Pudner's Nursing the Surgical Patient E-Book
Pudner's Nursing the Surgical Patient E-Book

Author: Ian Peate

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2020-09-28

Total Pages: 579

ISBN-13: 0702078662

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Contemporary and fully updated, the new edition of this accessible guide builds on the success of previous editions to bring together all the key principles of nursing care for surgical patients. Split into two sections, the first section explains the basis of surgical care. The second section has comprehensive coverage of all major areas of surgical practice, providing both a theoretical and practical understanding across a wide range of procedures. Written from a patient-centred perspective but with an added emphasis on safety and the role of the nurse in relation to current legislation, the new Pudner's Nursing the Surgical Patient offers all you need to provide the best care. Its user-friendly format will make it invaluable not only to nurses but to a range of health care practitioners. - Easy-to-read, easy-to-understand approach - Ultra-clear and simple line art - Written by 20+ expert contributors from around the UK - Patient-centred approach places the patient at the centre of all that is done - Reflects the latest practice and retains the principles of care - - Completely updated to reflect recent developments in the field, from advances in laparoscopic surgery to the inclusion of new surgeries that can take place in a day-care setting - Wider scope of reference from specialist to associate nurse, to a range of healthcare professionals - New section on patient safety including informed consent - Expanded reference to NMC standards and guidelines - Now with a full colour design and colour illustrations

Perioperative Nursing - E-Book
Perioperative Nursing - E-Book

Author: Brigid M. Gillespie

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2008-10-30

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 0729578879

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This new text discusses the roles and responsibilities of those working within the perioperative environment in Australia and New Zealand. It highlights the changing face of perioperative nursing and gives an overview of key concepts including anaesthetic, intraoperative and postanaesthesia recovery care; day surgery and endoscopy. Professional development and medico-legal aspects are also discussed. This is an introductory text which will appeal to a broad market from trainee enrolled nurses; to undergraduate nursing students doing a perioperative clinical placement; to postgraduate students of perioperative nursing. Registered nurses working within or preparing to work within this area, as well as other operating room staff such as anaesthetic technicians will also find this text invaluable.

Lewis's Medical Surgical Nursing - E-Book
Lewis's Medical Surgical Nursing - E-Book

Author: Diane Brown

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2011-11-21

Total Pages: 5337

ISBN-13: 0729579956

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A fully-revised new edition of Australia and New Zealand’s most highly esteemed medical-surgical nursing text. The thoroughly revised third edition of Lewis’s Medical–Surgical Nursing builds on the respected quality content of its previous editions. Authored by Di Brown and Helen Edwards with contributions from an impressive pedigree of leading academics and clinical experts, this latest edition cements Lewis’s position as the region’s premier medical-surgical nursing textbook. Fully updated, this hardback nursing text reflects recent changes in clinical nursing practice in Australia and New Zealand. Its local focus is strengthened by up-to-date research, data, policies, procedures and guidelines with an emphasis on current issues. All text in Lewis’s Medical–Surgical Nursing is underpinned by evidence-based practice with an emphasis on the pathophysiological mechanisms of disease. Lewis’s Medical–Surgical Nursing 3e provides nurses in Australia and New Zealand with clear and concise guidance on the assessment and management of conditions. The content is arranged by body systems and addresses myriad conditions relevant to medical-surgical nursing, including respiratory problems, cardiovascular disease, cancer, gastrointestinal problems, renal and urological problems, reproductive problems, movement and coordination and emergency care. Lewis’s Medical–Surgical Nursing 3e by Brown and Edwards is accompanied by an impressive suite of resources for instructors and students including a test bank, image banks and PowerPoint slides available on Elsevier’s Evolve website. Also available for purchase separately are companion publications Simulation Learning System for Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing (9780729541060 AU $89.95) ANZ adaptation by Karen Wotton & Mark Neill and Clinical Companion for Medical-Surgical Nursing 2e (9780729539968 AU $ 49.95) by Gayle McKenzie and Tanya Porter together form a highly comprehensive learning package. • Learning Objectives • Key Terms • Each section is organised into two themes: Assessment and Management • Assessment chapters focus on the body systems; outlining anatomy and physiology, health history and physical assessment skills • Management chapters focus on pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, collaborative care and nursing management of disease and disorders • Features boxes include: o Nursing Research o Evidence Based Practice o Clinical Practice o Health Promotion o Complementary and Alternative therapies o Health Disparities • Tables featuring the most up-to-date data for ANZ • Boxed information across a range of nursing care issues • Nursing care plans • Case studies accompanied by critical thinking questions • Multiple choice review questions at the end of each chapter • Extensive References and Online Resources listed at the end of each chapter for further research • Evolve and resources

Essential Nursing Skills E-Book
Essential Nursing Skills E-Book

Author: Maggie Nicol

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2012-08-03

Total Pages: 433

ISBN-13: 0723437777

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As a nursing student you will have learnt lots of nursing theory and research – but how do you translate this into practice and apply it to the skills you need? Where do you start? What steps should be carried out and in what order? What should you do afterwards? Essential Nursing Skills answers these questions for over 130 clinical skills. Each one is explained from start to finish, using a step-by-step approach, with clear illustrations and colour photographs to enhance understanding. Small enough to carry with you and specifically designed and written to aid learning, this book is invaluable for nurses across all fields. • Attractive design – easy to use• Skills explained step by step• Comprehensive list of skills covers all that students will encounter in practice • Points for Practice sections encourage readers to reflect and learn• Further reading and references point to the evidence and knowledge base for each skill. - Full-colour photographs illustrate many of the procedures - Full colour is used throughout to help navigate procedures - Section listing normal values of commonly used blood tests - Skills to assess deteriorating patients and care for patients undergoing surgery - Reflects changes in nursing and professional national guidelines

PeriAnesthesia Nursing Core Curriculum E-Book
PeriAnesthesia Nursing Core Curriculum E-Book

Author: ASPAN

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2015-04-07

Total Pages: 1399

ISBN-13: 0323356176

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Prepare to succeed on the CPAN® and CAPA® exams with this authoritative guide from ASPAN! PeriAnesthesia Nursing Core Curriculum, 3rd Edition is a comprehensive reference that helps you care for patients before and after anesthesia in all types of settings. There's no other review like it. Coverage of the full scope of perianesthesia nursing makes it an ideal resource for both in-hospital and ambulatory care. And to keep you current, this edition also describes the newest advances in interventional radiology, robotics, and endoscopy procedures. Written by the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses and edited by respected perianesthesia nurses Lois Schick and Pam Windle, this book will help you develop the skills and expertise you need to excel on your certification exam and in practice. - Authoritative ASPAN authors cover the core content necessary to demonstrate competency as a perianesthesia nurse, including ASPAN's full scope of practice for the CPAN® and CAPA® certifications. - Six sections cover required competencies in these key areas of perianesthesia nursing: professional issues, preoperative assessment, patient care across the life span, perianesthesia, body systems, and education and discharge. - Easy-to-use outline format provides a quick review of the fundamentals and standards of practice for patient assessment and care. - Objectives at the beginning of each chapter help you focus on and learn key content. - Numerous boxes, tables, and illustrations highlight important information and make the book a valuable reference. - Preoperative Assessment Competencies section addresses all aspects of the complete assessment of the patient and family, including areas such as transcultural nursing and alternative therapies as well as the mentally and physically challenged patient. - Life Span Considerations section prepares you for the care of patients of all ages with chapters on pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients. - Useful appendixes cover the CPAN and CAPA certification programs and provide test-taking strategies, helping you to prepare for and pass your exam. - A bibliography at the end of every chapter lists additional research resources. - NEW content covers interventional radiology, robotics, endoscopy procedures, and the latest technology as it impacts perianesthesia nurses. - NEW! Streamlined chapters provide a more concise book. - UPDATED Professional Competencies section includes the latest safety, regulatory, and healthcare policies. - UPDATED Education and Discharge Competencies section addresses the changes in ambulatory settings and patient discharges.

Nursing the Surgical Patient
Nursing the Surgical Patient

Author: Rosemary Pudner

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2005-01-01

Total Pages: 566

ISBN-13: 070202757X

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"Discusses all types of surgery so will be applicable to nurse working in all settings where they will encounter patients recovering from surgery. The nursing care is underpinned by the relevant research findings to ensure evidence-based practice. Focuses on nursing role and so is relevant to readers' needs. Relevant A&P and relevant pathophysiology are covered to aid understanding of the common disorders that require surgical intervention. Learning objectives assist study Use of care plans and case studies help relate theory to practice Boxes highlight key points and examples to aid study A full glossary of key terms aids comprehension Summaries of key points aid revision "--Elsevier website.

The Role of the Pharmacist in Patient Care
The Role of the Pharmacist in Patient Care

Author: Abdul Kader Mohiuddin

Publisher: Universal-Publishers

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 690

ISBN-13: 1627343083

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The goal of a high quality, cost-effective and accessible health care for patients is achieved through constructing a team-based and patient-centered health care delivery system. The expanded role of pharmacists uplifts them to patient care from dispensing and manufacturing or marketing of drugs. Along with doctors and allied health professionals, pharmacists are increasingly recognized as an integral part of the patient care team. Furthermore, colleges of pharmacy need to revise and up-date their curricula to accommodate the progressively increasing development in the pharmaceutical education and the evolving new roles of practicing pharmacists in patient care settings. This book focuses on the expanded role of the pharmacists in total patient care including prescribing, dispensing, compounding, administering and monitoring of drugs at home, hospital, community, hospice, critical care, changeover and other care settings. The sector is emerging in both developed and under-developed countries. Overburdened by patient loads and the explosion of new drugs physicians turned to pharmacists more and more for drug information especially within institutional settings. And today’s patient care pharmacists are taking more interests in medication review and reconciliation, patient education and counseling, creating drug therapy regimen and monitoring compliance. The purpose of this book is to guide the pharmacists in their daily interactions with patients and to ensure collaboration with other health professionals. The contents are mostly based on recently published articles related to patient care, with most recent ideas and activities followed by the patient care pharmacists around the globe. However, a pharmacist implements the care plan in collaboration with other health care professionals and the patient or caregiver. Along with professional guidelines, the book discusses the concepts and best practices of patient interaction, patient rights, and ethical decision-making for the professional pharmacist, apprentice and student. In every chapter, the role of pharmacists in that chapter specific issues are detailed explicitly so that a professional pharmacist or a student can figure out his or her do’s and don’ts in that specific situation. Moreover, further reading references are listed as future recommendations. So, the book is an archive of potential references too. Among so many books about patient care, either doctors’ or nurses’ roles are highlighted. The proposed book highlights the pharmacists’ roles and responsibilities to the most, separated from those of doctors and nurses, with the most recent information obtained from most publications in several journals, books, bulletins, newsletter, magazines etc.

The Respiratory System E-Book
The Respiratory System E-Book

Author: Caroline R Thomas

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2022-06-04

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 0702082856

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The Systems of the Body series has established itself as a highly valuable resource for medical and other health science students following today's systems-based courses. Now thoroughly revised and updated in this third edition, each volume presents the core knowledge of basic science and clinical conditions that medical students need, providing a concise, fully integrated view of each major body system that can be hard to find in more traditionally arranged textbooks or other resources. Multiple case studies help relate key principles to current practice, with links to clinical skills, clinical investigation and therapeutics made clear throughout. Each (print) volume also now comes with access to the complete, enhanced eBook version, offering easy anytime, anywhere access - as well as self-assessment material to check your understanding and aid exam preparation. The Respiratory System provides highly accessible coverage of the core basic science principles in the context of clinical case histories, giving the reader a fully integrated understanding of the system and its major diseases. - Introduction - Structure and function of the respiratory system - Elastic properties of the respiratory system - Airflow and resistance in the respiratory system - Pulmonary Ventilation - Diffusion of Gases between air and blood - The Pulmonary Circulation - Carriage of gases by the blood and acid/base balance - Nervous control of breathing - Chemical control of breathing - Lung function tests Systems of the Body Series: - The Renal System - The Musculoskeletal System - The Nervous System - The Digestive System - The Endocrine System - The Respiratory System - The Cardiovascular System

Merrill's Atlas of Radiographic Positioning and Procedures - 3-Volume Set - E-Book
Merrill's Atlas of Radiographic Positioning and Procedures - 3-Volume Set - E-Book

Author: Jeannean Hall Rollins

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2024-10-19

Total Pages: 3390

ISBN-13: 0443348804

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Learn and perfect your positioning skills with the leading radiography text and clinical reference! Merrill's Atlas of Radiographic Positioning & Procedures, 16th Edition, describes how to position patients properly, set exposures, and produce the quality radiographs needed to make accurate diagnoses. Guidelines to both common and uncommon projections prepare you for every kind of patient encounter. Anatomy and positioning information is organized by bone group or organ system, and coverage of special imaging modalities includes CT, MRI, sonography, radiation therapy, and more. The gold standard in imaging, Merrill's Atlas covers all procedures in the ASRT radiography curriculum and prepares you for the ARRT exam. - NEW! Respiration heading emphasizes the importance of proper breathing instructions for maximizing image quality. - NEW! Patient positioning photos enhance chapters on the chest, abdomen, pelvis and hip, bony thorax, upper extremity, and lower extremity. - NEW and UPDATED! Additional figures and content in special imaging modality chapters represent current practice, protocols, safety measures, and technology in pediatric imaging, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, diagnostic medical sonography, mammography, molecular imaging, nuclear medicine, and radiation oncology. - UPDATED! Unit values expressed as SI units, with traditional units provided in parentheses, match the format used in imaging technical texts and the ARRT exam. - UPDATED! Gonadal shielding guidelines align with current clinical practice. - UPDATED! Collimation field sizes and image receptor sizes are simplified for enhanced clinical relevance. - STREAMLINED! Rounded decimal values replace fractions throughout the text. - Comprehensive, full-color coverage of anatomy and positioning makes Merrill's Atlas the most in-depth text and reference available for radiography students and practitioners. - Guidelines to each projection include a photograph of a properly positioned patient and information on patient position, part position, respiration, central ray angulation, collimation, kVp values, structures shown, and evaluation criteria. - Diagnostic-quality radiograph for each projection demonstrates the result the radiographer is trying to achieve. - Coverage of common and unique positioning procedures includes chapters on trauma, mobile, surgical radiography, geriatrics, and pediatrics to help prepare you for the full scope of situations you will encounter. - Numerous CT and MRI images enhance comprehension of cross-sectional anatomy and help in preparing for the Registry examination.

Churchill Livingstone Medical Dictionary E-Book
Churchill Livingstone Medical Dictionary E-Book

Author: Chris Brooker

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2008-06-04

Total Pages: 624

ISBN-13: 008098245X

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Stay up to date on fast-changing areas of health care with the 75th anniversary edition of this trusted medical dictionary. Expanded coverage familiarizes you with the most current medical terminology in evolving areas such as genetics, complementary therapies, and sports rehabilitation, while detailed illustrations help clarify definitions and ensure confident understanding. - Reliable, easy-to-read definitions for more than 12,000 terms. - A full-color section that illustrates the body systems in vivid detail. - An extensive array of appendices that provide quick access to important information. - A concise, compact format that ensures portability and ease-of-use. Online resources with:• Spellchecker for uploading to your computer• Full image bank of all the illustrations in the dictionary• Colour illustrations of the major body systems, both labelled and unlabelled, for self-testing• 30 additional colour photographs to help identify selected conditions• Basic Life Support (BLS) Algorithms from the current Resuscitation Guidelines• Normal values table of references ranges for hormones in venous blood • Extensive list of web links to useful organisations