Medical-Surgical Nursing at a GlanceMedical-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.
Medical-Surgical Nursing at a Glance is ideal for nursing students looking for a clear and visual summary of care of the adult patient. |
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Contents
Nursing practice | 2 |
The 6 Cs | 4 |
Accountability and responsibility | 6 |
Risk and safety | 8 |
Patientcentred care | 10 |
Team working | 12 |
General care | 15 |
Health assessment | 16 |
Skin cancer | 88 |
Lung cancer | 90 |
Cervical cancer | 92 |
Prostate cancer | 94 |
The senses 46 Glaucoma | 96 |
Conjunctivitis | 98 |
Agerelated macular degeneration | 100 |
Surgical nursing | 103 |
Intravenous therapy | 18 |
Blood transfusion | 20 |
Nutrition | 22 |
Pain | 24 |
I | 26 |
Medical nursing | 31 |
HIV | 32 |
Systemic lupus erythematosus | 34 |
Irritable bowel syndrome | 36 |
Respiratory system 17 Asthma | 38 |
Pulmonary embolism | 40 |
Pneumonia | 42 |
Iron deficiency anaemia | 44 |
Thrombocytopenia | 46 |
Leukaemia | 48 |
Cardiovascular system 23 Myocardial infarction | 50 |
Heart failure | 52 |
Angina | 54 |
Meningitis | 56 |
Subarachnoid haemorrhage | 58 |
Epilepsy | 60 |
Gastrointestinal system 29 Gastrooesophageal reflux disease | 62 |
Diverticular disease | 64 |
Constipation | 66 |
Musculoskeletal system 32 Osteoporosis | 68 |
Gout | 70 |
Rheumatoid arthritis | 72 |
Endocrine system 35 Diabetes mellitus | 74 |
Thyrotoxicosis | 76 |
Reproductive system 37 Erectile dysfunction | 78 |
Chlamydia | 80 |
Dysmenorrhoea | 82 |
The skin 40 Eczema | 84 |
Psoriasis | 86 |
Preoperative care | 104 |
Perioperative care | 106 |
Postoperative care | 108 |
Respiratory system 52 Thoracotomy | 110 |
Chest drain | 112 |
Stem cell transplantation | 114 |
Splenectomy | 116 |
Cardiovascular system 56 Coronary artery bypass graft | 118 |
Cardiac valve surgery | 120 |
Varicose veins | 122 |
Neurological system 59 Craniotomy | 124 |
Neurosurgical clipping | 126 |
Gastrointestinal system 61 Appendicectomy | 128 |
Rightsided hemicolectomy | 130 |
Bariatric surgery | 132 |
Musculoskeletal system 64 Arthroscopy | 134 |
Lower limb amputation | 136 |
Laminectomy | 138 |
Endocrine system 67 Pituitary surgery | 140 |
Thyroidectomy | 142 |
Orchidectomy | 144 |
Reproductive system 70 Vasectomy | 146 |
Dilation and curettage | 148 |
Cone biopsy | 150 |
The skin 73 Burns | 152 |
Skin grafts | 154 |
Cosmetic and plastic surgery | 156 |
The eyes and ears 76 Cataract | 158 |
Mastoidectomy | 160 |
Appendices | 163 |
Glossary of terms | 165 |
Further reading | 167 |
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