TY - BOOK TI - Clinical nursing practices SN - 9780443102707 [paperback] PY - 2007/// CY - Philadelphia PB - Churchill Livingstone Elsevier KW - Chronic diseases KW - Nursing KW - Chronically ill KW - Care KW - Hospitals KW - Case management services KW - Chronic Disease KW - nursing KW - Case Management KW - Long-Term Care KW - methods N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-205) and index; Contents: Contributors -- Preface -- 1 Frameworks for practice -- 2 Administration of medicines -- 3 Blood glucose monitoring -- 4 Blood pressure -- 5 Blood transfusion -- 6 Body temperature -- 7 Bone marrow aspiration -- 8 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation: Adult resuscitation -- 9 Care of the deceased person -- 10 Catheterisation: Urinary -- 11 Central venous pressure -- 12 Chest drainage: Underwater seal or chest drainage system -- 13 Eardrops: Installation of -- 14 Ear syringing -- 15 Enema -- 16 Exercises: Active and passive -- 17 Eye care -- 18 Gastric aspiration -- 19 Infection prevention and control: Principles of -- 20 Intrapleural aspiration -- 21 Intravenous therapy -- 22 Isolation nursing -- 23 Lumbar puncture -- 24 Mouth care -- 25 Moving and handling -- 26 Nebuliser therapy -- 27 Neurological examination -- 28 Nutrition -- 29 Oxygen therapy -- 30 Paracentesis: Abdominal -- 31 Personal hygiene -- 32 Preoperative nursing care -- 33 Postoperative nursing care -- 34 Pulse -- 35 Rectal examination -- 36 Respiration -- 37 Skin care -- 38 Specimen collection -- 39 Stoma care -- 40 Suppositories -- 41 Toileting -- 42 Tracheostomy -- 43 Transfer of patients between care settings -- 44 Unconscious patient -- 45 Urine testing -- 46 Vaginal examination -- 47 Vaginal ring pessary insertion -- 48 Venepuncture -- 49 Wound care -- Index ER -