Urological Nursing

Front Cover
Sharon Fillingham, Jean Douglas
Baillière Tindall, 2004 - Medical - 348 pages
The third edition of this highly acclaimed text provides a comprehensive overview of urological nursing written by an outstanding team of nurse specialists and educators. It has been extensively revised and updated to include all the latest developments and is suitable for all nurses and students working in the specialty.

Urological nursing is well referenced, bridging the gap between research and practice, and is written in a clear and easy-to-read style. The improved layout and expanded contents list at the start of each chapter make the content highly accessible.

This edition contains new material on:

  • care pathways
  • setting up nurse-led clinics and clinical trials
  • the developing roles of specialist nurses
  • ACE procedure
  • use of viagra and other oral agents
  • Thoroughly updated in line with the latest developments in urology and nursing practice
  • Chapter on nursing developments includes sections on care pathways, research and education
  • Improved layout with clearer headings and a closer match of text with illustrations
  • All chapters updated to maintain the focus of the book on the post-registration nurse specialist
  • Additional topics on:
  • ACE procedure
  • Use of viagra and other oral agents
  • Setting up of nurse-led clinics, such as continence assessment clinics
  • Clemical theory to explain why some tests are carried out and their effects on the patient
  • Expanded contents list at start of each chapter
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    From inside the book

     

    Contents

    Anatomy and physiology of the urinary 11 Urological stomas 207
    		1
    Urinary drainage systems
    		67
    Reconstructive surgery for urinary tract 17 Developments in urological nursing 321
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    Bibliographic information

    TitleUrological Nursing
    EditorsSharon Fillingham, Jean Douglas
    Edition3, illustrated
    PublisherBaillière Tindall, 2004
    Original fromIndiana University
    Digitized7 May 2011
    ISBN0702026778, 9780702026775
    Length348 pages
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    Medical / Nursing / Reference
    Medical / Urology
      
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