Table
of Contents
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Contributors |
vii |
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Preface |
xi |
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Foreword |
xiii |
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Acknowledgements |
xv |
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1 |
Nursing Practice -The Essence of
Caring |
1 |
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SECTION 1 |
CARE OF PATIENTS WITH COMMON DISORDERS |
7 |
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Nursing Patients with Cardiovascular
Disorders |
9 |
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Nursing Patients with Respiratory
Disorders |
51 |
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4 |
Nursing Patients with
Gastrointestinal, Liver and Biliary Disorders |
71 |
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5 |
Nursing Patients with Endocrine and
Metabolic Disorders |
125 |
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Part 1
Nursing Patients with Endocrine Disorders |
125 |
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Part 2
Nursing Patients with Diabetes Mellitus |
149 |
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Nursing Patients with Disorders of
the Immune System |
177 |
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Nursing Patients with Disorders of
the Breast and Reproductive Systems |
193 |
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Part 1 Nursing
Patients with Disorders of the Reproductive Systems |
193 |
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Part 2 Nursing
Patients with Disorders of the Breast |
248 |
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Nursing Patients with Urinary
Disorders |
273 |
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Nursing Patients with Disorders of
the Nervous System |
301 |
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10 |
Nursing Patients with Musculoskeletal
Disorders |
337 |
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11 |
Nursing Patients with Blood Disorders |
367 |
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12 |
Nursing Patients with Skin Disorders |
397 |
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13 |
Nursing Patients with Disorders of
the Eye and Vision |
421 |
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14 |
Nursing Patients with Disorders of
the Ear, Nose and Throat |
449 |
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15 |
Nursing Patients with Disorders of
the Mouth |
475 |
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SECTION 2 |
CPORE NURSING ISSUES |
497 |
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Infection Prevention and Control |
499 |
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Stress and Anxiety |
519 |
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Recognising and
Managing Shock |
535 |
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Pain Management |
551 |
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20 |
Maintaining Fluid, Electrolyte and
Acid-Base Balance |
575 |
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21 |
Nutrition and Health |
595 |
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22 |
Maintaining Body Temperature |
617 |
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23 |
Tissue Viability and Managing Chronic
Wounds |
633 |
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24 |
Maintaining Continence |
657 |
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25 |
Promoting Sleep |
675 |
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SECTION 3 |
NURSING SPECIFIC PATIENT GROUPS |
687 |
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26 |
Nursing the Patient Undergoing
Surgery |
689 |
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27 |
Nursing the Patient Who Experiences
Trauma |
721 |
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28 |
Nursing the Unconscious Patient |
737 |
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Nursing the Critically Ill Patient |
757 |
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30 |
Nursing the Patient with Burn Injury |
773 |
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31 |
Nursing the Patient with Cancer |
789 |
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32 |
Care and Rehabiliation
of People with Long-Term Conditions |
823 |
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33 |
Nursing Patients Who Need Palliative
Care |
851 |
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34 |
Nursing Older Adults |
869 |
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Nursing Patients with Sexually
Transmitted Infections and HIV/AIDS |
883 |
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Appendix - Normal Values |
911 |
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Glossary |
917 |
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Index |
929 |
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