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Preface ix     Acknowledgements x     About the companion website xi     Part 1: Nursing practice 1     1 What is nursing? 2     2 The 6 Cs 4     3 Accountability and responsibility 6     4 Risk and safety 8     5 Patient-centred care 10     6 Team working 12     Part 2: General care 15     7 Health assessment 16     8 Intravenous therapy 18     9 Blood transfusion 20     10 Nutrition 22     11 Pain 24     12 Infection prevention and control: I 26     13 Infection prevention and control: II 28     Part 3: Medical nursing 31     Immune system     14 HIV 32     15 Systemic lupus erythematosus 34     16 Irritable bowel syndrome 36     Respiratory system     17 Asthma 38     18 Pulmonary embolism 40     19 Pneumonia 42     Haematology     20 Iron deficiency anaemia 44     21 Thrombocytopenia 46     22 Leukaemia 48     Cardiovascular system     23 Myocardial infarction 50     24 Heart failure 52     25 Angina 54     Neurological system     26 Meningitis 56     27 Subarachnoid haemorrhage 58     28 Epilepsy 60     Gastrointestinal system     29 Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease 62     30 Diverticular disease 64     31 Constipation 66     Musculoskeletal system     32 Osteoporosis 68     33 Gout 70     34 Rheumatoid arthritis 72     Endocrine system     35 Diabetes mellitus 74     36 Thyrotoxicosis 76     Reproductive system     37 Erectile dysfunction 78     38 Chlamydia 80     39 Dysmenorrhoea 82     The skin     40 Eczema 84     41 Psoriasis 86     42 Skin cancer 88     Cancer     43 Lung cancer 90     44 Cervical cancer 92     45 Prostate cancer 94     The senses     46 Glaucoma 96     47 Conjunctivitis 98     48 Age-related macular degeneration 100     Part 4: Surgical nursing 103     Principles of care     49 Preoperative care 104     50 Perioperative care 106     51 Postoperative care 108     Respiratory system     52 Thoracotomy 110     53 Chest drain 112     Haematology     54 Stem cell transplantation 114     55 Splenectomy 116     Cardiovascular system     56 Coronary artery bypass graft 118     57 Cardiac valve surgery 120     58 Varicose veins 122     Neurological system     59 Craniotomy 124     60 Neurosurgical clipping 126     Gastrointestinal system     61 Appendicectomy 128     62 Right-sided hemicolectomy 130     63 Bariatric surgery 132     Musculoskeletal system     64 Arthroscopy 134     65 Lower limb amputation 136     66 Laminectomy 138     Endocrine system     67 Pituitary surgery 140     68 Thyroidectomy 142     69 Orchidectomy 144     Reproductive system     70 Vasectomy 146     71 Dilation and curettage 148     72 Cone biopsy 150     The skin     73 Burns 152     74 Skin grafts 154     75 Cosmetic and plastic surgery 156     The eyes and ears     76 Cataract 158     77 Mastoidectomy 160     Appendices 163     1 Normal values 163     2 Glossary of terms 165     Further reading 167     Index 168

Preface Acknowledgments About the companion website Part 1: Nursing practice 1 What is nursing? 2 The 6 Cs 3 Accountability and responsibility 4 Risk and safety 5 Patient-centred care 6 Team working Part 2: General care 7 Health assessment 8 Intravenous therapy 9 Blood transfusion 10 Nutrition 11 Pain 12 Infection prevention and control: I 13 Infection prevention and control: II Part 3: Medical nursing Immune system 14 HIV 15 Systemic lupus erythematosus 16 Irritable bowel syndrome Respiratory system 17 Asthma 18 Pulmonary embolism 19 Pneumonia Haematology 20 Iron deficiency anaemia 21 Thrombocytopenia 22 Leukaemia Cardiovascular system 23 Myocardial infarction 24 Heart failure 25 Angina

Neurological system 26 Meningitis 27 Subarachnoid haemorrhage 28 Epilepsy Gastrointestinal system 29 Gastroesophageal reflux disease 30 Diverticular disease 31 Constipation Musculoskeletal system 32 Osteoporosis 33 Gout 34 Rheumatoid arthritis Endocrine system 35 Diabetes mellitus 36 Thyrotoxicosis Reproductive system 37 Erectile dysfunction 38 Chlamydia 39 Dysmenorrhoea The skin 40 Eczema 41 Psoriasis 42 Skin cancer Cancer 43 Lung cancer 44 Cervical cancer 45 Prostate cancer The senses 46 Glaucoma 47 Conjunctiva 48 Age related macular degeneration Part 4: Surgical nursing Principles of care 49 Preoperative care 50 Perioperative care 51 Post operative care Respiratory

System 52 Thoracotomy 53 Chest drain Haematology 54 Stem cell transplantation 55 Splenectomy Cardiovascular system 56 Coronary artery bypass graft 57 Cardiac valve surgery 58 Varicose veins Neurological system 59 Craniotomy 60 Neurosurgical clipping Gastrointestinal system 61 Appendicectomy 62 Right-sided hemicolectomy 63 Bariatric surgery Musculoskeletal system 64 Arthroscopy 65 Lower limb amputation 66 Laminectomy Endocrine system 67 Pituitary surgery 68 Thyroidectomy 69 Orchidectomy Reproductive system 70 Vasectomy 71 Dilatation and curettage 72 Cone biopsy The skin 73 Burns 74 Skin grafts 75 Cosmetic and plastic surgery The eyes and ears 76 Cataract 77 Mastoidectomy

Appendices 1 Normal values 2 Glossary of terms Further reading Index

Medical-Surgical Nursing at a Glance is the perfect companion for study and revision for nursing and healthcare students from the publishers of the market-leading at a Glance series. This easy-to-read, accessible guide brings together all the key principles of caring for patients with medical and surgical needs. Highly visual, each topic is covered in one two-page spread, making it easy to quickly read up on key information and grasp the essentials of the key aspects of caring for the adult patient.-A clear and accessible foundation of the need to know aspects of medicine and surgery for nurses -Takes a systems approach exploring nursing care of key medical and surgical conditions and disorders -Covers assessment, nutrition, pain, infection control -Supported by a companion website with over 300 interactive multiple choice questions -Provides need-to-know information in a quick-reference format -Written from a UK perspective, with application to clinical practice -A companion website is available at featuring interactive multiple choice questions Medical-Surgical Nursing at a Glance is ideal for nursing students looking for a clear and visual summary of care of the adult patient

Medical-Surgical Nursing at a Glance