Nursing the surgical patient / edited by Rosemary Pudner ; illustrations by Ian Ramsden.

Formerly CIP. Uk

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preoperative assessment / Melanie Oakley and Joanne Bratchell -- Perioperative care / Diane Gilmour -- Day surgery / Melanie Oakley -- Perioperative stress and anxiety in the surgical patient / Melanie Oakley and Rosie Pudner -- Wound healing in the surgical patient / Rosie Pudner -- Nutrition and the surgical patient / Helen Ord and Melanie Baker -- Altered body image and the surgical patient / Adele Atkinson and Rosie Pudner -- Concepts of pain and the surgical patient / Sharon Kitcatt -- Discharge planning following surgery / Rosie Castle and Teresa Rooney-Kaymakci -- Patients requiring neurosurgery / Christine Eberhardie -- Patients requiring ophthalmic surgery / Brigid Knight, Suzanne Hart -- Patients requiring surgery to the ear, nose, and throat / Julie Wain -- Patients requiring thyroid surgery / Rosie Pudner -- Care of the patient requiring cardiac interventions and surgery / Christine Spiers, Kevin Barrett -- Care of patients requiring vascular surgery / Emma Gardner -- Patients requiring upper gastrointestinal surgery / Melanie Seymour ; with a contribution by Nuala Davison -- Patients requiring colorectal surgery / Stephanie Woodward -- Patients requiring surgery on the renal and urinary tract / Janice Minter -- Patients requiring surgery on the male reproductive system / Aoife Donoghue -- Patients requiring gynaecological surgery / Jacky Cotton -- Patients requiring breast surgery / Elisabeth Grimsey -- Care of patients requiring vascular surgery / Shelagh Murray Hall -- Patients requiring orthopaedic surgery / Nicola L. Whiteing -- Patients requiring plastic surgery / Adele Atkinson, Mary Smith.

This text takes a comprehensive, patient-centred approach to the nursing care of patients requiring a wide variety of surgical procedures. It offers readers case studies and care plans from which to build their knowledge of surgical care.