The term inflammatory bowel disease refers to a group of illnesses affecting the gastrointestinal tract. Although the primary process, inflammation, is usully confined to the digestive organs, the disease may affect almost any area of the body as an indirect consequence of the inflammation, or of the associated malnutrition an infection, or as a result of the varied manifestations of inflammato…
Summarizing the clinical sections of Hurt's The Heart, 12e, this point-of-care resource covers the key points of cardiovascular pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment in a quick-access presentation, making it essential for rounds, at the bedside, or on the wards.
Written in an easy-to-use, Q&A format, the third edition of Oncology Nursing Secrets provides evidence-based information about the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer as well as nursing care for patients with cancer and their families. This book offers a collection of tips and pearls to help you safely and effectively care for patients in any oncology nursing situation. Ideal for bot…
The sixth edition of this respected resource outlines the essentials core knowledge base for emergency nursing in a systematic, concise, and efficient manner.
The book is comprised of eight major units: Psychophysiology, Circulation, Respiration, the Nervous System, Fluid and Electrolytes, Alimentation, Coagulation, and Thermoregulation.
Microbiology, the study of micro-organisms including bacteria, viruses, rickettsiae, fungi and yeasts, may seem a mainly academic subject to the student nurse and of limited value in the care of her patients. However, these organisms with very diverse patterns of behaviour and environmental preferences vary in activity from those pasitively benefiting man, through the majority of harmless organ…
Contents; 1. Introduction to advancing practice in pain management 2. Nurse-led femoral nerve block service for patients with fractured neck of femur 3. New directions in acute pain managemen: ketamine 4. Developing a nurse-led clinic for the treatment of neuropathic pain 5. Nurse-led strategies to improve patient safety in acute pain management 6. Developing an a acupuncture service for …
Nursing Medical Emergency Patients is a practical guide to the nursing care and management of patients with medical emergencies involving system failure. Following an initial chapter on assessment, it adopts a system-by-system approach, with an emphasis on the clinical features of medical emergencies, their assessment, diagnosis and treatment.
Health care practitioners learn a practical and emotionally sound approach to relating to the dying and their families. The author describes in detail behaviors that encourage healthy expression of a patient's needs. He examines the major conflicts that are often experienced by the family, and presents beneficial ways of handling the acute emotional ways of handling the acute emotional turmoil …