Nutrition and health
CHAPTER 21 Nutrition and health Sue Green Introduction 595 Principles of nutritional science 596 Public health nutrition 599 The diet 599 Food safety 599 Drug–nutrient interactions 600 Nursing management and…
NURSING
Nursing patients who need palliative care
CHAPTER 33 Nursing patients who need palliative care Patricia Black, Karen Strickland Introduction 851 What is palliative care? 851 The development of palliative care 852 The expansion of hospices and…
Maintaining fluid, electrolyte and acid–base balance
CHAPTER 20 Maintaining fluid, electrolyte and acid–base balance Michelle Cowen, Debra Ugboma Introduction 575 Fluid in the body 576 Fluid compartments 576 Electrolytes in the body 576 Water and electrolyte…
Nursing patients with respiratory disorders
CHAPTER 3 Nursing patients with respiratory disorders Glenda Esmond Introduction 51 Anatomy and physiology – overview 51 Principles of nursing management in the prevention and treatment of respiratory disorders 54…
Nursing patients with disorders of the breast and reproductive systems
CHAPTER 7 Nursing patients with disorders of the breast and reproductive systems Jacky Cotton, Martin Steggall Part 1 Nursing patients with disorders of the reproductive systems Karen Burnet, Carol McQuade…
Nursing patients with gastrointestinal, liver and biliary disorders
CHAPTER 4 Nursing patients with gastrointestinal, liver and biliary disorders Patricia Cronin, Anita Duffy Introduction 72 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT 72 DISORDERS OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT 75…
Nursing the critically ill patient
CHAPTER 29 Nursing the critically ill patient Helen Singh Introduction 757 Patient safety 758 MEETING THE PHYSICAL NEEDS OF THE CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT 758 Respiratory needs and care 758 Nursing…
Nursing patients with disorders of the immune system
CHAPTER 6 Nursing patients with disorders of the immune system Chris Brooker Introduction 177 Components and features of the immune system – an overview 178 Bone marrow and thymus 178…
Nursing patients with blood disorders
CHAPTER 11 Nursing patients with blood disorders Jacqueline Bloomfield Introduction 367 Anatomy and physiology 367 Blood transfusion 370 DISORDERS OF THE BLOOD 370 Disorders of red blood cells – anaemias…
Nursing patients with sexually transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS
CHAPTER 35 Nursing patients with sexually transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS Marsh Gelbart, Mark Jones Introduction 883 The role of the nurse 884 Taking a sexual history 884 Parasitical infections 885…
