BookAnn Richards, Sharon Edwards.
Summary: Further to the success of the previous editions, A nurse's survival guide to the ward continues to be the indispensable guide to all the procedures and problems faced by nurses and healthcare professionals every day. Whether you are a clincal practicing student or a qualified nurse, this book is the perfect straightforward reference for every doubts you might have about emergency situations, as well as assessments, clinical procedures and much more. You will find in this updated edition: completely updated and revised content written by well-known authors with extensive experience in the field ; up-to-date legal issues, health and safety, professional practice issues and ethics in nursing ; expansions of areas such as oxygen administration, fluid and electrolyte balance and nutrition. -- Back cover.
Contents:
Your job and its organization
Principles of adult nursing
Identification of patient problems
Fundamental procedures
A systems approach
Pharmacology.