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Second Edition
By
Ann Richards, BA(HONS), MSC, RGN, DIPN(LON), RNT, Senior Lecturer, Department of Nursing & Paramedic Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK
Sharon Edwards, RGN, DipN(Lon), MSc, PGCEA, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Health Studies, Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College, Buckinghamshire, UK
Included in series
A Nurse's Survival Guide,
Description
This book has been prepared by professionals working in the UK. The new edition of this highly popular book is an indispensable guide
to daily procedures and problems for nurses starting work on the ward or returning to practice. It provides guidance in a variety of
areas including: how to organise your job and yourself; how to assess patients; clinical information on a wide range of conditions; important
principles, procedures and investigations; how to administer drugs safely; and what to do in an emergency. As well as information on
how to do the job, the importance of communication and nursing care issues is emphasised. Background information is also given on underlying
legal, health and safety issues.
Audience
Nurses - student; newly qualified; bank nurses; nurses returning to practice
Contents
SECTION 1 Your job and its organization: Organizing yourself; Emergency situations
SECTION 2 Assessing and investigating: Identification
of patient problems; Assessment; Observations and measurements; Procedures and investigations; Nursing care issues
SECTION 3 Procedures:
General principles and procedures; Infection and its control; Fluid and electrolyte balance; Nutritional support
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4 A systems approach: The cardiovascular system; The respiratory system; The blood; The gastrointestinal system; The renal system;
The nervous system; The endocrine system; Diseases of bones and joints; The immune system; Cancer; Surgery
SECTION 5 Pharmacology;
Drugs and the law: Administration of drugs; Nurse prescribing; Pharmacology in practice; Classification of drugs; Poisoning
References;
Further reading and useful websites;
Appendix 1 Units of measurement; Appendix 2 Normal values; Appendix 3 Drug measurement and
calculations
Glossary; Index
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Paperback, 464 pages, publication date: MAR-2008
ISBN-13: 978-0-443-06897-3
ISBN-10: 0-443-06897-6
Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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