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Fundamentals of Children's Applied Pathophysiology


Fundamentals of Children's Applied Pathophysiology

An Essential Guide for Nursing and Healthcare Students
Fundamentals 1. Aufl.

von: Elizabeth Gormley-Fleming, Ian Peate

40,99 €

Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 15.08.2018
ISBN/EAN: 9781119232674
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 416

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<p><i>Fundamentals of Children’s Applied Pathophysiology </i>introduces nursing and healthcare students to the pathophysiology of the child, and offers an applied full-colour visual approach throughout. Explaining the anatomy of the human body, and the effects of disease or illness on normal physiology, it enables the reader to develop the understanding, knowledge, and skills required to know how to respond and provide safe and effective high-quality care to children and their families.</p> <p>Key features:</p> <ul> <li>Written by an experienced author team</li> <li>Filled with superb full-colour illustrations</li> <li>Packed with learning features, including key words, test-your-knowledge, exercises, further reading, and learning outcomes</li> <li>Includes case studies to help readers understand how to apply the knowledge in clinical practice</li> <li>Contains links to clinical observations, vital signs to look out for, investigations boxes, red flags to indicate essential information to be aware of when providing care, and medication alerts</li> </ul> <p><i>Fundamentals of Children's Applied Pathophysiology</i> is an ideal book for pre-registration nursing students, including child and adult nurses, as well as for all healthcare professionals who come into contact with children and their families.</p>
<p>List of contributors vii</p> <p>Preface xiii</p> <p>Acknowledgements xv</p> <p>About the companion website xvii</p> <p>How to use your textbook xix</p> <p>Chapter 1 The cell and body tissue 1<br /><i>Peter S. Vickers</i></p> <p>Chapter 2 Genetics 27<br /><i>Peter S. Vickers</i></p> <p>Chapter 3 Cancer 51<br /><i>Tanya Urquhart-Kelly</i></p> <p>Chapter 4 Homeostasis 67<br /><i>Mary Brady</i></p> <p>Chapter 5 Inflammation, immune response and healing 83<br /><i>Alison Mosenthal</i></p> <p>Chapter 6 Shock 115<br /><i>Usha Chandran</i></p> <p>Chapter 7 Pain and pain management 133<br /><i>Helen Monks, Kate Heaton‐Morley and Sarah McDonald</i></p> <p>Chapter 8 Disorders of the nervous system 159<br /><i>Petra Brown</i></p> <p>Chapter 9 Disorders of the cardiac system 179<br /><i>Sheila Roberts</i></p> <p>Chapter 10 Disorders of the respiratory system 213<br /><i>Elizabeth Mills, Rosemary Court and Susan Fidment</i></p> <p>Chapter 11 Disorders of the endocrine system 233<br /><i>Julia Petty</i></p> <p>Chapter 12 Disorders of the digestive system 257<br /><i>Ann L. Bevan</i></p> <p>Chapter 13 Disorders of the renal system 279<br /><i>Cathy Poole</i></p> <p>Chapter 14 Disorders of the reproductive systems 311<br /><i>Michele O’Grady</i></p> <p>Chapter 15 Disorders of the musculoskeletal system 335<br /><i>Liz Gormley‐Fleming</i></p> <p>Chapter 16 Disorders of the skin 359<br /><i>Liz Gormley‐Fleming</i></p> <p>Index 383</p>
<p><b>ABOUT THE EDITORS</b> <p><b>ELIZABETH GORMLEY-FLEMING</b> is Head of Department for Nursing (Children's, Learning Disability and Mental Health) and Social Work, University of Hertfordshire, UK. <p><b>IAN PEATE OBE FRCN</b> is Visiting Professor of Nursing, Editor-in-Chief of the <i>British Journal of Nursing</i>, and Head of School, School of Health Studies, Gibraltar.
<p><b>Fundamentals of Children's Applied Pathophysiology An Essential Guide for Nursing and Healthcare Students</b> <p><i>Fundamentals of Children's Applied Pathophysiology</i> introduces nursing and healthcare students to the pathophysiology of the child, and offers an applied full-colour visual approach throughout. Explaining the anatomy of the human body, and the effects of disease or illness on normal physiology, it enables the reader to develop the understanding, knowledge, and skills required to provide safe and effective high-quality care to children and their families. <p><b>KEY FEATURES:</b> <ul> <li>Written by an experienced author team</li> <li>Filled with superb full-colour illustrations</li> <li>Packed with learning features, including key words, test-your-knowledge, exercises, further reading, and learning outcomes</li> <li>Includes case studies to help readers understand how to apply the knowledge in clinical practice</li> <li>Contains links to clinical observations, vital signs to look out for, investigations boxes, red flags to indicate essential information to be aware of when providing care, and medication alerts</li> </ul> <p><i>Fundamentals of Children's Applied Pathophysiology</i> is an ideal book for pre-registration nursing students, including child and adult nurses, as well as for all healthcare professionals who come into contact with children and their families. <p>A companion website is available at www.wileyfundamentalseries.com/childpathophysiology featuring: <ul> <li>Multiple-choice questions</li> <li>Further resources</li> <li>Word-search exercises</li> <li>Glossaries</li> <li>Crosswords</li> <li>'Fill in the blanks' exercises</li> <li>True or false questions</li> </ul> <p>For more information on the complete range of Wiley nursing publishing, please visit: <b>www.wiley.com</b> <p>To receive automatic updates on Wiley books and journals, join our email list. Sign up today at <b>www.wiley.com/email</b> <p><b>All content reviewed by students for students</b> <p>Wiley Healthcare books are designed exactly for their intended audience. All of our books are developed in collaboration with students. This means that our books are always published with you, the student, in mind. If you would like to be one of our student reviewers, go to <b>www.reviewnursingbooks.com</b> to find out more. <p>This title is also available as an e-book. For more details,please see <b>www.wiley.com/buy/9781119232650</b>

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