Recognising and managing shock
CHAPTER 18 Recognising and managing shock Carol Ball Introduction 535 The pathophysiology of shock 535 The stages of shock 536 Types of shock 538 Hypovolaemic shock 538 Cardiogenic shock 539…
Infection prevention and control
CHAPTER 16 Infection prevention and control Jacqui Prieto, Claire Kilpatrick Introduction 499 An overview of the problems with and management of health care associated infection and infectious diseases 499 How…
Nursing older adults
CHAPTER 34 Nursing older adults Cheryl Holman Introduction 869 Consequences of an ageing population 869 What happens when we age? 870 Changes in blood pressure control 870 Changes in exercise…
Stress and anxiety
CHAPTER 17 Stress and anxiety Graeme D. Smith, Tonks N. Fawcett Introduction 519 Physiological responses to stress 520 The stress response 520 Models of stress 523 The stimulus-based model 523…
Nursing practice – the essence of caring
CHAPTER 1 Nursing practice – the essence of caring Maggie Nicol, Chris Brooker Introduction 1 The current challenges for health care 1 Changing nursing roles 2 Changes to nursing education…
