
A Nurse's Survival Guide to the Ward - Updated Edition
Elsevier (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 30. October 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
480 pages
978-0-7020-7831-6 (ISBN)
Description
Further to the success of the previous editions, A Nurse's Survival Guide to the Ward continues to be the indispensable guide to all the procedures and problems faced by nurses and healthcare professionals every day.
Whether you are a clinical practicing student or a qualified nurse, this book is the perfect straightforward reference for every doubt you might have about emergency situations, as well as assessments, clinical procedures and much more.
What will you find in this updated edition:
Completely updated and revised content written by well-known authors with extensive experience in the field;
Up-to-date legal issues, health and safety, professional practice issues and ethics in nursing;
Expansions of areas such as oxygen administration, fluid and electrolyte balance and nutrition
Whether you are a clinical practicing student or a qualified nurse, this book is the perfect straightforward reference for every doubt you might have about emergency situations, as well as assessments, clinical procedures and much more.
What will you find in this updated edition:
Completely updated and revised content written by well-known authors with extensive experience in the field;
Up-to-date legal issues, health and safety, professional practice issues and ethics in nursing;
Expansions of areas such as oxygen administration, fluid and electrolyte balance and nutrition
More details
Series
Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
953 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7020-7831-6 (9780702078316)
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Additional editions

Ann Richards | Sharon L. Edwards
A Nurse's Survival Guide to the Ward - Updated Edition
Nurse's Survival Guide to the Ward - Updated Edition E-Book
E-Book
10/2018
3rd Edition
Elsevier
€22.99
Available for download
Previous edition

Ann Richards | Sharon L. Edwards
A Nurse's Survival Guide to the Ward
Book
07/2012
3rd Edition
Churchill Livingstone
€45.99
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Persons
Author
Associate Lecturer, The Open University, UK
Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing and Allied Health, Buckinghamshire New University, Uxbridge, UK
Content
1 Your job and its organization
2 Principles of adult nursing
3 Identification of patient problems
4 Fundamental procedures
5 A systems approach
6 Pharmacology
References
Further Reading
Appendix 1 Units of measurement
Appendix 2 Normal values
Appendix 3 Drug measurement and calculations
Glossary
Index
2 Principles of adult nursing
3 Identification of patient problems
4 Fundamental procedures
5 A systems approach
6 Pharmacology
References
Further Reading
Appendix 1 Units of measurement
Appendix 2 Normal values
Appendix 3 Drug measurement and calculations
Glossary
Index