Phillips / Collins / Dougherty Venepuncture and Cannulation

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4443-9322-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 320 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Essential Clinical Skills for Nurses

Venepuncture and cannulation are the most commonly performedinvasive procedures in the UK, and are everyday procedures inhealth care practice. Venepuncture and Cannulation is apractical guide to these procedures. It assumes no prior knowledgeand equips nurses and other health professionals with the clinicalskills and knowledge they need in order to confidently performvenepuncture and cannulation in both hospital and communitysettings.
* Explores relevant anatomy and physiology
* Covers education and training, as well as legal and ethicalissues
* Considers potential complications, and patientperspectives
* Provides guidance on the selection of the appropriate vein andequipment, and common blood tests

Autoren/Hrsg.

Phillips, Sarah

Collins, Mary

Dougherty, Lisa

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword vi
Contributors viii
Introduction 1
Sarah Phillips and Mary Collins
1 Legal and Professional Issues 5
Lorraine Hyde
2 The Learning Experience 16
Sarah Phillips
3 Anatomy and Physiology 44
Mary Collins
4 Selection of Equipment 68
Mirjana Dojcinovska
5 Vein Selection 91
Barbara Witt
6 Infection Control and Risk Management 108
Sarah Hart
7 Procedures for Venepuncture and Cannulation 131
Annie de Verteuil
8 Complications 175
Wendy Morris
9 Introduction to Routine Blood Tests, Normal Values and Relevance to Clinical Practice 223
Andrea Blay
10 Patient's Perspective 281
Lisa Dougherty
Webliography 297
Glossary 298
Index 304

Über Autor(innen)

Sara Phillips is lead nurse, Practice Education at theChelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Trust.
Mary Collins is Lecturer Practitioner at St Mary's NHSTrust.
Lisa Dougherty is Nurse Consultant, Intravenous Therapy,Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust.