Venepuncture and Cannulation

Herausgegeben von Phillips, Sarah; Collins, Mary; Dougherty, Lisa

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Venepuncture and cannulation are the most commonly performed invasive procedures in the UK, and are everyday procedures in health care practice. Venepuncture and Cannulation is a practical guide to these procedures. It assumes no prior knowledge and equips nurses and other health professionals with the clinical skills and knowledge they need in order to confidently perform venepuncture and cannulation in both hospital and community settings.
Explores relevant anatomy and physiology
Covers education and training, as well as legal and ethical issues
Considers potential complications, and patient perspectives
Provides guidance on the selection of the appropriate vein and equipment, and common blood tests

Produktdetails

• Essential Clinical Skills for Nurses
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 183mm x 122mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9781405148603
• ISBN-10: 1405148608
• Artikelnr.: 24347760

Autorenporträt

Sara Phillips is lead nurse, Practice Education at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Trust. Mary Collins is Lecturer Practitioner at St Mary's NHS Trust. Lisa Dougherty is Nurse Consultant, Intravenous Therapy, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword. Contributors. Introduction (Sarah Phillips and Mary Collins). 1
Legal and Professional Issues (Lorraine Hyde). 2 The Learning Experience
(Sarah Phillips). 3 Anatomy and Physiology (Mary Collins). 4 Selection of
Equipment (Mirjana Dojcinovska). 5 Vein Selection (Barbara Witt). 6
Infection Control and Risk Management (Sarah Hart). 7 Procedures for
Venepuncture and Cannulation (Annie de Verteuil). 8 Complications (Wendy
Morris). 9 Introduction to Routine Blood Tests, Normal Values and Relevance
to Clinical Practice (Andrea Blay). 10 Patient's Perspective (Lisa
Dougherty). Webliography. Glossary. Index.

Rezensionen

"It provides a comprehensive overview of practice and underlying theory, integrated with details of patient experience." (Independent Nurse, 18 July 2011)