Oxford Handbook of Adult Nursing and Emergencies in Adult Nursing Pack

This unique pack gives expert and practical advice on all aspects of the nurse's role. It provides a complete picture of the care of adults with chronic and acute illness, and allows nurses to identify which clinical problems are true emergencies, which require urgent attention and those that can wait. Information is presented concisely.

Oxford Handbook of Adult Nursing; 1: Defining nursing; 2: Models for delivering nursing care; 3: Individualising nursing care practice; 4: Medicines management; 5: Health promotion; 6: Nursing patients with respiratory needs; 7: Nursing patients with cardiovascular problems; 8: Nursing patients with nutritional and gastrointestinal needs; 9: Nursing patients with liver and gall bladder problems; 10: Nursing patients with endocrine problems; 11: Nursing patients with renal and urinary problems; 12: Nursing patients with dermatology and skin needs; 13: Nursing patients with neurological problems; 14: Nursing patients with sensory system problems (eyes, ears, nose, and throat); 15: Nursing patients with rheumatologic problems and connective tissue disorders; 16: Nursing patients with haematology problems; 17: Nursing patients with orthopaedic and musculoskeletal trauma problems; 18: Nursing patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV); 19: Nursing patients with reproductive and gynaecological needs; 20: Nursing patients with infectious diseases; 21: Nursing patients with intimate and sensitive care needs; 22: Nursing patients requiring perioperative care; 23: Nursing patients with pain; 24: Nursing patients with body image problems; 25: Nursing patients with cancer; 26: Nursing patients with palliative care needs; 27: Nursing the dying patient; 28: Nursing the older person; 29: Nursing the child and adolescent; 30: Nursing patients with learning disability; 31: Nursing patients with mental health needs; 32: Nursing patients in the community; 33: Nursing care of patient emergencies; 34: Emergencies in the clinical environment; 35: Ethical issues; 36: Legal issues; 37: Managing in the clinical environment; 38: The nurses role in coordinating care; 39: Common laboratory tests and their interpretation; Emergencies in Adult Nursing; 1: Abdominal pain; 2: Abscesses and local infections; 3: Allergy; 4: Apparently drunk; 5: Assault; 6: Asthma; 7: Back pain; 8: Behaving strangely; 9: Bites and stings; 10: Burns and scalds; 11: Chest pain; 12: Collapse; 13: Dental problems; 14: Diabetes; 15: Diarrhoea and vomiting; 16: Ear problems; 17: Exposure to chemicals; 18: Eye problems; 19: Facial problems; 20: Falls; 21: Fits; 22: Foreign bodies; 23: GI bleed; 24: Headache; 25: Head injury; 26: Limb problems; 27: Major trauma; 28: Mental health; 29: Neck pain; 30: Overdose and poisoning; 31: Palpitations; 32: Pregnancy; 33: PV bleeding; 34: Rashes; 35: Self-harm; 36: Shortness of breath; 37: Sore throat; 38: Testicular pain; 39: Torso injury; 40: Urinary problems; 41: Wounds