A Nurse's Survival Guide to the Ward

SECTION 1 Your job and its organization: Organizing yourself; Emergency situations SECTION 2 Assessing and investigating: Identification of patient problems; Assessment; Observations and measurements; Procedures and investigations; Nursing care issues SECTION 3 Procedures: General principles and procedures; Infection and its control; Fluid and electrolyte balance; Nutritional support SECTION 4 A systems approach: The cardiovascular system; The respiratory system; The blood; The gastrointestinal system; The renal system; The nervous system; The endocrine system; Diseases of bones and joints; The immune system; Cancer; Surgery SECTION 5 Pharmacology; Drugs and the law: Administration of drugs; Nurse prescribing; Pharmacology in practice; Classification of drugs; Poisoning References; Further reading and useful websites; Appendix 1 Units of measurement; Appendix 2 Normal values; Appendix 3 Drug measurement and calculations Glossary; Index