This title is now available under ISBN 9780702031526.
The most comprehensive UK Adult Nursing core text, now in its fourth edition, for the next generation of nurses.
This best-selling textbook has been fully revised by a team of experienced nurses for nurses focusing on the issues that are important to them. It provides a comprehensive source of the knowledge and skills required for competent, evidence-based nursing practice. High quality nursing care is patient-centred, knowledgeable and based on the best available evidence. This book will help you to achieve that.
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- Key nursing issues summarise each chapter and enable you to check your understanding
- Interactive Reflection and Evidence-based practice boxes help make links between theory and practice
- A Reflection and Learning feature in each chapter to help you consider your learning and professional development and how you can use it to enhance patient/client care
- Now in full colour
- A customisable electronic version of the book, which makes searching for information easy and accessible
- An exciting companion website including:
- Self-test quiz questions with full explanations with the answers
- Critical-thinking questions with outline answers
- Full colour photographs, diagrams, tables and care plans
- Hyper-linked references
- All the images from the book
- Increased prominence of nursing and health promotion
1 Nursing practice - Introduction
SECTION 1 CARE OF PATIENTS WITH COMMON DISORDERS
2 Nursing patients with cardiovascular disorders
3 Nursing patients with respiratory disorders
4 Nursing patients with gastrointestinal, liver and biliary disorders
5 Nursing patients with endocrine and metabolic disorders
Part 1 Nursing patients with endocrine disorders
Part 2 Nursing patients with diabetes mellitus
6 Nursing patients with disorders of the immune system
7 Nursing patients with disorders of the breast and reproductive systems Part 1 Nursing patients with disorders of the reproductive systems
Part 2 Nursing patients with disorders of the breast
8 Nursing patients with urinary disorder
9 Nursing patients with disorders of the nervous system
10 Nursing patients with musculoskeletal disorders
11 Nursing patients with blood disorders
12 Nursing patients with skin disorders
13 Nursing patients with disorders of the eye & vision
14 Nursing patients with disorders of the ear, nose and throat
15 Nursing patients with disorders of the mouth
Section 2 core nursing issues
16 Infection prevention and control
17 Stress and anxiety
18 Recognising and managing shock
19 Pain management
20 Maintaining fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance
21 Nutrition and health
22 Maintaining body temperature
23 Tissue viability and managing chronic wounds
24 Maintaining continence
25 Promoting sleep
Section 3 NURSING SPECIFIC PATIENT GROUPS
26 Nursing the patient undergoing surgery
27 Nursing the patient who experiences trauma
28 Nursing the unconscious patient
29 Nursing the critically ill patient
30 Nursing the patient with burn injury
31 Nursing the patient with cancer
32 Care and rehabilitation of people with long-term conditions
33 Nursing patients who need palliative care
34 Nursing older adults
35 Nursing patients with sexually transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS
Appendix Normal values
Glossary
Index