Rapid Adult Nursing (eBook)

Andrée Le May (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2016
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-119-11712-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Rapid Adult Nursing is an essential read for all adult nursing students, as well as a refresher for qualified adult nurses, and a 'dip into text' for other healthcare professionals.  Designed for quick reference, it maps on to the essential clinical skills and knowledge required for pre-registration adult nurses, and captures the essentials of adult nursing care in an easy to read, and highly accessible format.

Covering all the key topics in adult nursing, this concise and easy-to-read title is the perfect quick-reference book for student adult nurses.

Andrée le May is Emeritus Professor of Nursing at the University of Southampton, UK.

Inhalt

Title Page 5
Copyright Page 6
Contents 7
Introduction 10
Acknowledgements 11
Part 1 Fundamentals of Nursing Care 13
Adult nursing 15
Definition 15
Assessment and monitoring 16
Definition 16
Audit 17
Definition 17
Continuing professional development 19
Definition 19
Dignity 20
Definition 20
Discharge planning 21
Definition 21
Documentation 22
Definition 22
Eating and drinking 23
Definition 23
Evaluation 24
Definition 24
Evidence-based practice 25
Definition 25
Fundamentals of nursing care 26
Definition 26
Health education and promotion 27
Definition 27
Infection prevention and control 28
Definition 28
Leadership 29
Definition 29
Management 30
Definition 30
Medicines management 31
Definition 31
Moving and positioning 32
Definition 32
Practice development 33
Definition 33
Quality improvement 34
Definition 34
Research 35
Definition 35
Risk assessment and management 36
Definition 36
Teamwork 37
Definition 37
Wound management 38
Definition 38
Part 2 Conditions 39
Acute coronary syndromes 41
Definition 41
Diagnosis and investigations 41
Common signs and symptoms 41
Treatment 41
Nursing care 41
Acute renal failure 43
Definition 43
Diagnosis and investigations 43
Treatment 43
Nursing care 43
Anaemias 44
Definition 44
Diagnosis and investigations 44
Common signs and symptoms 44
Treatment 44
Nursing care 44
Aneurysms 45
Definition 45
Diagnosis, screening and investigations 45
Treatment 45
Nursing care 45
Angina 46
Definition 46
Diagnosis and investigations 46
Treatment 46
Nursing care 46
Appendicitis 47
Definition 47
Diagnosis and investigations 47
Common signs and symptoms 47
Treatment 47
Nursing care 47
Arrhythmias 48
Definition 48
Diagnosis and investigations 48
Common signs and symptoms 48
Treatment 48
Nursing care 48
Asthma 49
Definition 49
Diagnosis and investigations 49
Common signs and symptoms 49
Treatment 49
Breast lumps 50
Definition 50
Diagnosis, screening and investigations 50
Treatment 50
Nursing care 50
Breathlessness 51
Definition 51
Diagnosis and investigations 51
Nursing care 51
Cancer 52
Definition 52
Prevention and early detection 52
Diagnosis, screening and investigations 52
Treatment 52
Nursing care 52
Cardiovascular disorders 53
Definition 53
Diagnosis, screening and investigations 53
Treatment 53
Nursing care 53
Cataracts 54
Definition 54
Diagnosis 54
Treatment 54
Nursing care 54
Cholecystitis 55
Definition 55
Diagnosis and investigations 55
Treatment 55
Nursing care 55
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 56
Definition 56
Diagnosis and investigations 56
Treatment 56
Nursing care 56
Chronic renal failure 57
Definition 57
Diagnosis, screening and investigations 57
Treatment 57
Nursing care 57
Cirrhosis 58
Definition 58
Diagnosis and investigations 58
Treatment 58
Nursing care 58
Coagulation disorders 59
Definition 59
Diagnosis and investigations 59
Treatment 59
Nursing care 59
Constipation 60
Definition 60
Diagnosis 60
Treatment 60
Nursing care 60
Coronary heart disease 61
Definition 61
Risk factors 61
Diagnosis and investigations 61
Treatment 61
Nursing care 61
Crohn’s disease 62
Definition 62
Diagnosis and investigations 62
Treatment 62
Nursing care 62
Dementias 63
Definition 63
Diagnosis and investigations 63
Treatment 63
Nursing care 63
Diabetes mellitus 64
Definition 64
Diagnosis and investigations 64
Treatment 64
Nursing care 64
Diarrhoea 65
Definition 65
Diagnosis 65
Treatment 65
Nursing care 65
Diverticular disease 66
Definition 66
Diagnosis and investigations 66
Treatment 66
Nursing care 66
Eczema 67
Definition 67
Diagnosis and investigations 67
Treatment 67
Nursing care 67
Encephalitis 68
Definition 68
Diagnosis and investigations 68
Treatment 68
Nursing care 68
Endocrine disorders 69
Definition 69
End-of-life care 70
Definition 70
Epilepsy 71
Definition 71
Diagnosis and investigations 71
Treatment 71
Nursing care 71
Fractures 72
Definition 72
Diagnosis and investigations 72
Treatment 72
Nursing care 72
Gallstone disease 73
Definition 73
Diagnosis and investigations 73
Treatment 73
Nursing care 73
Gastritis 74
Definition 74
Diagnosis and investigations 74
Treatment 74
Nursing care 74
Gastroenteritis 75
Definition 75
Diagnosis and investigations 75
Treatment 75
Nursing care 75
Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease 76
Definition 76
Diagnosis and investigations 76
Treatment 76
Nursing care 76
Glaucoma 77
Definition 77
Diagnosis and investigations 77
Treatment 77
Nursing care 77
Glomerulonephritis 78
Definition 78
Diagnosis and investigations 78
Treatment 78
Nursing care 78
Gout 79
Definition 79
Diagnosis and investigations 79
Treatment 79
Nursing care 79
Haemorrhoids 80
Definition 80
Diagnosis 80
Treatment 80
Nursing care 80
Hearing loss 81
Definition 81
Diagnosis and investigations 81
Treatment 81
Nursing care 81
Heart failure 82
Definition 82
Diagnosis and investigations 82
Treatment 82
Nursing care 82
Hepatitis 83
Definition 83
Diagnosis and investigations 83
Treatment 83
Nursing care 83
HIV 84
Definition 84
Diagnosis and investigations 84
Treatment 84
Nursing care 84
Hypertension 85
Definition 85
Diagnosis and investigations 85
Treatment 85
Nursing care 85
Hysterectomy 86
Definition 86
Diagnosis and investigations 86
Treatment 86
Nursing care 86
Immunodeficiency 87
Definition 87
Diagnosis and investigations 87
Treatment 87
Nursing care 87
Incontinence 88
Definition 88
Diagnosis and investigations 88
Treatment 88
Nursing care 88
Jaundice 89
Definition 89
Diagnosis and investigations 89
Treatment 89
Nursing care 89
Leukaemias 90
Definition 90
Diagnosis and investigations 90
Treatment 90
Nursing care 90
Life support: advanced adult 91
Life support: basic adult 92
Lymphomas 93
Definition 93
Diagnosis and investigations 93
Treatment 93
Nursing care 93
Macular degeneration 94
Definition 94
Diagnosis and investigations 94
Treatment 94
Nursing care 94
Meningitis 95
Definition 95
Diagnosis and investigations 95
Treatment 95
Nursing care 95
Multiple sclerosis 96
Definition 96
Diagnosis and investigations 96
Treatment 96
Nursing care 96
Myopathies 97
Definition 97
Diagnosis and investigations 97
Treatment 97
Nursing care 97
Nausea and vomiting 98
Definition 98
Nursing care 98
Neutropenia 99
Definition 99
Nursing care 99
Osteoarthritis 100
Definition 100
Diagnosis and investigations 100
Treatment 100
Nursing care 100
Osteomyelitis 101
Definition 101
Diagnosis and investigations 101
Treatment 101
Nursing care 101
Osteoporosis 102
Definition 102
Diagnosis and investigations 102
Treatment 102
Nursing care 102
Pain and discomfort 103
Definition 103
Nursing care 103
Pancreatitis 104
Definition 104
Diagnosis and investigations 104
Treatment 104
Nursing care 104
Parkinson’s disease 105
Definition 105
Diagnosis and investigations 105
Treatment 105
Nursing care 105
Peptic ulceration 106
Definition 106
Diagnosis and investigations 106
Treatment 106
Nursing care 106
Peripheral vascular disease 107
Definition 107
Diagnosis and investigations 107
Treatment 107
Nursing care 107
Platelet disorders 108
Definition 108
Diagnosis and investigations 108
Treatment 108
Nursing care 108
Pneumonia 109
Definition 109
Diagnosis and investigations 109
Treatment 109
Nursing care 109
Post-operative care 110
Definition 110
Pre- and intra-operative care 111
Definition 111
Prostate gland disorders 112
Definition 112
Diagnosis and investigations 112
Treatment 112
Nursing care 112
Psoriasis 113
Definition 113
Diagnosis 113
Treatment 113
Nursing care 113
Raised intracranial pressure 114
Definition 114
Nursing care 114
Respiratory failure 115
Definition 115
Diagnosis and investigations 115
Treatment 115
Nursing care 115
Rheumatoid arthritis 116
Definition 116
Diagnosis 116
Treatment 116
Nursing care 116
Sepsis 117
Definition 117
Diagnosis 117
Treatment 117
Nursing care 117
Shock 118
Definition 118
Diagnosis and investigations 118
Treatment 118
Nursing care 118
Spinal cord compression 119
Definition 119
Diagnosis and investigations 119
Treatment 119
Nursing care 119
Tension pneumothorax 120
Definition 120
Diagnosis 120
Treatment 120
Nursing care 120
Tinnitus 121
Definition 121
Diagnosis 121
Treatment 121
Nursing care 121
Tuberculosis 122
Definition 122
Diagnosis and investigations 122
Treatment 122
Nursing care 122
Ulcerative colitis 123
Definition 123
Diagnosis and investigations 123
Treatment 123
Nursing care 123
Urethritis 124
Definition 124
Diagnosis and investigations 124
Treatment 124
Nursing care 124
Urinary calculi 125
Definition 125
Diagnosis and investigation 125
Treatment 125
Nursing care 125
Urinary retention 126
Definition 126
Nursing care 126
Urinary tract infections 127
Definition 127
Diagnosis and investigations 127
Treatment 127
Nursing care 127
Vaginal discharge 128
Definition 128
Diagnosis and investigations 128
Treatment 128
Nursing care 128
Valve disease 129
Definition 129
Diagnosis and investigations 129
Treatment 129
Nursing care 129
Vascular disorders of the brain 130
Definition 130
Diagnosis and investigations 130
Treatment 130
Nursing care 130
Venous thromboembolism 131
Definition 131
Diagnosis and investigations 131
Treatment 131
Nursing care 131
References and Websites 132
Index 133
EULA 138

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 12.10.2016
• Reihe/Serie: Rapid
• Reihe/Serie: Rapid
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
• Schlagworte: Care • Communication • Compassion • disorders • documentation • Einführungen in die Krankenpflege • Einführungen in die Krankenpflege • General Clinical Nursing • Introductions to Nursing • Klinische Krankenpflege • Krankenpflege • leadership</p> • <p>adult • Management • nursing • Risk • sympton
• ISBN-10: 1-119-11712-7 / 1119117127
• ISBN-13: 978-1-119-11712-4 / 9781119117124