Includes index

Contents: Context of care -- Communication and assessment -- Abdominal paracentesis -- Aseptic technique -- Barrier nursing the infectious or immunosuppressed patient -- Breast aspiration and seroma drainage -- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation -- Discharge planning -- Drug administration: general principles -- Drug administration: cytotoxic drugs -- Drug administration: delivery(infusion devices) -- Elimination: bladder lavage and irrigation -- Elimination: bowel care -- Elimination: continent urinary diversions -- Elimination: stoma care -- Elimination: urinary catheterization -- External compression and support in the management of lymphoedema -- Gene therapy for the management of cancer -- Haematological procedures: specialist, diagnostic and therapeutic -- Intrapleural drainage -- Last offices -- Lumbar puncture -- Moving and handling of patients -- Nutritional support -- Observations -- Observations: neurological -- Pain management and assessment -- Pain management: entonox administration -- Pain management: epidural analgesia -- Perioperative care -- Personal hygiene: eye care -- Personal hygiene: mouth care -- Personal hygiene: skin care -- Radioactive source therapy: sealed sources -- Radioactive source therapy and diagnostic procedures: unsealed sources -- Renal replacement therapy: peritoneal dialysis and continuous venovenous haemodiafiltration -- Respiratory therapy -- Scalp cooling -- Specimen collection for microbiological analysis -- Spinal cord compression management -- Tracheostomy care and laryngectomy voice rehablitation -- Transfusion of blood, blood products and blood substitutes -- The Unconscious patient -- Vascular access devices: insertion and management -- Venepunture -- Violence: prevention and management -- Wounds.