Table of Contents

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Foreword to the student edition
Introduction and guidelines for use
Quick reference to the guidelines
Acknowledgements
List of contributors to the student edition
List of abbreviations

PART ONE
1 The context of nursing 3
2 Assessment and the process of care
3 Communication

PART TWO
4 Aseptic technique
5 Barrier nursing: nursing the infectious or immunosuppressed patient
6 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
7 Discharge planning
8 Drug administration: general principles
9 Drug administration: delivery (infusion devices)
10 Elimination: bladder lavage and irrigation
11 Elimination: bowel care
12 Elimination: stoma care
13 Elimination: urinary
14 Intrapleural drainage
15 Last offices
16 Lumbar puncture
17 Nutritional support
18 Observations
19 Observations: neurological
20 Pain management and assessment
21 Pain management: epidural and intrathecal analgesia
22 Perioperative care
23 Personal hygiene: eye care
24 Personal hygiene: mouth care
25 Personal hygiene: skin care
26 Positioning
27 Respiratory therapy
28 Specimen collection for microbiological analysis
29 Tracheostomy care and laryngectomy care
30 Transfusion of blood and blood products
31 The unconscious patient
32 Venepuncture
33 Violence: prevention and management
34 Wound management

Appendix 1: The Code: Standards of conduct, performance and ethics for nurses and midwives
Appendix 2: Contributors to previous editions
Appendix 3: Multiple choice answers
Index