Nursing: B
16 pages
- Back pain and spinal surgery: log rolling, neurological checks of the legs and teachingMedical–surgical nursing · Safe practice
- Basic care of the ICU patient: eyes, mouth, skin, devices and device-related pressure injuriesCritical care · Safe practice
- Basic life support from the nursing sideEmergencies and life support · Procedure
- Bed bath, oral care and hygiene of the dependent patientMobility and comfort · Procedure
- Bleeding and clotting disorders: haemophilia, ITP and watching for DICMedical–surgical nursing · Safe practice
- Bleeding and clotting emergencies in the ICU (DIC, low platelets, HIT) and tumour lysis: what nurses watchCritical care · Assessment
- Bleeding in pregnancy: early (miscarriage, ectopic, molar) and late (previa, abruption) from the nursing sideMaternal and child nursing · Assessment
- Blood cultures: technique that avoids contaminationProcedures · Procedure
- Blood transfusion: bedside checks, monitoring and reactionsIV therapy and fluids · Procedure
- Body mechanics and safe patient handlingMobility and comfort · Fundamental
- Bowel elimination: constipation, enemas and faecal impactionNutrition and elimination · Fundamental
- Bowel obstruction and ileus: the decompression tube, fluids, abdominal checks and when to callMedical–surgical nursing · Assessment
- BPH and prostate surgery: continuous bladder irrigation, clots, TUR syndrome and continenceMedical–surgical nursing · Procedure
- Breast cancer surgery: the drain, arm exercises, lymphoedema prevention and body imageMedical–surgical nursing · Safe practice
- Breastfeeding support: latch, positions and common problemsMaternal and child nursing · Fundamental
- Burns: estimating the burned area (rule of nines, Lund–Browder) and the fluid formula, with worked examplesCritical care · Calculation
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