Top 60 signs for Nurses
Quick reference guide for best practice care
- 1st Edition - July 6, 2017
- Latest edition
- Authors: Mark Dennis, William Talbot Bowen, Lucy Cho
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 9 5 - 4 2 3 8 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 9 5 - 8 5 6 4 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 9 5 - 8 5 6 2 - 0
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 a… Read more
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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.
- 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
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
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: July 6, 2017
- Language: English
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Mark Dennis
Affiliations and expertise
Medical Registrar, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, AustraliaWB
William Talbot Bowen
Affiliations and expertise
Resident, Division of Emergency Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans (LSUHSC), New Orleans, LouisianaLC
Lucy Cho
Affiliations and expertise
Emergency Registrar, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia