Chapter 5. Communication and therapeutic relationships Judith Rorden Learning outcomes Reading this chapter will help you to: » describe differences in the kinds of relationships nurses have with children, young…
Chapter 4. Practice integrityAdvocacy, ethics and legal issues Jenny Fraser Learning outcomes Reading this chapter will help you to: » explore the role of advocacy in nursing children, young people…
Chapter 6. Pregnancy and birthHealth and wellbeing for the woman and family Cheryl Benn1 1We would like to acknowledge the contribution of Margaret Barnes to the final version of this…
CHAPTER 12 Nursing patients with skin disorders Jill Peters Introduction 397 Anatomy and physiology 399 Skin assessment 400 Principles of therapy in skin disorders 401 Disorders of the Skin 403…
CHAPTER 15 Nursing patients with disorders of the mouth Susan Stringer Introduction 475 Anatomy and physiology 475 DISORDERS OF THE MOUTH 477 Congenital orofacial deformity 477 Cleft lip and palate…
CHAPTER 23 Tissue viability and managing chronic wounds Jacqui Fletcher, Irene Anderson Introduction 633 Wound definition, types and classification 633 Physiology of wound healing 634 Tissue repair 634 Healing by…
CHAPTER 22 Maintaining body temperature Charmaine Childs Introduction 617 Normal body temperature 617 The temperature of the tissues of the body 617 Regulation of body temperature 618 Mechanisms of heat…
CHAPTER 26 Nursing the patient undergoing surgery Caroline E. Gibson, Ruth Magowan Introduction 689 Patterns of surgical care 689 Pre-surgical care 690 Classification of surgery 690 Presenting for surgery 691…
CHAPTER 27 Nursing the patient who experiences trauma Elaine Cole Introduction 721 Trauma: epidemiology and the need for injury prevention 722 Mechanism of injury 722 Death following trauma 722 Disability…
CHAPTER 9 Nursing patients with disorders of the nervous system Sue Woodward Introduction 301 Anatomy and physiology 301 Basic tissue structure 301 The nerve impulse 303 The central nervous system…
