This is a practical resource designed for use in clinical nursing settings. It has been written for nurses, but it also contains information applicable to other health-care professionals. The book draws together information about the specific management of people with diabetes, with particular emphasis on the acute setting. Each chapter has a list of key management points. It includes sample patient-teaching charts and considers the psychosocial aspects of care.
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Verlagsgruppe
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
Illustrationen
figures, tables, further reading
Maße
Höhe: 244 mm
Breite: 172 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-632-03876-3 (9780632038763)
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Vorwort
Diabetes Nurse Specialist Co-ordinator, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield
The pathophysiology and types of diabetes; Patient assessment/nursing diagnosis; Documenting care; Monitoring diabetes; Dietary aspects of diabetic nursing care; Oral hypoglycaemic agents; Insulin therapy; Hypoglycaemia; Stabilization of diabetes; Hyperglycaemia, diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar coma; Cardiac disease; Surgical procedures; Medical tests; Parenteral nutrition; Dialysis; Cancer; Foot care; Psychological issues; Diabetes education; Domiciliary care.
