The Minor Illness Manual

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9781857754827
• ISBN10: 1857754824
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1995-09-22
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

This fully revised second edition provides research-based protocols enabling nurses to manage a wide range of conditions. It includes new sections on the nurse's perspective, mouth and rectal problems.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Foreword to the first edition
Preface
Preface to the first edition
Acknowledgements
The nurse's perspective: accessing appropriate support in order to achieve safe and effective practice
Introduction
Upper respiratory tract	p. 1
Sore throat	p. 1
Earache	p. 3
Colds and 'flu	p. 6
Sinusitis	p. 8
Cough	p. 9
Acute asthma	p. 13
Fever	p. 17
Hayfever	p. 18
Nosebleeds (epistaxis)	p. 19
Head, neck and back	p. 21
Headache	p. 21
Head Injuries	p. 24
Dizziness	p. 26
Neck pain	p. 27
Back pain	p. 28
Eyes and skin	p. 31
Sore eyes	p. 31
Styes	p. 33
Rashes	p. 33
Acute itchy rashes	p. 34
A rash in a seriously ill patient	p. 36
A rash in a mildly febrile patient	p. 37
Other rashes	p. 38
Eczema	p. 39
Nappy rash	p. 41
Fungal infections	p. 42
Cold sores	p. 43
Genital herpes	p. 44
Shingles	p. 44
Pityriasis rosea	p. 46
Warts and verrucae	p. 47
Molluscum contagiosum	p. 48
Boils	p. 48
Infected wounds/cellulitis	p. 49
Ingrowing toenail	p. 50
Head lice	p. 50
Moles	p. 51
Insect bites and stings	p. 53
Sunburn	p. 53
Mouth problems	p. 54
Dental infections	p. 55
Abdomen	p. 57
Abdominal pain	p. 57
Indigestion	p. 58
Diarrhoea and vomiting	p. 59
Constipation	p. 62
Rectal problems	p. 63
Urinary tract infection/cystitis	p. 65
Threadworms	p. 66
Balanitis (sore penis)	p. 67
Gynaecology	p. 69
Vaginal discharge	p. 69
Menorrhagia (heavy periods)	p. 70
Missed pills	p. 71
Intermenstrual bleeding	p. 72
Emergency oral contraception	p. 73
Emergency IUCD contraception	p. 74
Mastitis (in a breastfeeding woman)	p. 75
Mental health	p. 77
Depression	p. 77
Insomnia	p. 78
Anxiety/panic/phobias	p. 80
Hyperventilation	p. 80
Injuries	p. 83
Minor injuries	p. 83
Road traffic accident - assessment	p. 83
Certificates	p. 85
NHS certificates	p. 85
Private certificates	p. 85
Notifiable diseases	p. 87
Suggested specialist nurses' formulary	p. 89
Notes on prescribing	p. 89
Previous antibiotic treatment	p. 89
Antibiotics and oral contraceptives	p. 90
Allergies	p. 90
Recommended reading	p. 129
Ideas page	p. 131
Glossary of medical abbreviations	p. 133
Index	p. 135
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