Full Description
The new edition of this highly popular book is an indispensable guide to daily procedures and problems for nurses starting work on the ward or returning to practice. It provides guidance in a variety of areas including:How to organise your job and yourselfHow to assess patientsClinical information on a wide range of conditionsImportant principles, procedures and investigationsHow to administer drugs safelyWhat to do in an emergencyAs well as information on how to do the job, the importance of communication and nursing care issues is emphasised. Background information is also given on underlying legal, health and safety issues.This book will help you withOrganising your job and yourselfAssessing patientsGetting clinical information on a wide range of conditionsImportant principles, procedures and investigationsAdministering drugs safelyWhat to do in an emergencyCommunication, legal health and safety issuesA new section on professional practice relates current issues to nursing practiceUpdated drug section provides essential understanding of common drug classesNew resuscitation guidelines
Contents
SECTION 1 Your job and its organizationEmergency situationsSECTION 2 Assessing and investigating: Identification of patient problems; Assessment; Observations and measurements; Procedures and investigations; Nursing care issuesSECTION 3 Procedures: General principles and procedures; Infection and its control; Fluid and electrolyte balance; Nutritional supportSECTION 4 A systems approach: The cardiovascular system; The respiratory system; The blood; The gastrointestinal system; The renal system; The nervous system; The endocrine system; Diseases of bones and joints; The immune system; Cancer; SurgerySECTION 5 Pharmacology; Drugs and the law: Administration of drugs; Nurse prescribing; Pharmacology in practice; Classification of drugs; PoisoningReferences; Further reading and useful websites;Appendix 1 Units of measurement; Appendix 2 Normal values; Appendix 3 Drug measurement and calculationsGlossary; Index
