Fundamentals of medical-surgical nursing : a systems approach / / Anne-Marie Brady, Catherine McCabe, Margaret McCann |
Autore | Brady Anne-Marie <1965-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , [2014] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvii, 522 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 610.73677 |
Soggetto topico |
Operating room nursing
Surgical nursing |
ISBN |
1118490932
9781118490938 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795823303321 |
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Fundamentals of medical-surgical nursing : a systems approach / / edited by edited by Anne-Marie Brady, Catherine McCabe, Margaret McCann |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex : , : John Wiley & Sons, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (950 p.) |
Disciplina | 617.0231 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BradyAnne-Marie <1965->
McCabeCatherine McCannMargaret |
Collana | Fundamentals |
Soggetto topico |
Operating room nursing
Surgical nursing |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-118-49091-6
1-118-49093-2 1-118-49092-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Titles of related interest; Title page; Copyright page; About the series; Preface; Acknowledgements; About the editors; Contributors; How to get the best out of your textbook; The anytime, anywhere textbook; About the companion website; Part 1: Common Principles Underlying Medical and Surgical Nursing Practice; 1: Principles of nursing assessment; Introduction; The purpose of nursing assessment; Assessment frameworks; Methods of assessment; Rapid assessment of the acutely ill patient; Documenting patient assessment and record-keeping; Conclusion; 2: Principles of drug administration
Introduction Drug formulation; How the body handles drugs: Pharmacokinetics; Therapeutics; Conclusion; Glossary; 3: Principles of intravenous therapy; Introduction; Anatomy and physiology of the veins; Overview of vascular access devices; Administration of intravenous therapy; Principles of infection prevention; Maintaining a closed intravenous system; Maintaining patency; Managing complications; Blood transfusion therapy; Conclusion; 4: Principles of nutritional care; Introduction; Nutritional screening and assessment; Calculating nutritional requirements; Dietary guidelines Effect of illness on nutrition Refeeding syndrome; Effect of surgery on nutrition; Nutritional support; Conclusion; 5: Principles of infection prevention and control; Introduction; Physiology associated with infection; Overview of common microbiology and pathogenic organisms; Frequently encountered pathogenic microorganisms; Infection control principles; Asepsis; Decontamination; Healthcare waste management; Isolation of patients; Care bundles; Conclusion; 6: Principles of acute care for older people; Introduction; Caring for people in later life; Older people in the acute care setting Nursing assessment and the older adult Care of the older person with confusion in the acute care setting; Medications and the older person; Falls and fall prevention; Conclusion; 7: Principles of end of life care; Introduction; The nature of dying; Comfort at the end of life; Communication at the end of life; Ethics and end of life care; Conclusion; 8: Principles of perioperative nursing; Introduction; General issues and anaesthesia; Patient safety; Anaesthesia; Roles of circulating and scrub practitioners; Aseptic technique/infection control; Accountability; Patient positioning Surgical sutures Surgical needles; Surgical dressings; Surgical drains; Surgical instruments; Surgical specialities; Recovery; Postoperative nausea and vomiting; Pain management; Conclusion; 9: Principles of high-dependency nursing; Introduction; The high-dependency environment; Current policy in high-dependency care; Technological developments in high-dependency care; The role of the nurse as a member of the high-dependency team; Nursing assessment and monitoring of the highly dependent patient; Respiratory assessment, monitoring and intervention Cardiovascular assessment, monitoring and intervention |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453618803321 |
Chichester, West Sussex : , : John Wiley & Sons, , 2014 | ||
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