Top 60 signs for Nurses, 1st Edition
Quick reference guide for best practice carePresented in a useful handbook style, Top 60 Signs for Nurses: Quick reference guide for best practice care outlines the evidence base and clinical value of each clinical sign to assist with interpretation.
Each of the signs is related back to the mechanism of action along with clearly documented research to demonstrate the evidence base associated with this sign.
Presented in a useful handbook style, Top 60 Signs for Nurses: Quick reference guide for best practice care outlines the evidence base and clinical value of each clinical sign to assist with interpretation.
Each of the signs is related back to the mechanism of action along with clearly documented research to demonstrate the evidence base associated with this sign.
Key Features
- Signs are ordered alphabetically within each chapter outlining a specific body system
- Extensive reference lists of up-to-date literature strengthen the authority of the content
- Clinical Pearls highlight the main signs which students and graduate nurses should look out for to help them identify conditions with which the patients present
Author Information
ISBN Number | 9780729542388 |
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Main Author | By Mark Dennis, MBBS (Honours), William Talbot Bowen, MBBS, MD and Lucy Cho, MBBS, MIPH, BA (University of Sydney) |
Copyright Year | 2017 |
Edition Number | 1 |
Format | Book |
Trim | 125w x 190h (4.92" x 7.48") |
Imprint | Elsevier |
Page Count | 100 |
Publication Date | 5 Jul 2017 |
Stock Status | Delivery can take up to 10 days |
Chapter 1 - Respiratory SignsAccessory muscle breathingAgonal respirationApnoeaAsymmetrical chest expansionBarrel chestBradypnoeaBreath Sounds (Vesicular or Normal)Bronchial breath soundsReduced or Diminished Breath SoundsCrackles (rales)DyspnoeaGruntingHaemoptysisHyperventilationIntercostal recessionKussmaul’s breathingOrthopnoeaPercussionPercussion: dullnessPercussion: resonance/hyper-resonancePlatypnoea/OrthodeoxiaPursed-lip breathing (PLB)SputumStridorTachypnoeaTracheal tugTrepopnoeaVocal fremitus/tactile fremitusVocal resonanceWheezeChapter 2 - Cardiovascular Signs Apex beatArterial pulseBradycardiaCapillary Return Decreased/DelayedCheyne–Stokes breathingClubbingCrackles (also rales)CyanosisJugular venous pressure (JVP)Peripheral oedemaSkin Turgor – DecreasedTachycardia (sinus)Chapter 3 - Haematological/oncological SignsEcchymoses, purpura and petechiaeLymphadenopathyChapter 4 - Neurological SignsGag reflexPhotophobiaPinpoint pupilsChapter 5 - Gastroenterological Signs AscitesBowel sounds: absentBowel sounds: hyperactive (borborygmus)Coffee ground vomiting/bloody vomitus/haematemesisGuardingHaematuriaJaundiceMelaenaOliguria/AnuriaChapter 6 - Endrocrinological SignsBruisingHypotensionPolydipsiaPolyuria
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