Adult nursing at a glance [E-Book]

Fundamentals of nursing care -- Communication -- Documentation -- Assessment and monitoring -- Eating and drinking -- Symptom control and management -- Breathlessness -- Diarrhoea and constipation -- Nausea and vomiting -- Pain and discomfort -- Incontinence -- Nursing older people -- Nursing people at the end of life -- Risk assessment and management -- Medicines management -- Pre- and post-operative care -- Moving and positioning -- Infection prevention and control -- Adult basic life support -- In-hospital resuscitation -- Wound management -- Health education and promotion -- Discharge planning -- Evaluation -- Research and service development -- Nursing people with cardiovascular disorders -- Signs, symptoms, assessment and emergencies -- Nursing people with hypertension -- Nursing people with coronary heart disease (stable angina) -- Nursing people with CHD (acute coronary syndromes) -- Nursing people with arrhythmias -- Nursing people with valve disease -- Nursing people with heart failure -- Nursing people with aneurysms -- Nursing people with peripheral vascular disease -- Nursing people with respiratory disorders -- Signs, symptoms, assessment and emergencies -- Nursing people with respiratory failure -- Nursing people with respiratory infections -- Nursing people with asthma -- Nursing people with COPD -- Nursing people with digestive disorders -- Signs, symptoms, assessment and emergencies -- Nursing people with infections of the digestive system -- Nursing people with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease -- Nursing people with stomach disorders -- Nursing people with intestinal disorders -- Nursing people with disorders of the intestines and anal canal -- Nursing people with liver disorders -- Nursing people with gallstone disease -- Nursing people with pancreatitis -- Nursing people with renal and urinary disorders -- Signs, symptoms, assessment and emergencies -- Nursing people with glomerulonephritis -- Nursing people with acute renal failure -- Nursing people with chronic renal failure -- Nursing people with urinary calculi -- Nursing people with urinary tract infections -- Nursing people with blood/lymph disorders -- Signs, symptoms, assessment and emergencies -- Nursing people with anaemias -- Nursing people with neutropenia -- Nursing people with leukaemia -- Nursing people with platelet/coagulation disorders -- Nursing people with lymphomas -- Nursing people with endocrine disorders -- Summary of disorders of the endocrine system -- Nursing people with diabetes mellitus -- Nursing people with immune disorders -- Signs, symptoms and emergencies -- Nursing people with immunodeficiency and auto-immune diseases -- Nursing people with skin disorders -- Signs, symptoms and assessment -- Nursing people with eczema or psoriasis -- Nursing people with musculoskeletal disorders -- Signs, symptoms and assessment -- Nursing people with disorders of bones -- Nursing people with joint disorders -- Nursing people with muscle disorders -- Nursing people with nervous system disorders -- Signs, symptoms, assessment and emergencies -- Nursing people with CNS infections -- Nursing people with epilepsy -- Nursing people with vascular disorders of the brain -- Nursing people with multiple sclerosis -- Nursing people with Parkinson's disease -- Nursing people with dementia -- Nursing people with disorders of the eye or ear -- Nursing people with disorders of the eye -- Nursing people with disorders of the ear -- Nursing people with disorders of the reproductive system and breast -- Nursing people with vaginal discharge or urethritis -- Nursing men with disorders of the prostate gland -- Nursing women having hysterectomies -- Nursing people with breast lumps -- Nursing people with cancer -- Nursing people with cancer -- Leadership -- Management -- Managing people and difficult situations -- Research utilisation -- Time management -- Continuing professional development -- Practice development -- Appendix: summary of key features of arrhythmias.

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