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Medical-Surgical Nursing at a Glance

Medical-Surgical Nursing at a Glance

9781118902752
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Medical-Surgical Nursing at a Glance is the perfect companion for study and revision for nursing and healthcare students from the publishers of the market-leading at a Glance series.  This easy-to-read, accessible guide brings together all the key principles of caring for patients with medical and surgical needs.  Highly visual, each topic is covered in one two-page spread, making it easy to quickly read up on key information and grasp the essentials of the key aspects of caring for the adult patient.

  • A clear and accessible foundation of the need to know aspects of medicine and surgery for nurses
  • Takes a systems approach exploring nursing care of key medical and surgical conditions and disorders 
  • Covers assessment, nutrition, pain, infection control
  • Supported by a companion website with over 300 interactive multiple choice questions
  • Provides need-to-know information in a quick-reference format
  • Written from a UK perspective, with application to clinical practice
  • A companion website is available at www.ataglanceseries.com/nursing/medsurg featuring interactive multiple choice questions

Medical-Surgical Nursing at a Glance is ideal for nursing students looking for a clear and visual summary of care of the adult patient.

Product Details
John Wiley and Sons
79173
9781118902752
9781118902752

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Publication date
2016
Issue number
1
Cover
paperback
Pages count
184
Dimensions (mm)
214.00 x 271.00
Weight (g)
600

  • Preface ix

    Acknowledgements x

    About the companion website xi

    Part 1: Nursing practice 1

    1 What is nursing? 2

    2 The 6 Cs 4

    3 Accountability and responsibility 6

    4 Risk and safety 8

    5 Patient-centred care 10

    6 Team working 12

    Part 2: General care 15

    7 Health assessment 16

    8 Intravenous therapy 18

    9 Blood transfusion 20

    10 Nutrition 22

    11 Pain 24

    12 Infection prevention and control: I 26

    13 Infection prevention and control: II 28

    Part 3: Medical nursing 31

    Immune system

    14 HIV 32

    15 Systemic lupus erythematosus 34

    16 Irritable bowel syndrome 36

    Respiratory system

    17 Asthma 38

    18 Pulmonary embolism 40

    19 Pneumonia 42

    Haematology

    20 Iron deficiency anaemia 44

    21 Thrombocytopenia 46

    22 Leukaemia 48

    Cardiovascular system

    23 Myocardial infarction 50

    24 Heart failure 52

    25 Angina 54

    Neurological system

    26 Meningitis 56

    27 Subarachnoid haemorrhage 58

    28 Epilepsy 60

    Gastrointestinal system

    29 Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease 62

    30 Diverticular disease 64

    31 Constipation 66

    Musculoskeletal system

    32 Osteoporosis 68

    33 Gout 70

    34 Rheumatoid arthritis 72

    Endocrine system

    35 Diabetes mellitus 74

    36 Thyrotoxicosis 76

    Reproductive system

    37 Erectile dysfunction 78

    38 Chlamydia 80

    39 Dysmenorrhoea 82

    The skin

    40 Eczema 84

    41 Psoriasis 86

    42 Skin cancer 88

    Cancer

    43 Lung cancer 90

    44 Cervical cancer 92

    45 Prostate cancer 94

    The senses

    46 Glaucoma 96

    47 Conjunctivitis 98

    48 Age-related macular degeneration 100

    Part 4: Surgical nursing 103

    Principles of care

    49 Preoperative care 104

    50 Perioperative care 106

    51 Postoperative care 108

    Respiratory system

    52 Thoracotomy 110

    53 Chest drain 112

    Haematology

    54 Stem cell transplantation 114

    55 Splenectomy 116

    Cardiovascular system

    56 Coronary artery bypass graft 118

    57 Cardiac valve surgery 120

    58 Varicose veins 122

    Neurological system

    59 Craniotomy 124

    60 Neurosurgical clipping 126

    Gastrointestinal system

    61 Appendicectomy 128

    62 Right-sided hemicolectomy 130

    63 Bariatric surgery 132

    Musculoskeletal system

    64 Arthroscopy 134

    65 Lower limb amputation 136

    66 Laminectomy 138

    Endocrine system

    67 Pituitary surgery 140

    68 Thyroidectomy 142

    69 Orchidectomy 144

    Reproductive system

    70 Vasectomy 146

    71 Dilation and curettage 148

    72 Cone biopsy 150

    The skin

    73 Burns 152

    74 Skin grafts 154

    75 Cosmetic and plastic surgery 156

    The eyes and ears

    76 Cataract 158

    77 Mastoidectomy 160

    Appendices 163

    1 Normal values 163

    2 Glossary of terms 165

    Further reading 167

    Index 168

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