Table of Contents

 

 

 

PART ONE

MANAGING THE PATIENT JOURNEY

 

Chapter 1

The Context of Nursing

3

Chapter 2

Assessment, Discharge and End of Life Care

27

Chapter 3

Infection Prevention and Control

93

Chapter 4

Risk Management

155

PART TWO

SUPPORTING THE PATIENT WITH HUMAN FUNCTIONING

 

Chapter 5

Communication

191

Chapter 6

Elimination

239

Chapter 7

Moving and Positioning

321

Chapter 8

Nutrition Fluid Balance and Blood Transfusion

371

Chapter 9

Patient Comfort

461

Chapter 10

Respiratory Care

539

PART THREE

SUPPORTING THE PATIENT THROUGH THE DIAGNOSTIC PROCESS

 

Chapter 11

Interpreting Diagnostic Tests

617

Chapter 12

Observations

699

PART FOUR

SUPPORTING THE PATIENT THROUGH TREATMENT

 

 

Appendices

1021

 

Index

1041