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District nursing manual of clinical procedures / Edited by Liz O'Brien - Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell, c2012. - ix, 417 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Assessment and communication (general principles) --
Chapter 2: Blood glucose monitoring --
Chapter 3: Bowel management --
Chapter 4: Discharge planning --
Chapter 5: Ear irrigation --
Chapter 6: Infection prevention and control --
Chapter 7: Intravenous therapy and central vascular access devices --
Chapter 8: Medicines management --
Chapter 9: Moving and handling --
Chapter 10: Nutritional support --
Chapter 11: Personal hygiene --
Chapter 12: Syringe driver/pump management and symptom control in palliative care --
Chapter 13: Urinary catheterisation and management
Chapter 14: Venepuncture
Chapter 15: Wound management

This manual provides up-to-date guidelines for practical procedures in the community environment. It includes action plans for problem solving, rationales for all procedures and recommendations and highlights potential areas of danger or risk to patients or staff.

ISBN: 9781405114592 1405114592

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Community health nursing.
Nursing.
Nursing Care.
Nursing Process.

LC Class. No.: RT51.D57 2012