| Description |
1 online resource (229 p.) |
| Series |
New York Academy of Sciences Ser |
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New York Academy of Sciences Ser
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| Contents |
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- About this book -- Acknowledgements -- How to use your revision guide -- About the companion website -- Section 1 Essentials of excellent nursing care -- Chapter 1 Fundamentals of nursing care -- The fundamentals of nursing care -- Maintaining the patient's dignity -- Chapter 2 Communication -- Communication -- Useful communication skills -- Communicating with older people -- Chapter 3 Documentation -- Documentation -- Chapter 4 Assessment and monitoring -- Assessment and monitoring -- Physical health -- Mental health |
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Special requirements -- Requirements for social support -- Chapter 5 Eating and drinking -- Eating and drinking -- Chapter 6 Symptom control and management -- Symptom control and management -- Chapter 7 Breathlessness -- SC&M breathlessness -- Essentials of best practice -- Chapter 8 Diarrhoea and constipation -- SC&M diarrhoea and constipation -- Essentials of best practice: constipation -- Essentials of best practice: diarrhoea -- Chapter 9 Nausea and vomiting -- SC&M nausea and vomiting -- Essentials of best practice -- Chapter 10 Pain and discomfort -- SC&M pain and discomfort |
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Essentials of best practice -- Chapter 11 Incontinence -- SC&M incontinence -- Essentials of best practice -- Chapter 12 Nursing older people -- Nursing older people -- Chapter 13 Nursing people at the end of life -- Nursing people at the end of their lives -- Chapter 14 Risk assessment and management -- Risk assessment and management -- Seven steps to patient safety -- Chapter 15 Medicines management -- Medicines management -- Chapter 16 Pre- and post-operative care -- Pre- and post-operative care -- Chapter 17 Moving and positioning -- Moving and positioning |
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Chapter 18 Infection prevention and control -- Infection prevention and control -- Chapter 19 Adult basic life support -- Basic life support -- Chapter 20 In-hospital resuscitation -- In-hospital resuscitation -- Chapter 21 Wound management -- Wound management -- Chapter 22 Health education and promotion -- Health education and promotion -- Chapter 23 Discharge planning -- Discharge planning -- Principles of effective discharge planning -- Chapter 24 Evaluation -- Evaluation -- Chapter 25 Research and service development -- Research and service development |
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Section 2 Nursing people with common disorders -- Chapter 26 Nursing people with cardiovascular disorders -- Key facts -- Common cardiovascular disorders -- A and P -- Essentials of best practice -- Chapter 27 Signs, symptoms, assessment and emergencies -- Common signs and symptoms -- Cardiovascular emergencies -- Chapter 28 Nursing people with hypertension -- Key facts -- Effects of hypertension -- A and P -- Diagnosis -- Associated screening tests -- At risk groups -- Essentials of best practice -- Treatment -- Chapter 29 Nursing people with coronary heart disease (stable angina) -- Key facts |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Risk factors |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781118474532 |
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1118474538 |
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