| Description |
1 online resource (xlv, 1087 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
| Contents |
Half Title page -- Copyright page -- List of contributors to the eighth edition -- Foreword to the eighth edition -- Introduction and guidelines for use -- Quick reference to the procedure guidelines -- List of abbreviations -- Part One. : Managing the Patient Journey -- 1. : The context of nursing -- Introduction -- Political factors -- Economic factors -- Social factors -- Technical factors -- Conclusion -- 2. : Assessment, Discharge and End of Life Care -- Overview -- Inpatient assessment and the process of care -- Discharge planning |
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Care of the dying patientLast Offices -- 3. : Infection Prevention and Control -- Overview -- Infection Prevention and Control -- Aseptic technique -- Source isolation -- Protective isolation -- Prevention and management of inoculation injury -- Management of waste in the healthcare environment -- Management of soiled linen in the healthcare environment -- 4. : Risk Management -- Overview -- Risk management -- The assessment and mitigation of important clinical risks -- Venous thromboembolism -- Pressure ulcers -- Prevention of falls -- Key principles of risk management |
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Part Two. : Supporting the Patient with Human Functioning -- 5. : Communication -- Overview -- Communication -- Informing patients -- Managing challenging issues with communication -- Denial and collusion -- Anxiety -- Panic attacks (acute anxiety) -- Depression -- Behavioural -- Suicidal ideation -- Anger, aggression and violence management -- Delirium -- Acquired communication disorders -- 6. : Elimination -- Overview -- Normal elimination -- Assisting the patient with normal elimination -- Urinary elimination -- Penile sheaths -- Urinary catheterization -- Bladder irrigation -- Faecal elimination -- Diarrhoea |
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ConstipationEnemas -- Suppositories -- Stoma care -- 7. : Moving and Positioning -- Overview -- Moving and positioning -- Positioning the patient: sitting in bed -- Positioning the patient: side-lying -- Positioning the patient: in a chair/wheelchair -- Moving the patient from sitting to standing -- Moving and positioning the unconscious patient -- Moving and positioning the patient with respiratory compromise -- Positioning to maximize ventilation/perfusion matching -- Positioning to minimize the work of breathing -- Positioning to maximize the drainage of secretions |
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Moving and positioning the patient with neurological impairmentPositioning and management of an amputee -- 8. : Nutrition, Fluid Balance and Blood Transfusion -- Overview -- Fluid balance -- Nutritional status -- Provision of nutritional support: oral -- Enteral tube feeding -- Enteral tube insertion -- Administration of enteral tube feed -- Enteral feeding tubes: administration of medication -- Transfusion of blood and blood components -- 9. : Patient Comfort -- Overview -- Personal hygiene -- Eye care -- Ear care -- Mouth care -- Pain -- Pain management |
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10. : Respiratory Care |
| Summary |
Clinical skills procedures are a fundamental aspect of nursing care. 'The Royal Marsden Hospital Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures Student Edition' has been specially compiled for pre-registration students to include the essential procedures they need to know. The manual provides the underlying theory and evidence for procedures related to every aspect of a person's care. Procedures are based on the latest research findings and expert clinical advice, to enable students to provide the best possible care. The manual enables student nurses to deliver clinically effective patient-focused care |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Nursing -- Technique -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Nursing care plans.
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Nursing Care -- methods
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Nursing Theory
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Patient Care Planning
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Holism.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Reference.
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MEDICAL -- Alternative Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Atlases.
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MEDICAL -- Essays.
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MEDICAL -- Family & General Practice.
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MEDICAL -- Holistic Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Osteopathy.
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Nursing care plans
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Nursing -- Technique
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Sjukvårdsarbete -- handböcker, manualer, etc.
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Omvårdnad -- handböcker, manualer, etc.
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Omvårdnadsdiagnos.
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| Genre/Form |
handbooks.
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Handbooks and manuals
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Guides et manuels.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Dougherty, Lisa
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Lister, Sara E
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| LC no. |
2010044584 |
| ISBN |
9781444361308 |
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1444361309 |
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9781444392838 |
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1444392832 |
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