Tina Moore, Philip Woodrow

High Dependency Nursing Care (eBook, PDF)

Observation, Intervention and Support for Level 2 Patients

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Written by nurses experienced in providing, supporting and developing high dependency care, High Dependency Nursing Care discusses practical issues and explores the current evidence base for clinical practice. Completely updated throughout, this second edition also includes new chapters on infection control, heart failure, tissue removal and transferring the sicker patient.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 504
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Juni 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134033928
• Artikelnr.: 42635993

Autorenporträt

Tina Moore is a Senior Lecturer in Acute and High Dependency Care at Middlesex University, London.

Philip Woodrow is a Practice Development Nurse in Critical Care at the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Trust, where he delivers a six-day course for ward staff caring for level 2 (highly dependent) patients. He is also the author of Intensive Care Nursing: A Framework for Practice, 2^nd edition (Routledge, 2006).

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Contexts for Care 1. Comprehensive Critical Care 2. Patient-Centred
Care 3. Ethics 4. Family Care 5. Cultural Issues 6. Nursing Assessment 7.
Nutrition 8. Infection Control Part 2: Neurological 9. Neurological
Assessment 10. Acute Pain Management 11. Psychological Disturbances 12.
Sleep 13. Stress 14. Acute Neurological Pathologies Part 3: Respiratory
15. Respiratory Assessment 16. Pulse Oximetry 17. Arterial Blood Gas
Analysis 18. Respiratory Pathologies 19. Oxygen Therapy 20. Suctioning 21.
Intrapleural Chest Drains 22. Temporary Tracheostomies 23. Non-Invasive
Ventilation Part 4: Cardiovascular 24. Haemodynamic Assessment 25. ECGs and
Common Dysrhythmias 26. Acute Coronary Syndromes 27. Shock 28. Heart
Failure 29. Fluid and Electrolyte Disturbances Part 5: Abdominal 30. Acute
Kidney Injury 31. Gastrointestinal Disorders 32. Haematological Disorders
33. Diabetic Emergencies 34. Acute Liver Dysfunction 35. Gynaecology Part
6: Positive Outcomes 36. Rehabilitation 37. Transferring Patients 38.
Critical Care Outreach and Early Detection of Illness 39. End of Life Care
40. Tissue Retrieval 41. Professional Issues