Vital Signs for Nurses
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Vital Signs for Nurses

An Introduction to Clinical Observations

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eBook - ePub

Vital Signs for Nurses

An Introduction to Clinical Observations

About this book

Accurate clinical observations are the key to good patient care and fundamental to nursing practice. Vital Signs for Nurses will support anyone in care delivery to enhance their skills, reflect upon their own practice and assist in their continuing professional development. This practical introductory text explores how to make assessments of heart rate, blood pressure, temperature, pain and nutrition. It also looks at issues of infection control, record-keeping and legal and ethical considerations. With case studies and examples throughout, this text will be invaluable to all healthcare assistants, student nurses, Trainee Assistant Practitioners and students on foundation degrees.

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Yes, you can access Vital Signs for Nurses by Joyce Smith,Rachel Roberts in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Nursing. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Year
2011
Print ISBN
9781405190381
eBook ISBN
9781444341874
Edition
1
Subtopic
Nursing

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Preface
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Introduction
  7. Chapter 1: Legal and Ethical Principles
  8. Chapter 2: Infection Prevention
  9. Chapter 3: The Respiratory System
  10. Chapter 4: The Cardiovascular System
  11. Chapter 5: Temperature
  12. Chapter 6: Urine Output
  13. Chapter 7: Pain: The Fifth Vital Sign
  14. Chapter 8: Early Warning Scoring Tools
  15. Chapter 9: Communication
  16. Chapter 10: Nutrition
  17. Chapter 11: Blood Glucose Monitoring
  18. Chapter 12: Record Keeping
  19. Chapter 13: Continuing Professional Development
  20. Chapter 14: Reflective Practice
  21. Chapter 15: Conclusion and Multiple Choice Questions
  22. Glossary of Terms
  23. Answers to Practice Points and Multiple Choice Questions
  24. Index