The Royal Marsden Hospital Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures

Lisa Dougherty, Sara Lister (Herausgeber)

Loseblattwerk

896 Seiten

2004 | 6th Revised edition
Blackwell Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
9781405120371 (ISBN)

Infos

Clinical procedures are a fundamental aspect of nursing care so it is essential that they are evidence-based. This book provides that evidence while remaining firmly grounded in day-to-day nursing practice. It also focuses on patient-centered care, and guides nurses in the clinical application of evidence-based procedures.

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This new edition of "The Royal Marsden Hospital Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures, Sixth Edition", meets the high standards set by the previous editions. It presents up-to-date, evidence-based expert knowledge, enabling nurses to deliver effective patient-focused care. Clinical procedures are a fundamental aspect of nursing care so it is essential that they are evidence-based. This book provides that evidence while remaining firmly grounded in current day-to-day nursing practice. Each chapter has been thoroughly revised based on an appraisal of current research and feedback from clinical experts. The procedures have been updated accordingly to ensure that current practice is reflected and nurses are enabled to deliver clinically effective care. For ease of access, the sixth edition has been reorganised to group chapters on related topics together, e.g.: Drug administration, Elimination, Observations, Pain management, and Personal hygiene.As a result of listening to readers, the manual has been expanded, more illustrations included and new sections added on problem solving associated with procedures, helping nurses during the course of their clinical work.
The procedures in this textbook are related to every aspect of a person's care, and the real focus of health care is the patient. For patients, the clinical procedure is part of a larger picture which encompasses their unique experience of illness. Nurses have a central role to play in helping patients to manage the demands of the procedures described in this book.The clinical procedures manual is the book of choice for nurses at all stages of their careers, giving them the confidence they need to be safe, informed and skilled practitioners. It is edited and written by nurses based in a centre of excellence providing exceptional nursing care. It focuses on patient-centered care, and guides nurses in the clinical application of evidence-based procedures. It contains the latest research findings, and all procedures include the rationale for the action recommended. It is valuable to novices as well as expert nurses, and has a new improved layout.

Autor

Edited by Lisa Dougherty and Sara Lister with contributions from expert colleagues in a variety of clinical specialities at The Royal Marsden Hospital.

Inhalt

1. Context of Care. 2. Communication and Assessment. 3. Abdominal Paracentesis.4. Aseptic Technique.5. Barrier Nursing: Nursing the Infectious or Immunosuppressed Patient.6. Breast Aspiration and Seroma Drainage.7. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.8. Discharge Planning.9. Drug Administration: General Principles. 10. Drug Administration: Cytotoxic Drugs.11. Drug Administration: Delivery (infusion devices).12. Elimination: Bladder Lavage and Irrigation.13. Elimination: Bowel Care.14. Elimination: Continent Urinary Diversions.15. Elimination: Stoma Care.16. Elimination: Urinary Catheterisation.17. External Compression and Support in the Management of Lymphoedema.18. Gene therapy for the management of cancer19. Haematological Procedures: Specialist, Diagnostic and Therapeutic.20. Intrapleural Drainage.21. Last Offices.22. Lumbar Puncture.23. Moving and Handling of Patients.24. Nutritional Support.25. Observations. 26. Observations: Neurological. 27. Pain Management and Assessment. 28. Pain Management: Entonox Administration.29. Pain Management: Epidural Analgesia.30. Perioperative Care.31. Personal Hygiene: Eye Care.32. Personal Hygiene: Mouth Care.33. Personal Hygiene: Skin Care.34. Radioactive Source Therapy: Sealed Sources.35. Radioactive Source Therapy and Diagnostic Procedures: Unsealed Sources.36. Renal Replacement Therapy: Peritoneal Dialysis and Continuous Venovenous Haemodialfiltration.37. Respiratory Therapy.38. Scalp Cooling.39. Specimen Collection for Microbiological Analysis.40. Spinal Cord Compression Management.41. Tracheostomy Care and Laryngectomy Voice Rehabilitation.42. Transfusion of Blood, Blood Products and Blood Substitutes.43. The Unconscious Patient.44. Vascular Access Devices: Insertion and Management.45. Venepuncture.46. Violence: Prevention and Management.47. Wound Management.Appendices.Appendix 1: Contributors to Previous Editions.Appendix 2: Patient Information Booklets.Index.

Produkt-Details

• Zusatzinfo: 185
• Verlagsort: Oxford
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 210 x 297 mm
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
• ISBN-13: 9781405120371 / 9781405120371
• Zustand: Neuware