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Informationen zum Autor Wendy Preston is Nurse Consultant and Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at Coventry University, UK. Carol Kelly is Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader for the MCh (Masters in Surgery) programme at Edge Hill University, UK. Klappentext The market-leading at a Glance series is popular among healthcare students and newly qualified practitioners for its concise and simple approach and excellent illustrations. Each bite-sized chapter is covered in a doublepage spread with clear, easy-to-follow diagrams, supported by succinct explanatory text. Covering a wide range of topics, books in the at a Glance series are ideal as introductory texts for teaching, learning and revision, and are useful throughout university and beyond. Everything you need to know about Respiratory Nursing... at a Glance! From the publishers of the market-leading at a Glance series, and in collaboration with the Association of Respiratory Nurse Specialists (ARNS), comes this easy-to-read, highly visual guide bringing together key principles of respiratory nursing. Highly visual, each topic is covered in a two-page spread, making it easy to quickly read up on key information and grasp the essentials of respiratory care, as well as focus on preventative measures to prevent, minimize and control respiratory disease. Respiratory Nursing at a Glance: Covers a wide range of topics, including assessment and diagnosis, respiratory health, medication, communication, models and management of care, acute and chronic care, and common respiratory diseases Takes a unique, holistic approach to care across the life course - from childhood to end-of-life care Provides need-to-know information in a highly visual, evidence-based, quick-reference format Respiratory Nursing at a Glance is ideal for nurses and healthcare students and practitioners at all levels involved in respiratory care. For more information on the complete range of Wiley nursing publishing, please visit: www.wileynursing.com To receive automatic updates on Wiley books and journals, join our email list. Sign up today at www.wiley.com/email Zusammenfassung From the publishers of the market leading at a Glance series! and in collaboration with the Association of Respiratory Nurses (ARNS)! comes this easy-to-read! highly visual guide bringing together key principles of Respiratory Nursing. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contributors vii Preface viii About ARNS ix Part 1 The context of respiratory nursing 1 1 The origins of respiratory nursing 2 2 Working in secondary care 4 3 Working in primary care 5 4 Ambulatory, intermediate and tertiary care 6 5 The future of respiratory nursing 7 6 Respiratory public health 8 Part 2 Respiratory health 11 7 The respiratory system 12 8 Preventing respiratory disease 14 9 Epidemiology and contributing factors 16 10 Smoking and smoking cessation 18 11 Exercise and pulmonary rehabilitation 20 12 Nutrition and hydration 22 13 The upper airways 24 14 Respiratory disease and sexuality 26 Part 3 Assessment and diagnosis of respiratory disease 29 15 Respiratory history taking 30 16 Respiratory clinical examination 32 17 Measuring dyspnoea 34 18 Sputum assessment 36 19 Pulse oximetry 38 20 Blood gas sampling and analysis 40 21 Spirometry 42 22 Measuring quality in healthcare 44 23 Assessing anxiety and depression 46 Part 4 Respiratory diseases 49 24 Asthma 50 25 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 52 26 Pleural disease 54 27 Lung cancer 56 28 Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome 58 29 Acute respiratory ...
