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Author Preston, Wendy

Title Respiratory Nursing at a Glance
Published Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (155 p.)
Series New York Academy of Sciences Ser
New York Academy of Sciences Ser
Contents Intro -- Respiratory Nursing at a Glance -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- About ARNS -- Part 1 The context of respiratory nursing -- 1 The origins of respiratory nursing -- 2 Working in secondary care -- 3 Working in primary care -- 4 Ambulatory, intermediate and tertiary care -- 5 The future of respiratory nursing -- 6 Respiratory public health -- Part 2 Respiratory health -- 7 The respiratory system -- 8 Preventing respiratory disease -- 9 Epidemiology and contributing factors -- 10 Smoking and smoking cessation -- 11 Exercise and pulmonary rehabilitation
12 Nutrition and hydration -- 13 The upper airways -- 14 Respiratory disease and sexuality -- Part 3 Assessment and diagnosis of respiratory disease -- 15 Respiratory history taking -- 16 Respiratory clinical examination -- 17 Measuring dyspnoea -- 18 Sputum assessment -- 19 Pulse oximetry -- 20 Blood gas sampling and analysis -- 21 Spirometry -- 22 Measuring quality in healthcare -- 23 Assessing anxiety and depression -- Part 4 Respiratory diseases -- 24 Asthma -- 25 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- 26 Pleural disease -- 27 Lung cancer -- 28 Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome
29 Acute respiratory infections -- 30 Cystic fibrosis -- 31 Bronchiectasis -- 32 Occupational and environmental lung disease -- 33 Interstitial lung disease -- 34 Sarcoidosis -- 35 Pulmonary tuberculosis -- 36 Venous thromboembolism and pulmonary embolism -- 37 HIV and respiratory disease -- Part 5 Models of care -- 38 Care pathways and care bundles -- 39 Self-management in chronic respiratory disease -- 40 Telemedicine and telehealth -- 41 Patient education -- 42 Voluntary organisations and patient support groups -- Part 6 Respiratory medication -- 43 Pharmacology and prescribing
44 Inhaler technique -- 45 Nebuliser therapy -- 46 Emergency oxygen therapy -- 47 Domiciliary oxygen therapy -- 48 Other routes of administration -- 49 Adherence and concordance -- Part 7 Acute care of the respiratory patient -- 50 Respiratory failure -- 51 Pre-hospital care -- 52 Non-invasive and invasive ventilation -- 53 Pleural procedures and management -- 54 Tracheostomy care and management -- Part 8 Supportive and palliative care -- 55 Communication -- 56 Psychosocial impact of respiratory disease -- 57 Management of dyspnoea -- 58 Anxiety and depression in respiratory disease
59 Other symptom management -- 60 NIV as a domiciliary therapy -- 61 End-of-life care -- 62 Families and carers -- References -- Index -- EULA
Notes Description based upon print version of record
Genre/Form Electronic books
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781119048299
111904829X