Nursing patients with skin disorders
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…
Nursing patients with disorders of the mouth
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…
Tissue viability and managing chronic wounds
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…
Maintaining body temperature
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…
Nursing the patient undergoing surgery
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…
Nursing the patient who experiences trauma
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…
Nursing patients with disorders of the nervous system
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…
Nursing the patient with cancer
CHAPTER 31 Nursing the patient with cancer Susanne Cruickshank, Karen Campbell Introduction 789 Oncology as a specialty 789 The fundamental process of cancer 789 Epidemiology of cancer 792 Aetiology of…
Nursing patients with urinary disorders
CHAPTER 8 Nursing patients with urinary disorders Martin Steggall Introduction 273 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 273 The urinary tract 273 The male reproductive organs 276 DISORDERS OF THE URINARY SYSTEM 277…
Nursing patients with musculoskeletal disorders
CHAPTER 10 Nursing patients with musculoskeletal disorders Brian Lucas Introduction 338 Anatomy and physiology of the musculoskeletal system 338 Nursing management and health promotion: general principles of musculoskeletal disorders 339…
