Medical-surgical Nursing at a Glance

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

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