Chapman and Hall Textbook of Adult Nursing
Published on 11. June 1992
Book
Hardback
1200 pages
978-0-412-43980-3 (ISBN)
Description
This adaptation by leading British nurses of "The Lippincott Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing" provides the knowledge basis for students of nursing practice specializing in the Adult Branch of the Project 2000 curriculum. The theoretical framework of this illustrated text is constructed from the now widely tried and tested principles of the nursing process, models of nursing and primary nursing. Nursing Care Plans are provided for the most frequently encountered clinical conditions.
This adaptation by leading British nurses of "The Lippincott Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing" provides the knowledge basis for students of nursing practice specializing in the Adult Branch of the Project 2000 curriculum. The theoretical framework of this illustrated text is constructed from the now widely tried and tested principles of the nursing process, models of nursing and primary nursing. Nursing Care Plans are provided for the most frequently encountered clinical conditions.
This adaptation by leading British nurses of "The Lippincott Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing" provides the knowledge basis for students of nursing practice specializing in the Adult Branch of the Project 2000 curriculum. The theoretical framework of this illustrated text is constructed from the now widely tried and tested principles of the nursing process, models of nursing and primary nursing. Nursing Care Plans are provided for the most frequently encountered clinical conditions.
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Edition
Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Oxford University Press
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
illustrations, glossary, index
Dimensions
Height: 253 mm
Width: 189 mm
Weight
2540 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-412-43980-3 (9780412439803)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Part 1 Introduction: illness and the hospital experience - a nursing perspective; issues and concepts in medical-surgical nursing. Part 2 Problems affecting internal and external respiration: assessment of respiratory function; assessment and care of patients with disorders of the upper respiratory tract; assessment and care of patients with thoracic and lower respiratory tract disorders. Part 3 Cardiovascular, circulatory and haematological disorders: assessment of cardiovascular function; assessment and care of patients with cardiac disorders; assessment and care of patients requiring cardiac surgery; assessment and care of patients with vascular and peripheral circulatory disorders; assessment and care of patients with haematological disorders. Part 4 Digestive and gastrointestinal problems: assessment of digestive and gastrointestinal function; assessment and care of patients with upper gastrointestinal tract disorders; gastrointestinal intubation and special nutritional support; assessment and care of patients with gastric and duodenal disorders; assessment and care of patients with intestinal disorders. Part 5 Metabolic and endocrine problems: assessment and care of patients with hepatic and biliary disorders; assessment and care of patients with diabetes mellitus; assessment and care of patients with endocrine disorders. Part 6 Renal and urinary problems: assessment of renal and urinary function; assessment and care of patients with renal and urinary dysfunction; assessment and care of patients with renal and urinary disorders. Part 7 Sexual and reproductive problems: assessment and care of female patients during the reproductive cycle; assessment and care of patients with gynaecological disorders; assessment and care of patients with breast disorders; assessment and care of male patients with disorders relating to the reproductive system.