Essential Coloproctology for Nurses

ISBN-13: 9781861560858 / Angielski

Theresa Porrett; Norma Daniel

Opis

As a result of the prevalence of colorectal diseases, coloproctology has developed enormously as a specialist field for nurses and there have been many advances in treatment, surgical techniques, screening programmes and nursing led patient services.

Spis treści

Anatomy and physiology of the colon, rectum and anus.

Extended nursing practice.

Investigation and examination of a patient with colorectal problems.

Common anal conditions.

Colorectal cancer.

Inflammatory bowel disease.

Familial adenomatous polyposis.

Stomas.

Diverticular disease.

Constipation.

Irritable bowel disease.

Laparascopic colorectal surgery.

Faecal incontinence.

Sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS.

Colorectal conditions in paediatric patients.

Infectious collidities.

Blurb

As this field of surgery evolves, the educational needs of nurses specialising in this area continue to grow. This innovative text, a collaboration between specialists in the UK and the USA, and the first textbook written specifically for nurses, covers these exciting developments and also examines those factors that are driving the changes in the range and delivery of services offered to patients with colorectal disease.