Gastroenterology Nursing

The primary resource for practitioners in this specialty and also serves as a comprehensive guide for those preparing for the certification exam. It covers all aspects of gastroenterology practice, including professional issues and standards, anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology of the GI system, the nursing process approach to patient care, diagnostic procedures, pharmacologic, intravenous, and nutritional interventions, gastroenterologic therapies and complications, and GI surgery intervention. Features: * Presents content in a functional format and appropriate level to accommodate all levels of professionals and associates working in the field of gastroentology. * Offers review terms and questions to reinforce key content. * Bridges theory and practice though discussion of the nursing process to prepare the reader for the chapters on the technical aspects of endoscopy and gastroenterology nursing. * Provides "Case Situations", followed by "Points to Think About" and "Suggested Responses" to assist the user in applying the learned material and evaluating their response with the author's view. * Official publication of SGNA.
* Provides a comprehensive resource for the certification exam to assist the user in obtaining certification. New to this edition: * Presents new chapter, "Surgical Procedures", discusses oesophageal surgery, nursing considerations, gastroduodenal surgery pancreatobiliary surgery, surgical diseases of the colon, and colorectal surgery. * Offers current 1997 JCAHO standards of care to include patient family education. * Offers revised 1997 Competencies that document the ability to perform essential job functions. * Provides current information on conscious sedation and recovery and discharge criteria. * Incorporates principles of managed care to recognise the impact on budget management. * Includes discussion of central venous catheters and intravenous therapy to assist with the responsibilities of patient observation and routine IV care. * Expands content on bilary stents to familiarise the user with the new types of biliary stents now on the market: wire mesh, transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Stunt (TIPS) * Examines and discusses endoscopic ultrasound and small bowel enteroscopy and pancreatic and small bowel manometry.