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Ward Procedures
- 7th Edition - January 10, 2023
- Authors: M B Patel, Mukesh S Suvera
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 8 1 - 3 1 2 - 6 4 4 9 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 8 1 - 3 1 2 - 6 4 5 0 - 8
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Request a sales quote- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Reviewers
- List of Tables
- List of Illustrations
- 1. Sterilization, surgical drapes and scrubbing
- Sterilization
- Surgical drapes – adhesive ionized drapes containing chlorhexidine
- Scrubbing
- 2. Antiseptic solutions
- Introduction and definitions
- Mechanism of action of antiseptic and disinfection
- Care of antiseptic solutions
- Classifications
- Lysol – concentrated cresol solution
- Weak iodine (I2) solution
- Ethicon
- Phenol
- Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)
- Spirit
- Formalin solution
- Eusol – edinburgh university solution (BP)
- Cidex
- Glycerine magsulf solution
- Turpentine
- Ether
- Gentian violet
- Acriflavine
- Potassium permanganate (KMnO4)
- Mercurochrome
- Silver nitrate (AgNO3)
- Hibitane concentrate
- Cetavlon
- Povidone-iodine – betadine
- Dettol
- Torcilocid concentrate
- 3. Sutures in surgery
- Suture materials
- Descriptions on various types of suture materials
- Needles
- Suturing
- Mesh
- 4. Wound and dressings
- Wound
- Topical agents
- Surgical dressing
- Dressing materials
- 5. Emergency drugs
- Introduction
- Purpose
- Discription on various types of emergency drugs
- 6. Local anaesthesia
- Introduction
- Mechanism of action
- Properties desirable in a local anaesthetic
- What types of local anaesthetics are there?
- Availability in various forms for routine use
- 7. Basic nursing care
- Nursing
- Basic nursing care/skill
- Administration of medications
- Various routes to give medications
- Specimen collection
- Nursing care in HIV-infected patients
- Perioperative nursing care
- 8. Traction, tourniquets and prosthesis
- Traction
- Tourniquets
- Prosthesis
- 9. Oxygen therapy
- Introduction
- Clinical goals of O2 therapy
- Sources of oxygen (Fig. 9.1)
- 10. Procedures for venous access
- Introduction
- Types of venous access (Fig. 10.1)
- Vein dilation technique
- Criteria of vein for venous access
- Considerations
- Types of central venous catheters (Table 10.1)
- Descriptions of various types of central venous catheters
- Peripherally inserted central catheters (Fig. 10.4)
- Implantable venous access device (IVAD)
- Complication of central venous catheter placement (Table 10.2)
- Drip set and infusion
- Venesection
- Arterial puncture
- 11. Routes of drug and fluid administration
- Introduction
- Classification of routes of drug administration (Fig. 11.1)
- Factors governing choice of route
- Systemic routes of drug administrations
- Topical/local routes of drug administration
- Routes of fluid administration (Table 11.2)
- Intravenous fluid administration
- Subcutaneous infusions or hypodermoclysis or interstitial infusion
- Fluid or solutions (Table 11.3)
- 12. Knives and scalpels
- Scalpels
- Parts of scalpels
- Types of scalpels
- Sterilization
- Installing surgical blades on handles
- Types of grips on a scalpel
- Methods of cutting with a scalpel (Fig. 12.3)
- Requirements of a good scalpel
- Removal of blade from handle
- Tenotomy knife (Fig. 12.4)
- Bistouries (Fig. 12.5)
- 13. Syringes and needles
- Syringes
- Needles
- 14. Procedures in radiology
- Introduction
- X-rays (Fig. 14.1)
- Mammography
- Fluoroscopy
- Ultrasonography (USG) (Fig. 14.15)
- Computed tomography (CT or CAT scan) (Fig. 14.18)
- Computed tomography angiography (CTA) (Fig. 14.20)
- CT urography (CTU) (Fig. 14.23)
- Newer advances in CT scan
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (Figs 14.24 and 14.25)
- Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)
- Newer advance in MRI
- 15. Blood transfusion and parenteral nutrition
- Blood transfusion
- Parenteral nutrition
- Selection of macronutrients (Table 15.4)
- Route of nutrients delivery (Table 15.4)
- System of delivering parenteral nutrition (Table 15.4)
- Duration of delivering parenteral nutrition (Table 15.4)
- 16. Ward instruments
- Introduction
- 17. Drains
- Definition
- Principle
- Advantages
- Disadvantages
- Indication of drain placement
- Types of drains (Table 17.1)
- Advantages of active drains over passive drains
- Drain placement (Table 17.4)
- Precautions
- Drain removal
- Different types of drains (Fig. 17.2 and Table 17.1)
- 18. Catheters
- Definition
- Different types of catheters used in the body (Table 18.1)
- Urethral and suprapubic catheters (Table 18.2)
- 19. Gastric aspiration tubes
- Introduction
- General instructions
- Purpose
- Types of tubes
- Description on various types of gastric aspiration or feeding tubes
- 20. Enemas and suppositories
- Enemas
- Nursing responsibilities
- Bowel preparation for colonoscopy or surgery
- Suppositories
- 21. Procedures in thorax
- Thoracocentesis
- Indications
- Purpose
- Contraindications
- Pre-procedure checklist
- Equipment and preparation
- Procedure
- Pericardiocentesis
- Intercostal tube drainage
- Types of chest tube
- Selection of chest tube
- Procedures
- 22. Procedures in abdomen
- Liver abscess aspiration
- Description on percutaneous drainage
- Surgical drainage
- Peritoneal lavage
- Peritoneal dialysis
- Types of peritoneal dialysis
- Abdominal paracentesis
- Percutaneous suprapubic puncture
- Suprapubic aspiration
- 23. Procedures in head and neck
- Central venous pressure (CVP)
- Material and types of central venous catheter
- Indications for central venous cannulation
- Tracheostomy
- Endotracheal intubation
- Supraglottic airway device (Fig. 23.10) – LMA
- 24. Procedures in back and spine
- Lumbar puncture
- Percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN)
- 25. Procedures in ophthalmology
- Basic diagnostic procedures
- Basic therapeutic procedures
- Specific diagnostic procedures
- 26. Procedures in ENT
- Procedures of ear
- Procedures of nose
- Procedures of throat
- 27. Procedure in gynaecology
- Colposcopy (Fig. 27.1)
- Pap smear
- Placement of the intrauterine contraceptive device
- Vaginal douche
- Cervical biopsy
- Cryotherapy
- 28. Procedures in paediatrics and devices
- Introduction
- Basic procedures
- Specific procedures
- Exchange transfusion
- 29. Procedures in medical laboratories for investigation and diagnosis
- Specimen collection
- Specimen collection for microbiology studies
- Biopsy
- Description on various types of biopsy
- Recent advance in tissue or part of tissue collection for biopsy
- 30. Endoscopies
- Introduction
- Types of endoscopy
- Description on various types of endoscopy
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
- Cystoscopy (Fig. 30.11)
- RIRS (retrograde intrarenal surgery) or flexible URS (ureteroscopy)
- Capsule endoscopy system (Fig. 30.13)
- Bronchoscopy
- Thoracoscopy
- 31. Patient monitoring in ICU wards
- Introduction
- Multiparameter monitor (Fig. 31.1)
- Arterial blood gas analysis
- Primary acid – base disorders (Table 31.2)
- Future trends in patient monitoring system
- Index
- No. of pages: 530
- Language: English
- Edition: 7
- Published: January 10, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier India
- Paperback ISBN: 9788131264492
- eBook ISBN: 9788131264508