Vascular Disease: A Handbook for Nurses

Vascular Disease: A Handbook for Nurses

Product Description
Author by
Haytham Al-Khaffaf
Sharon Dorgan
Paperback: 270 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1st edition (October 3, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0521674514
ISBN-13: 978-0521674515

Caring for Patients with Vascular Disease: A Practical Approach for Medical and Nursing Staff offers a step-by-step guide to caring for patients in a variety of clinical settings. It follows a patient's path of care from management in the outpatient clinic, through to the hospital ward, theatre, recovery room and back to the follow-up outpatient clinic. A clear, concise format is used throughout the book, with reference to evidence-based interventions and the physiology underpinning them, and the use of simple line diagrams and treatment flow charts to illustrate the essential aspects of care. Edited by a nurse and a vascular surgeon, with contributions from a group of invited authors, the book reflects the multidisciplinary nature of patient care and will be a valuable resource for nurses, surgeons and other healthcare professionals involved in caring for this patient group.

Book Description

This account offers a practical, step-by-step guide to caring for patients with vascular disease in a variety of clinical settings. It follows a patient's path of care management in a clear, concise format that is used throughout the book. References to evidence-based interventions and the underpinning physiology, and the use of line diagrams and flowcharts illustrate the essential aspects of care. The book reflects the multidisciplinary nature of patient care and is a valuable resource for nurses, surgeons and other healthcare professionals involved in caring for this patient group

CONTENTS
List of Abbreviations
List of Contributors
Preface
OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT

• Peripheral arterial disease
  
• Carotid artery disease
  
• Abdominal aortic aneurysm
  
• Upper limb ischaemia
  
• Raynaud’s phenomenon
  
• Vasculitis
  
• Thoracic outlet syndrome
  
• Hyperhydrosis
  
• Leg ulcers
  
• The diabetic foot
  
• Mesenteric ischaemia
  
• Varicose veins
  
• Deep vein thrombosis
  
• Managing lymphoedema: a clinic approach
  
• VASCULAR EMERGENCIES
  
• Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
  
• Acute limb ischaemia
  
• Vascular trauma

VASCULAR INVESTIGATIONS

• The vascular laboratory
  
• Radiological investigation and intervention
  
• MANAGEMENT OF VASCULAR PATIENTS ON THE WARD
  
• Nursing care of patients with peripheral vascular disease
  
• Rehabilitation of amputees and artificial limb provision
  
• Pain management
  

THE PERI-OPERATIVE PERIOD

• The pre-assessment clinic and the role of the pre-assessment nurse
  
• Vascular anaesthesia
  
• Operative vascular surgery: common vascular operations
  
• The role of the vascular scrub nurse
  
• Post-operative care of vascular surgery patients
  

TRAINING AND PRACTICE ISSUES

• The role of the vascular nurse specialist
  
• Training for vascular nurses
  
• Integrated care pathways
  
• Clinical governance
  
• Audit
  
• Useful addresses
  

INDEX

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