Nursing care of patient emergencies

Part 1. General principles of first aid for nurses outside the emergency department environment Medical emergencies 1025 General principles of first aid for nurses 1026 Priorities when faced with an emergency situation 1028 Care of the unconscious patient (both within and outside the hospital environment) ...

Nursing patients with learning disability

Principles of care 974 Communication 975 Consent to treatment 976 Maintaining patient safety 978 Networks of support 980 A learning disability is a lifelong condition where the person has a reduced ability to understand new and complex information or to learn new skills, and has a reduced ability to cope independently. This has a lasting effect on the individual’s development....

Nursing patients with palliative care needs

Principles of palliative care 862 Hospice care 863 Palliative care interventions 864 The importance of the family in palliative care 868 Symptom control: overview 870 Symptom control: pain 872 Symptom control: appetite loss 875 Symptom control: nausea and vomiting 876 Symptom control: psychological symptoms 878...

Nursing patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

Introduction 638 Problems experienced by patients with HIV 639 Nursing assessment to establish HIV 640 Nursing problems 642 Psychosocial problems 646 Patient education 647 Discharge and continuing care 648 Common drugs used for patients with HIV 649 The term ‘HIV disease’ is used to cover the spectrum of illness (and wellness) of individuals diagnosed with HIV. More than 40 million people are HIV positive and more than half live in Africa (WHO 2004). There are two types of virus that produce similar illnesses; the most common is the retrovirus HIV-1....

Nursing patients with neurological problems

Nursing assessment of patients with neurological problems 436 Physical examination 438 Diagnostic tests 442 Neurological nursing problems 446 Epilepsy/seizure 448 Paralysis 450 Meningitis 452 Encephalitis 454 Chronic neurological conditions 456 Multiple sclerosis 458 Parkinson’s disease 460 Degenerative diseases 462 Stroke and transient ischaemic attack (TIA): overview ...

Nursing patients with endocrine problems

Hormones 304 Nursing assessment of patients with endocrine problems 306 Diagnostic tests 308 Endocrine gland disorders 310 Thyroid surgery 314 Diabetes mellitus 316 Presentation and treatment of diabetes 318 Nursing management of the patient with diabetes who is admitted to hospital 320 Nursing interventions for patients with diabetes ...

Nursing patients with nutritional and gastrointestinal problems

Nursing assessment of patients with GI disorders 204 Nursing problems for patients with GI disorders 206 GI tests and investigations 208 Disorders of the mouth 210 Oral care 212 Oesophageal and gastric conditions 216 Oesophageal and stomach cancer 218 Nursing care of patients having oesophageal and gastric surgery ...

The nurse’s role in coordinating care

Multidisciplinary team work1160 Admission1162 Discharge planning1164 The nurse plays a key role in coordinating care and ensuring continuity for the patient while in hospital, on admission, and after discharge into the community. Team members comprise all public and private health care and social care professionals who come into contact with the patient....

Emergencies in the clinical environment

Managing adverse incidents1110 Fire safety1112 Missing and absconding patients1113 Major incidents1114 Medical device failure1115 Utility failure1116 Violent and aggressive patients1118 Violent and aggressive relatives1120 Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)1121 This refers to any event that produces unexpected or unwanted effects involving the safety of a person or the loss or damage of property. Incidents may be clinical, health and safety, security, assaults, or accidents....

Nursing in the community

Overview of primary care and public health, 1004 Overview of primary care and community nursing 1008 Nursing assessment and care management 1010 Delivering nursing care in the home 1012 Medicines and associated health care products 1014 Social care and support 1016 Working with carers 1018...