(Ebook) Nursing Care and the Activities of Living 2nd Edition by Ian Peate ISBN 9781405194587 1405194588

(Ebook) Nursing Care and the Activities of Living 2nd Edition by Ian Peate ISBN 9781405194587 1405194588

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ISBN 10: 1405194588
ISBN 13: 9781405194587
Author: Ian Peate

(Ebook) Nursing Care and the Activities of Living 2nd Edition Table of contents:

1. Registration and professional accountability

• Maintenance of a register of nurses and midwives

• Duty of care

• Nurses and accountability

• Nursing hierarchy

• Government directives

• The structure of the NHS in England

• The structure of the NHS in Northern Ireland

• Conclusions

• References

2. Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults

• Defining a vulnerable adult and abuse

• Ethics and safeguarding the vulnerable adult

• Policies and legislation for safeguarding the vulnerable adult

• Fitness to practise panels

• Reporting suspicions of abuse as a nurse

• Reporting suspicions of abuse as a student nurse

• Conclusions

• References

3. Assessing Needs and the Nursing Process

• Models of nursing

• Organisation of nursing care

• Nursing history

• Elements in nursing

• Theories, concepts and models

• Nursing process

• Conclusions

• References

4. [Section title missing, assumed topic: Risk Management]

• Introduction

• Risk assessment

• Common risks in health care

• Minimising the risk of medication error

• Minimising the risk of falls

• Minimising the risk of health care-associated infection

• Conclusions

• References

5. Communicating Effectively

• Introduction

• Talking to patients, carers and colleagues effectively and clearly conveying and receiving the intended message

• Facilitating patients and their carers to communicate effectively

• Potential communication difficulties

• The differing methods of communication used by individuals

• Communicating with people from different cultures

• Using body language effectively

• Using the electronic means of distributing information

• The ability to know when someone needs to know a piece of information

• Information and record keeping

• Communication and reflective practice

• Conclusions

• References

6. Eating and Drinking: Fluid and Nutritional Care in Practice

• Obesity

• Disease-related factors

• Providing nutritional care in practice

• Screening/assessment to identify patients’/clients’ nutritional needs

• Weight loss

• Stress factors/nature of current illness

• Monitoring and re-screening

• Factors that affect nutritional care: the hospital and care environment

• Assistance with eating and drinking

• Food provision

• Oral supplements

• Enteral (or tube) feeding

• Specific nursing care associated with enteral feeding

• Parenteral nutrition

• Clinical assessment of fluid balance

• Conclusion

• References

7. [Section title missing, assumed topic: Gastrointestinal and Urological Systems]

• Introduction

• The oral cavity

• Oesophagus

• Stomach

• Large intestine

• The accessory organs

• Care of patients with gastrointestinal disorders

• Renal system

• The prostate gland

• Care of patients with urological disorders

• Conclusions

• References

8. [Section title missing, assumed topic: Respiratory System]

• Introduction

• Structure and function of the respiratory tract

• Assessment of respiration

• Measuring respiratory rate, depth and rhythm

• Respiratory sounds

• Observation of cough and sputum

• Other methods of assessing respiratory function

• Aerosols and nebulisers

• Some common respiratory diseases

• Conclusions

• References

9. Personal Cleansing and Dressing

• Introduction

• Anatomy and physiology of the skin

• Cultural perspectives

• Nursing care

• Cleansing products

• Conclusions

• References

10. An Ergonomic Approach to Safe Manual Handling

• Principles of safe handling and the biomechanics of back injury

• Ergonomics

• Risk assessment

• Controversial techniques and hazardous tasks

• The management of bariatric patients

• Conclusions

• References

11. Maintaining Body Temperature

• Control of temperature

• Factors influencing body temperature

• Body heat considerations

• Body temperature

• Hypothermia

• Conclusions

• References

12. Work and Leisure

• Introduction

• Employment and inequalities

• Unemployment

• Health and safety

• Informal carers

• Retirement

• Leisure

• Conclusions

• References

13. The Sexual Being

• Introduction

• Policy and key drivers

• Defining key terms

• Assessing sexual health

• Approaches to assessment

• Older people’s sexuality and health

• Sexual problems

• Barriers to sexual discussion

• Conclusions

• References

14. [Section title missing, assumed topic: Sleep and Rest]

• Introduction

• Physiology of sleep

• The states and stages of sleep

• Theories of the need for sleep

• Sleep needs over the life cycle

• Factors influencing sleep

• Common primary sleep disorders

• Promoting sleep

• Nursing assessment

• Conclusions

• References

15. [Section title missing, assumed topic: End-of-Life and Palliative Care]

• Introduction

• Death and dignity

• Palliative care

• Where to die

• Family involvement

• The needs of the dying patient

• Good practice in caring for patients and relatives/friends before death

• Procedures after death

• Last offices

• Cultural and religious beliefs

• Breaking bad news

• Conclusions

• References

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