Main description:

Respiratory disease is one of the leading causes of both mortality and morbidity, causing a significant burden on healthcare resources, the economy, and on individual patients and their carers. Respiratory conditions are managed in many different settings, from home and residential care through the full range of primary to tertiary care. The multifaceted nature of both diseases affecting respiration and the care options is comprehensively covered in this second
edition of the Oxford Handbook of Respiratory Nursing.

Offering a systematic description of the main respiratory diseases found in adults, the Handbook covers the assessment, diagnosis, and nursing management of each condition. With a special focus on the role of the multidisciplinary team in meeting the multiple care needs of respiratory patients, including physical and psychosocial concerns, and both pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies, the Oxford Handbook of Respiratory Nursing is a unique and invaluable companion for all
healthcare professionals working within the specialty.

Fully updated to reflect changes in new national and international guidance, with additional topics on biologics, antifibrotic therapy, inspiratory flow, and new NICE and UKIG standards and algorithms, the material has been fully overhauled to reflect current best practice and therapeutic options. Concise, didactic, and augmented with further reading and useful online resources, the second edition of the Oxford Handbook of Respiratory Nursing gives nurses working in the field all the
information they need at their fingertips.

Contents:

1: Jane Scullion: Introduction
2: Jane Scullion: Why work in respiratory nursing
3: Terry Robinson: Anatomy and physiology
4: Terry Robinson: Respiratory assessment
5: Terry Robinson: Respiratory investigations
6: Emma Tolley and Sanjay Agrawal: Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
7: Ruth McArthur: Asthma and allergies
8: Karen Payne: Bronchiectasis
9: Terry Robinson: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
10: Bernadette Donaghy: Cystic fibrosis
11: Jane Scullion: Interstitial lung disease (ILD)
12: Sanjay Agrawal: Lung cancer and mesothelioma
13: Jane Scullion: Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)
14: Terry Robinson and Jacqui Pollington: Oxygen therapy
15: Terry Robinson: Pharmacology
16: Sarah Johnstone: Pleural effusion
17: Kayleigh Hawkes: Pneumonia
18: Terry Robinson: Pneumothorax
19: Elaine Baillie: Pulmonary embolism
20: Terry Robinson: Pulmonary hypertension
21: Dhiraj D Vara: Non-invasive ventilation (NIV)
22: Helen Thuraisingam: Tuberculosis (TB)
23: Jane Scullion: Palliative Care
24: Jane Scullion: Pulmonary rehabilitation
25: Sanjay Agrawal: Smoking and public health
26: Jane Scullion: Sex, sexuality and breathlesssness
27: Terry Robinson: The multidisciplinary team (MDT)
28: Terry Robinson: Flying, altitude, and diving
29: Terry Robinson: Glossary
30: Jane Scullion: Useful Contacts