Product Description

Written by a team of nurses experienced in providing, supporting and developing high dependency care, this textbook discusses the practical issues and skills needed for nurses caring for high dependency patients.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #310074 in Books
• Published on: 2004-04-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 480 pages

Review
The long-awaited task of producing a comprehensive, detailed and well illustrated high dependency nursing resource has been successfully achieved in this textbook. Moore and Woodrow have compiled what might be described as a definitive and highly accessible text for nurses working in high dependency or similar critical care areas. Its depth and coverage of pathophysiological changes, interventional therapies, psychosocial concepts and professional issues makes this an unusual book and one that represents added value. Each chapter has been carefully structured and devised to enable readers to apply the evidence in a practical way. It is likely to be sometime before there is a resource for practitioners, students and university lecturers that is able to match this major contribution in terms of developing skills and the knowledge base for nurses working in high dependency nursing.
- John Albarran, Principal Lecturer in Critical Care, University of the West of England

"An excellent and up-to-date guide for health practitioners caring for the acutely ill and highly dependent adult within the hospital setting.... It will become an essential resource for one of the most rapidly developing areas of health care and useful to both individuals and in clinical practice areas. High Dependency Nursing Care is organised into four distinct sections which comprehensively address the spectrum of high dependency care from psychosocial needs, social and interpersonal skills, pathophysiology, common treatments, respiratory and haemodynamic monitoring to professional issues. It also provides very good reference material and practical information on several aspects not all included in similar texts, for example, health promotion, care of patients with trachyostomies, BiPAP and chest drains." - Jane Roe, Critical Care Lecturer Practitioner, St George's Hospital Medical School, London

An important book for all nurses who look after the acutely ill. The authors have produced a text with an emphasis on the many intangible and difficult-to-manage aspects of high dependency nursing. It encourages nurses to reflect on the art and science of nursing and how they can use their unique skills to achieve quality outcomes for the patient and their family. - Kathy Daffurn, Associate Professor and Co-Director Division of Critical Care, Liverpool Health Service, New South Wales

'Moore and Woodrow have compiled what might be described as a definitive and highly accessible text for nurses working in high dependency or similar critical care areas. Its depth and coverage of pathophysiological changes, interventional therapies, psychosocial concepts and professional issues makes this an unusual book and one that represents added value. Each chapter has been carefully structured and devised to enable readers to apply the evidence in a practical way.'  - John Albarran, Faculty of Health and Social Care, University of the West of England, UK

'An excellent and up-to-date guide for health practitioners caring for the acutely ill and highly dependent adult within the hospital setting...High Dependency Nursing Care is organised into four distinct sections which comprehensively address the spectrum of high dependency care from psychosocial needs, social and interpersonal skills, pathophysiology, common treatments, respiratory and haemodynamic monitoring to professional issues. It also provides very good reference material and practical information on several aspects not all included in similar texts, for example, health promotion, care of patients with trachyostomies, Bilevel NIV and chest drains.' - Jane Roe, St George's Hospital Medical School, London

'An important book for all nurses who look after the acutely ill. The authors have produced a text with an emphasis on the many intangible and difficult-to-manage aspects of high dependency nursing. It encourages nurses to reflect on the art and science of nursing and how they can use their unique skill to achieve quality outcomes for the patient and their family.' - Kathy Daffurn, Liverpool Health Service, Australia

From the Back Cover

Written by a team of nurses experienced in providing, supporting and developing high dependency care, this book discusses practical issues and explores the current evidence base for clinical practice. It covers all important skills needed and best practice for caring for high dependency patients or undertaking post registration courses to prepare them for high dependency nursing.

Structured in four parts, the first, ‘Perspectives on High Dependency Care’ explores the contest of care, focusing on fundamental aspects like sleep, nutrition, pain management and stress, demonstrating how to achieve quality nursing care. ‘Pathophysiology and Treatments’ describes the main diseases that cause critical illness and treatments that patients will often be given. ‘Monitoring and Skills’ enables nurses to interpret and understand the information gained from observation and monitoring. The final part, ‘Professional Issues’ explores topics like clinical governance, reflection, practice development and managing change to assist nurses in developing their own clinical practice and professional development.

About the Author

Tina Moore is a Senior Lecturer in Adult and High Dependency Nursing at Middlesex University, London. Her publications include journal articles relating to sensory deprivation and suctioning.

Philip Woodrow is a Practice Development Nurse in Critical Care at the East Kent NHS Trust where he delivers a five-day course for ward staff caring for highy dependent (level 2) patients. His previous publications include Intensive Care Nursing: A Framework for Practice (Routledge 2000) and many articles in nursing press.

Customer Reviews

A must for all nurses, regardless of grade!
Up to date and easy to read. Good value and a must for students needing a book for high dependancy nursing. Explanations are clear and each chapter has time out sessions so you can evaluate and reflect on what you have just read and learned. This book discusses topics such as nutrition, stress and pain management. There are chapters on shock, neurological systems, coronary syndromes, renal failure, diabetes and more. It teaches you about blood gases, suctioning, fluid and electrolytes etc. Its a good size book, easy to carry with you to uni or work. Well worth the money.

Core text material
This is a highly accesible book that covers the fundamental aspects of high dependency nursing that are not always covered in other texts. The book does demand that you have a basic understanding of many physiological aspects but spells this out for each relevant section and with it's practice related aspects make it core text material for anyone working in a high dependency area.