The Royal Marsden Hospital Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures, Pocket Edition, 6th Edition

by Editor: Lisa Dougherty (Intravenous Services, The Royal Marsden Hospital, Chelsea and Surrey); Editor: Sara Lister (Assistant Chief Nurse (Research, Practice and Professional Development) / Head of School of Cancer Nursing and Rehabilitation, The R

• ISBN13: 9781405158466
• ISBN10: 1405158468
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-07-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

The Royal Marsden Hospital Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures, sixth edition, presents up-to-date, evidence-based clinical skills procedures, enabling nurses to deliver effective patient-focused care.The full content of the paperback manual is now available in a handy-sized pocket edition. This new pocket-sized edition is ideal for nurses and students to use both on and off the ward.Clinical procedures are a fundamental aspect of nursing care so it is essential that they are evidence based. The Royal Marsden Hospital Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures, sixth edition provides that evidence while remaining firmly grounded in current day-to-day nursing practice. The clinical skills procedures have been updated based on an appraisal of current research and advice from clinical experts to ensure that current practice is reflected and nurses are enabled to deliver clinically effective care.Chapters on related topics have been grouped together e.g. topics within Drug administration, Elimination, Observations, Pain management, and Personal hygiene are all grouped for easy reference. The manual has been expanded to include more illustrations and new sections have been added on problem solving associated with procedures, to help nurses during the course of their clinical work.The clinical skills procedures in this textbook are related to every aspect of a person's care, which is why The Royal Marsden Hospital Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures is now the manual of choice for nurses at all stages and levels of their career, giving them the confidence they need to be safe, informed and skilled practitioners.

Author Biography

Edited by Lisa Dougherty and Sara Lister with contributions from expert colleagues in a variety of clinical specialities at The Royal Marsden Hospital.

Table of Contents

Context of care	p. 1
Communication and assessment	p. 16
Abdominal paracentesis	p. 43
Aseptic technique	p. 50
Barrier nursing : nursing the infectious or immunosuppressed patient	p. 64
Breast aspiration and seroma drainage	p. 150
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation	p. 158
Discharge planning	p. 170
Drug administration : general principles	p. 184
Drug administration : cytotoxic drugs	p. 228
Drug administration : delivery (infusion devices)	p. 259
Elimination : bladder lavage and irrigation	p. 275
Elimination : bowel care	p. 285
Elimination : continent urinary diversions	p. 304
Elimination : stoma care	p. 316
Elimination : urinary catheterization	p. 330
External compression and support in the management of lymphoedema	p. 348
Gene therapy for the management of cancer	p. 362
Haematological procedures : specialist, diagnostic and therapeutic	p. 372
Intrapleural drainage	p. 380
Last offices	p. 391
Lumbar puncture	p. 402
Moving and handling of patients	p. 409
Nutritional support	p. 420
Observations	p. 442
Observations : neurological	p. 485
Pain management and assessment	p. 496
Pain management : entonox administration	p. 513
Pain management : epidural analgesia	p. 519
Perioperative care	p. 536
Personal hygiene : eye care	p. 553
Personal hygiene : mouth care	p. 570
Personal hygiene : skin care	p. 580
Radioactive source therapy : sealed sources	p. 587
Radioactive source therapy and diagnostic procedures : unsealed sources	p. 610
Renal replacement therapy : peritoneal dialysis and continuous venovenous haemodiafiltration	p. 629
Respiratory therapy	p. 641
Scalp cooling	p. 656
Specimen collection for microbiological analysis	p. 663
Spinal core compression management	p. 677
Tracheostomy care and laryngectomy voice rehabilitation	p. 688
Transfusion of blood, blood products and blood substitutes	p. 705
The unconscious patient	p. 719
Vascular access devices : insertion and management	p. 724
Venepuncture	p. 774
Violence : prevention and management	p. 786
Wound management	p. 796
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