Pain management
CHAPTER 19 Pain management Carol Chamley Introduction 551 Defining pain: competing perspectives 552 Historical perspectives and contemporarythinking about pain 552 Theories of pain 553 Specificity theory 553 Pattern or summation…
Nursing patients with disorders of the ear, nose and throat
CHAPTER 14 Nursing patients with disorders of the ear, nose and throat Hilary Harkin Introduction 449 THE EAR 450 Anatomy and physiology of the ear 450 Disorders of the external…
Care and rehabilitation of people with long-term conditions
CHAPTER 32 Care and rehabilitation of people with long-term conditions Erica S. Alabaster Introduction 823 What is a long-term condition? 823 Social perceptions of long-term conditions and disability 825 How…
Nursing the unconscious patient
CHAPTER 28 Nursing the unconscious patient Catheryne Waterhouse Introduction 737 Defining consciousness 737 Anatomical and physiological basis for consciousness 737 The reticular formation (RF) 738 The reticular activating system (RAS)…
Maintaining continence
Chapter 24 Maintaining continence Susan Walker Introduction 657 Continence 658 Defining continence 658 Acquiring urinary continence 658 Acquiring faecal continence 658 Attitudes towards loss of continence 659 Incontinence 659 Urinary…
Nursing patients with disorders of the eye and vision
CHAPTER 13 Nursing patients with disorders of the eye and vision Christine Thom, Allyson Sanderson Introduction 421 Anatomy and physiology 422 Assessing the eye and visual function 424 Nursing management…
Nursing the patient with burn injury
CHAPTER 30 Nursing the patient with burn injury Breeda McCahill Introduction 773 Prevention of burn injuries 773 Assessment 773 Planning and implementation 774 First aid treatment of burns 774 Assessing…
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 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…
