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Fundamentals of Medical-Surgical Nursing
A Systems Approach
Anne-Marie Brady (Edited by), A Brady (Author), Catherine McCabe (Edited by), Margaret McCann (Edited by)
9780470658239, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 24 January 2014
544 pages
24.1 x 18.8 x 2.5 cm, 1.125 kg
“This is book is aimed at pre-registration nursing students and other healthcare students but would also be appropriate for training or qualified assistant practitioners. It would also be useful to newly qualified nurses working in medical or surgical areas.” (Nursing Times, 1 August 2014)
Fundamentals of Medical-Surgical Nursing Fundamentals of Medical-Surgical Nursing A Systems Approach Fundamentals of Medical-Surgical Nursing is a comprehensive yet easy-to-read overview of medical and surgical nursing, designed specifically to support all nursing students learning to care for the adult patient. Highly illustrated and with an easy-to-follow systems-based structure, it provides a thorough foundation in anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, medical management, and nursing care for the full spectrum of adult health conditions. KEY FEATURES: Fundamentals of Medical-Surgical Nursing is the ideal textbook to help students succeed on their adult nursing course. with online self-test www.wileyfundamentalseries.com/medicalnursing When you purchase the book you also receive access to the Wiley E-Text: Powered by VitalSource. This is an interactive digital version of the book, featuring downloadable text and images, highlighting and notetaking facilities, bookmarking, cross-referencing, in-text searching, and linking to references and abbreviations. Fundamentals of Medical-Surgical Nursing is also available on CourseSmart, offering extra functionality as well as an immediate way to access the book. For more details, see www.coursesmart.co.uk/9780470658239.
About the series ix Preface x About the editors xii Contributors xiii How to get the best out of your textbook xviii About the companion website xxi Part 1: Common Principles Underlying Medical and Surgical Nursing Practice 1 Chapter 1 Principles of nursing assessment 2 Chapter 2 Principles of drug administration 12 Chapter 3 Principles of intravenous therapy 26 Chapter 4 Principles of nutritional care 44 Chapter 5 Principles of infection prevention and control 58 Chapter 6 Principles of acute care for older people 78 Chapter 7 Principles of end of life care 90 Chapter 8 Principles of perioperative nursing 104 Chapter 9 Principles of high-dependency nursing 124 Chapter 10 Principles of emergency nursing 142 Part 2: Adult Medical and Surgical Nursing 155 Chapter 11 Nursing care of conditions related to the skin 156 Chapter 12 Nursing care of conditions related to the respiratory system 176 Chapter 13 Nursing care of conditions related to the circulatory system 210 Chapter 14 Nursing care of conditions related to the digestive system 240 Chapter 15 Nursing care of conditions related to the urinary system 262 Chapter 16 Nursing care of conditions related to the endocrine system 298 Chapter 17 Nursing care of conditions related to the neurological system 326 Chapter 18 Nursing care of conditions related to the immune system 364 Chapter 19 Nursing care of conditions related to haematological disorders 386 Chapter 20 Nursing care of conditions related to the musculoskeletal system 422 Chapter 21 Nursing care of conditions related to the ear, nose, throat and eye 448 Chapter 22 Nursing care of conditions related to reproductive health 478 Index 510
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Subject Areas: Nursing & ancillary services [MQ]
