Rapid Adult Nursing

Rapid Adult Nursing is an essential read for all adult nursing students, as well as a refresher for qualified adult nurses, and a dip into text for other healthcare professionals. Designed for quick reference, it maps on to the essential clinical skills and knowledge required for pre-registration adult nurses, and captures the essentials of adult nursing care in an easy to read, and highly accessible format. Covering all the key topics in adult nursing, this concise and easy-to-read title is the perfect quick-reference book for student adult nurses.

Rapid Adult Nursing is an essential read for all adult nursing students, as well as a refresher for qualified adult nurses, and a 'dip into text' for other healthcare professionals. Designed for quick reference, it maps on to the essential clinical skills and knowledge required for pre-registration adult nurses, and captures the essentials of adult nursing care in an easy to read, and highly accessible format.Covering all the key topics in adult nursing, this concise and easy-to-read title is the perfect quick-reference book for student adult nurses.

Introduction viiiAcknowledgements ixPart 1: Fundamentals of Nursing CareAdult nursing 3Assessment and monitoring 4Audit 5Communication 6Continuing professional development 7Dignity 8Discharge planning 9Documentation 10Eating and drinking 11Evaluation 12Evidence-based practice 13Fundamentals of nursing care 14Health education and promotion 15Infection prevention and control 16Leadership 17Management 18Medicines management 19Moving and positioning 20Practice development 21Quality improvement 22Research 23Risk assessment and management 24Teamwork 25Wound management 26Part 2: ConditionsAcute coronary syndromes 29Acute renal failure 31Anaemias 32Aneurysms 33Angina 34Appendicitis 35Arrhythmias 36Asthma 37Breast lumps 38Breathlessness 39Cancer 40Cardiovascular disorders 41Cataracts 42Cholecystitis 43Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 44Chronic renal failure 45Cirrhosis 46Coagulation disorders 47Constipation 48Coronary heart disease 49Crohn's disease 50Dementias 51Diabetes mellitus 52Diarrhoea 53Diverticular disease 54Eczema 55Encephalitis 56Endocrine disorders 57End-of-life care 58Epilepsy 59Fractures 60Gallstone disease 61Gastritis 62Gastroenteritis 63Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease 64Glaucoma 65Glomerulonephritis 66Gout 67Haemorrhoids 68Hearing loss 69Heart failure 70Hepatitis 71HIV 72Hypertension 73Hysterectomy 74Immunodeficiency 75Incontinence 76Jaundice 77Leukaemias 78Life support: advanced adult 79Life support: basic adult 80Lymphomas 81Macular degeneration 82Meningitis 83Multiple sclerosis 84Myopathies 85Nausea and vomiting 86Neutropenia 87Osteoarthritis 88Osteomyelitis 89Osteoporosis 90Pain and discomfort 91Pancreatitis 92Parkinson's disease 93Peptic ulceration 94Peripheral vascular disease 95Platelet disorders 96Pneumonia 97Post-operative care 98Pre- and intra-operative care 99Prostate gland disorders 100Psoriasis 101Raised intracranial pressure 102Respiratory failure 103Rheumatoid arthritis 104Sepsis 105Shock 106Spinal cord compression 107Tension pneumothorax 108Tinnitus 109Tuberculosis 110Ulcerative colitis 111Urethritis 112Urinary calculi 113Urinary retention 114Urinary tract infections 115Vaginal discharge 116Valve disease 117Vascular disorders of the brain 118Venous thromboembolism 119References and Websites 120Index 121