List of figures | |
List of tables | |
List of boxes | |
Contributors | |
Preface | |
Acknowledgements | |
The nature of high dependency nursing | p. 3 |
Humanism | p. 10 |
Stress | p. 19 |
Psychological disturbances | p. 28 |
Sleep | p. 37 |
Nutrition | p. 46 |
Acute pain management | p. 56 |
Death and dying | p. 70 |
Cultural issues | p. 78 |
Health promotion | p. 86 |
Family care | p. 94 |
Ethics | p. 102 |
Neurological assessment | p. 115 |
Respiratory assessment | p. 124 |
Acute respiratory pathologies | p. 134 |
Oxygen therapy | p. 143 |
Temporary tracheostomies | p. 151 |
Bilevel non-invasive ventilation | p. 161 |
Intrapleural chest drains | p. 171 |
Acute coronary syndromes | p. 179 |
Shock | p. 189 |
Haematological disorders : sickle cell anaemia, disseminated intravascular coagulation | p. 200 |
Acute renal failure | p. 211 |
Upper gastrointestinal bleeds and acute pancreatitis | p. 218 |
Diabetic emergencies | p. 229 |
Acute liver failure | p. 239 |
Acute neurological pathologies | p. 248 |
Nursing assessment | p. 261 |
Pulse oximetry | p. 273 |
Arterial blood gas analysis | p. 282 |
Suctioning | p. 290 |
Arterial blood pressure monitoring | p. 301 |
Central venous pressure measurement and cardiac output studies | p. 309 |
Reading electrocardiograms and recognising common dysrhythmias | p. 321 |
Fluid and electrolyte disturbances | p. 339 |
Clinical governance | p. 359 |
Outreach | p. 368 |
Reflection | p. 376 |
Practice development | p. 384 |
Managing change | p. 391 |
Professional issues | p. 401 |
Conclusion | p. 411 |
Glossary | p. 413 |
References | p. 415 |
Index | p. 455 |
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