- pt. 5. Appendices.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910463334203321

Autore	Boyd Claire
Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; ; Oxford, U.K. ; ; Ames, Iowa, : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2013
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (xvii, 188 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina	615.1/401513
Collana	Student Survival Skills Series Student survival skills series
Soggetto topico	Nursing - Mathematics Pharmaceutical arithmetic
ISBN	9781118448953 1118448952
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	pt. 1. Diagnosis -- pt. 2. Understanding nursing calculations -- pt. 3. Putting it all into practice -- pt. 4. Testing your knowledge -- pt. 5. Appendices.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910975027303321

Autore	Boyd Claire
Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Hoboken : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2013
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (224 pages)
Disciplina	610.73
Collana	Student Survival Skills Ser.
Soggetto topico	Nursing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	9781118448755 9781118448779
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Intro -- CLINICAL SKILLS FOR NURSES -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 PERFORMING OBSERVATIONS -- CONSENT -- OBSERVATION CHARTS -- BODY TEMPERATURE -- Body Temperature Physiology -- Procedure to Obtain the Temperature Using a Tympanic Membrane Thermometer -- Documenting a Temperature Reading on an Observation Chart -- BLOOD PRESSURE -- Blood pressure equipment -- Procedure to Obtain Blood Pressure Using an Aneroid Sphygmomanometer and Stethoscope -- HEART RATE -- Procedure to Obtain a Pulse Reading -- RESPIRATIONS -- Procedure to Obtain a Reading for Respiratory Rate -- NEUROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS -- Procedure for Obtaining an AVPU Recording -- OXYGEN SATURATION -- TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE -- Chapter 2 MALE URETHRAL CATHETERISATION -- POLICIES AND PROCEDURES -- WHY IS URINARY CATHETERISATION PERFORMED? -- Drainage -- Investigation -- Instillation -- FLUID OUTPUT -- HIGH-RISK PROCEDURE -- PERSONAL CARE AND THE NEED FOR STRICT ASEPSIS -- ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY -- The Prostate -- CATHETERISATION -- EXCLUSION CRITERIA FOR URETHRAL CATHETERISATION -- CATHETER MATERIAL AND SELECTION -- CATHETER LENGTH AND DESIGN -- REMOVING THE CATHETER -- DRAINAGE BAGS AND SECURING DEVICES -- Latex -- Lubrication -- Antibiotic cover -- PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH CATHETERISATION -- HOW TO TAKE A CATHETER SAMPLE OF URINE -- EMPTYING A DRAINAGE BAG -- PROCEDURE FOR MALE URETHRAL CATHETERISATION -- TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE -- Chapter 3 FEMALE URETHRAL CATHETERISATION -- WHY IS URINARY CATHETERISATION PERFORMED? -- ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY -- Pelvic Floor -- FLUID BALANCE -- PERSONAL CARE -- PROCEDURE FOR FEMALE URETHRAL CATHETERISATION -- TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE -- Chapter 4 BOWEL CARE -- ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE BOWELS -- ASSESSMENT -- THE BRISTOL STOOL CHART -- MEDICATION REVIEW -- BOWEL CARE MANAGEMENT -- EXCLUSIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS. RISK ASSESSMENT -- Circumstances When Extra Care is Required -- Observations -- DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION (DRE) -- ADMINISTRATION OF ENEMAS AND/OR SUPPOSITORIES -- DIGITAL REMOVAL OF FAECES (DRF) IN ADULTS -- DIGITAL RECTAL STIMULATION (DRS) -- AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA -- Signs and Symptoms of Autonomic Dysreflexia -- Treatment of Autonomic Dysreflexia -- THE PROCEDURES: STEP BY STEP -- Procedural Steps for Digital Rectal Examination -- Procedural Steps for Administration of Enemas and Suppositories -- Procedural Steps for Digital Removal of Faeces -- Procedural Steps for Digital Rectal Stimulation -- TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE -- Chapter 5 TRACHEOSTOMY CARE -- ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY -- TRACHEOSTOMY TUBES -- Cuffed Tracheostomy Tube -- Un-cuffed Fenestrated Tracheostomy Tube -- Adjustable-Flange Tracheostomy Tube -- Cricothyroidotomy or Mini-Tracheostomy Tube -- Inner Cannula -- SUCTIONING TECHNIQUE -- Equipment -- Suction Catheter Size and Suction Pressure -- Procedure -- CUFF PRESSURE MONITORING -- PROCEDURE FOR CLEANING ANDDRESSING THE TRACHEOSTOMYSTOMA SITE -- Guidelines for Cleaning and Dressing theTracheostomy Stoma Site -- TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE -- Chapter 6 POINT-OF-CARETRAINING -- URINALYSIS -- The Sample -- The Test -- What does it all mean? -- FAECAL OCCULT BLOOD TEST -- Dietary Preparation -- The Test -- Sources of Blood in the Faeces -- BLOOD LANCING -- The Test -- BLOOD GLUCOSE TESTING -- Blood Glucose Levels -- Normal Blood Sugar Control: the Science Bit -- The Impact on the Individual -- The Impact on the NHS -- Treatment -- Monitoring -- TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE -- Chapter 7 BLOOD TRANSFUSION -- CONSENT AND INFORMATION LEAFLETS -- BLOOD TRANSFUSION REQUESTS -- The Blood Transfusion Request Form -- SAMPLE COLLECTION -- COLLECTING BLOOD THAT HAS BEEN REQUESTED -- Pre-Collection Procedure -- Collection Procedure -- Receipt of Blood. COLD-CHAIN REQUIREMENTS -- PREPARATION/ADMINISTRATION -- PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS -- PRE-TRANSFUSION CHECK -- ADMINISTRATION PROCEDURE -- MONITORING PROCEDURE -- WHAT TO DO IF THE PATIENTEXPERIENCES AN ADVERSEREACTION -- SAFETY -- TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE -- Chapter 8 VENEPUNCTURE -- WHAT IS VENEPUNCTURE? -- COMMON BLOOD TESTS -- Full Blood Count -- Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) -- C Reactive Proteins (CRP) -- Liver Function Test (LFT) -- Urea and Electrolytes (U& -- E) -- Partial Thromboplastin Time (aPTT) -- Prothrombin Time (PT) -- International Normalised Ratio (INR) -- Calcium -- Cholesterol -- Glucose -- POLICIES, PROCEDURES ANDGUIDELINES -- VICARIOUS LIABILITY -- KEEPING UPDATED -- EQUIPMENT USED FOR VENEPUNCTURE -- WRITTEN REQUESTS -- AVAILABLE VEINS -- Vein Anatomy -- The Ideal Vein -- The Poor Vein -- Vein Selection -- SKIN CLEANING -- ORDER OF DRAW -- LABELLING THE TUBES -- POTASSIUM AND CALCIUM -- PAEDIATRICS -- PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH VENEPUNCTURE -- Needlestick Injury -- USING A TOURNIQUET -- GUIDELINES FOR THE VENEPUNCTURE PROCEDURE -- TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE -- Chapter 9 PERIPHERAL CANNULATION -- SELECTION OF AN APPROPRIATECANNULA -- THE PVC DEVICE -- APPROVED SITE -- VEIN SELECTION -- NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS -- SKIN PREPARATION -- ASEPSIS -- FLUSHING -- DOCUMENTATION -- PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITHCANNULATION -- REMOVING THE CANNULA -- TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE -- Chapter 10 EARLY PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND RESPONSE -- SITUATION, BACKGROUND, ASSESSMENT, RECOMMENDATION (SBAR) -- EARLY WARNING SCORE (EWS) -- EARLY PATIENT ASSESSMENT ANDRESPONSE (EPAR) -- Airway -- Breathing -- Circulation -- Disability -- Motor Response -- Pupillary Assessment -- The Other Ds -- Exposure -- TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE -- Chapter 11 INTRAVENOUSTHERAPY -- POSSIBLE COMPLICATIONS -- Cannula Occlusion/Damage -- Pain -- Embolism -- Drug Errors -- Needlestick Injury. Speed Shock/Fluid Overload/Free Flow -- Extravasation -- Infi ltration -- Haematoma -- PROCEDURE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF IV FLUIDS VIA GRAVITY -- TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE -- Chapter 12 BASIC LIFE SUPPORT -- RESPONDING TO AN EMERGENCY EVENT -- The Collapsed Adult Patient -- The Responsive Patient -- The Unresponsive Patient -- The Patient Has a Pulse or Other Signs of Life -- The Patient Does Not Have a Pulse or Other Signs of Life -- Respiratory Arrest: if the Patient is Not Breathing but has a Pulse -- THE PHONETIC ALPHABET -- PAEDIATRIC BASIC LIFE SUPPORT -- TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE -- Answers to Activities, Questions and "Test Your Knowledge" -- Appendix 1 THE BRISTOL OBSERVATION CHART -- Bibliography -- WEBSITES -- Index.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910795807203321

Autore	Boyd Claire
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Chichester, [England] : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2014
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (206 p.)
Disciplina	610.7301/4
Collana	Student Survival Skills Series
Soggetto topico	Nurse and patient Communication in nursing Nursing assessment
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-118-76747-0 1-118-76750-0 1-118-76751-9
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Models of communication / written by Janet Dare, edited by Claire Boyd -- Transactional analysis / written by Janet Dare, edited by Claire Boyd -- Methods of communication / written by Claire Boyd -- Presenting yourself and your organisation / written by Janet Dare, edited by Claire Boyd -- Interpersonal skills / written by Janet Dare, edited by Claire Boyd -- Team work and the multidisciplinary team / written by Janet Dare, edited by Claire Boyd -- Communication barriers / written by Janet Dare, edited by Claire Boyd -- Active listening / written by Claire Boyd -- Admitting patients / written by Claire Boyd -- Situation, background, assessment, response (SBAR) / written by Claire Boyd -- Documentation / written by Claire Boyd -- Managing criticism and compliments / written by Claire Boyd -- Communication case studies / written by Janet Dare, edited by Claire Boyd -- Care and compassion in nursing / written by Claire Boyd.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910465300603321