Table of Contents

Detailed table of contents vii


Foreword to the ninth edition xiii


Acknowledgements xiv


List of contributors xv


List of abbreviations xix


Quick reference to the procedure guidelines xxiii


How to use your manual xxvii


1 Introduction 1


Part One Managing the patient journey 7


2 Assessment and discharge 9


3 Infection prevention and control 49


Part Two Supporting the patient with human functioning 95


4 Communication 97


5 Elimination 133


6 Moving and positioning 207


7 Nutrition, fl uid balance and blood transfusion 253


8 Patient comfort and end-of-life care 331


9 Respiratory care 431


Part Three Supporting the patient through the diagnostic process 507


10 Interpreting diagnostic tests 509


11 Observations 595


Part Four Supporting the patient through treatment 673


12 Medicines management 675


13 Perioperative care 789


14 Vascular access devices: insertion and management 861


15 Wound management 935


Index 967

About the Author

Lisa Dougherty OBE, RN, MSc, DClinP Nurse Consultant Intravenous Therapy The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Sara Lister RN, PGDAE, BSc (Hons), MSc, MBACP Assistant Chief Nurse/Head of School The Royal Marsden School of Cancer Nursing & Rehabilitation The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Reviews

"This is a book that should be in any library associated with nursing. Any nurse, no matter at what point they are on in their journey through the profession, will find a good reason to dip into this book at some time." (Nursing times 2016)