Essential Skills Handbook for Nurses and Midwives (Record no. 8123)
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| fixed length control field | 02947nam a22002057a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780723434740 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 0723434743 |
| 050 ## - CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | RT41 |
| Item number | .Es7 |
| 245 ## - TITLE | |
| Title | Essential Skills Handbook for Nurses and Midwives |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Maggie Nicol |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION INFORMATION | |
| Place of publication | Edinburgh ; New York : |
| Name of publisher | Mosby/Elsevier, |
| Year of publication | 2008. |
| 300 ## - DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | viii, 361 pages : |
| Other physical details | illustrations ; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm. |
| 440 ## - SERIES | |
| SERIES | Essential skills for nurses series |
| 500 ## - NOTES | |
| General note | includes index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Table of Content | Front Cover; Essential Nursing Skills ; Copyright ; Contents ; Preface ; Chapter 1: Observation and monitoring; Temperature Recording; Use of electronic thermometers; Cooling the patient; Warming the patient; Pulse recording; Assessment of breathing and counting respirations; Blood Pressure Recording; Cardiac monitoring; Recording a 12-lead ECG; Observation of limb perfusion, movement and sensation; Assessment of level of consciousness; Care of the patient having a seizure; Weighing patients; Blood Glucose Monitoring; Pain Assessment; Patient-Controlled Analagesia (PCA); Epidural Analgesia. Removal of CVC (Non-Tunnelled)Care of Long-Term CVCs; References and further reading; Chapter 5: Blood transfusion; Checking Compatibility; Care and management of a transfusion; Use of Blood Filters and Blood Warmers; References and further reading; Websites; Chapter 6: Nutrition and hydration; Nutritional Assessment; Feeding Adults; Nausea and Vomiting; Subcutaneous Fluids (Hyperdermoclysis); Nasogastric Tube Insertion; Nasogastric Feeding; Care of Gastrostomy Site; Feeding Via Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG); References and further reading; Websites; Chapter 7: Medicines. Storage of MedicinesSelf-Administration; Principles; Drug Calculations; Principles of Administration; Oral Route; Nasogastric Route; Controlled Drugs; Subcutaneous Injection; Intramuscular Injection; Intravenous Drug Administration; Instillation of Nose Drops; Instillation of Ear Drops; Instillation of Eye Drops or Ointment; Topical Application; Vaginal Preparations; Administration of Suppositories; Respiratory Route --<br/>Metered Dose Inhaler; References and further reading; Websites; Chapter 8: Elimination; Observation of Faeces; Obtaining a Specimen of Faeces; Administration of an Enema. Assisting with a BedpanAssisting with a Commode; Use of Urinal; Monitoring Fluid Balance; Application of a Penile Sheath; Observation of Urine; Urinalysis; Midstream Specimen of Urine; Catheter Specimen of Urine; 24-hour Urine Collection; Early Morning Urine Specimen; Female Catheterisation; Male CatheTerisation; Urethral Catheter Care; Emptying a Catheter Bag; Continuous Bladder Irrigation; Bladder Washout/Lavage; Catheter Removal; Stoma Care; Changing a Stoma Bag; References and further reading; Chapter 9: Prevention of cross-infection; Standard Precautions.<br/> |
| 700 ## - OTHER AUTHORS | |
| Personal name | Carol Bavin |
| 710 ## - OTHER AUTHORS | |
| OTHER AUTHORS | Patricia Cronin |
| 711 ## - OTHER AUTHORS | |
| OTHER AUTHORS | Karen Rawlings-Anderson |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
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| Reference | Methodist University Library Main | Methodist University Library Main | General Stacks | 25/11/2021 | EPP BOOKS | 56.00 | RT41.Es7 | 8565 | Books | ||
| Reference | Methodist University Library Main | Methodist University Library Main | General Stacks | 25/11/2021 | EPP BOOKS | 56.00 | RT41.Es7 | 8564 | Books | ||
| Reference | Methodist University Library Main | Methodist University Library Main | General Stacks | 03/12/2025 | Purchased EPP Books | 80.00 | RT41 .Es7 | 9197 | Books | ||
| Reference | Methodist University Library Main | Methodist University Library Main | General Stacks | 03/12/2025 | Purchased | 80.00 | RT41.Es7 | 9198 | Books | ||
| Reference | Methodist University Library Main | Methodist University Library Main | General Stacks | 03/12/2025 | Purchased EPP Books | 80.00 | RT41 .Es7 | 9210 | Books | ||
| Reference | Methodist University Library Main | Methodist University Library Main | General Stacks | 03/12/2025 | Purchased EPP Books | 80.00 | RT41 .Es7 | 9211 | Books | ||
| Reference | Methodist University Library Main | Methodist University Library Main | General Stacks | 03/12/2025 | Purchased EPP Books | 80.00 | RT41 .Es7 | 9212 | Books |