Oxford handbook of musculoskeletal nursing
By: edited by Susan Oliver.
Contributors: Oliver, Susan M.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780199238330
Subjects: Musculoskeletal system -- Diseases -- Nursing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Musculoskeletal Diseases -- nursing -- Handbooks
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc; Handbooks
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Osteoarthritis; title: Osteoporosis; title: Inflammatory joint diseases; title: Connective tissue diseases; title: Chronic non-inflammatory pain; title: Orthopaedic surgery; title: Assessing the patient : clinical examination and history taking; title: Symptom control : using pharmacological and non-pharmocological methods; title: Holistic and patient-centred care; title: Care in the community; title: Ward-based care and referral to the multidisciplinary team; title: Rapid access and emergency issues; title: Fertility, pregnancy, and relationships; title: Pharmacological management : pain relief; title: Pharmacological management : disease-modifying drugs; title: Blood tests and investigations; title: Intra-articular, subcutaneous, and intravenous therapies; title: Non-pharmacological therapies; title: Assessment tools and outcome measures; title: Specialist nursing support : the role and nurse prescribing.