Perfect for: • Bachelor of Nursing Students • Diploma of Nursing Students Apply theory to practice with the Clinical Cases textbook series! Get to know the fundamentals of nursing with this nursing textbook, which offers nursing students insightful case studies based on reallife situations that you are likely to encounter in a practical environment. Benefit from Scully and Wilson’s Clinical Cases: Fundamentals of Nursing Case Studies nursing textbook, which has been written to assist with exam preparation and revision thanks to its collection of multiple choice questions and answers. Clinical Cases: Fundamentals of Nursing Case Studies is clearly structured to maximise your learning. Each case study begins with an introduction of the presenting condition and its symptoms. As the scenario develops, information concerning the patient’s condition, tests and medications are provided. At the close of each case study, the patient outcomes are explored in addition to a discussion of the most significant considerations of the scenario. It is strongly recommended that nursing students enrolled in the Diploma and Bachelor Nursing courses use Fundamentals of Nursing Case Studies alongside Potter and Perry’s Fundamentals of Nursing, 4th Edition by Jackie Crisp, Catherine Taylor and Geraldine Rebeiro. This enables you to maximise your learning and develop a very strong understanding of core nursing concepts. Other titles in this series: • Clinical Cases: MedicalSurgical Nursing Case Studies by Janine Bothe. • Clinical Cases: Nursing Care Case Studies by Margaret Webb and Ellie Kirov. Other formats: This book is also available as an App via the Apple App Store https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/clinicalcasesfundamentals/id620500072?mt=8 • Easytounderstand, logical layout. • 24 case studies covering pertinent nursing topics, including Vital Signs, Skin Integrity, Medication Therapy and Pain Management. • Multiple choice questions to test your knowledge throughout the textbook. • Explanations provided for all answers. • References for further reading and research. • Designed as an exam preparation and revision tool.
1. Front Matter - p. vi 2. Case studies - p. viii 3. Case study Acute care 1 - p. 1 4. Case study Acute care 2 - p. 8 5. Case study Adolescent mental health - p. 16 6. Case study Bowel elimination 1 - p. 23 7. Case study Bowel elimination 2 - p. 29 8. Case study Community-based nursing care of the older person 1 - p. 35 9. Case study Community-based nursing care of the older person 2 - p. 41 10. Case study Fluid, electrolyte and acid–base balance 1 - p. 48 11. Case study Fluid, electrolyte and acid–base balance 2 - p. 55 12. Case study Health assessment and physical examination - p. 63 13. Case study Medication therapy 1 - p. 71 14. Case study Medication therapy 2 - p. 78 15. Case study Mental health 1 - p. 85 16. Case study Mental health 2 - p. 91 17. Case study Oxygenation 1 - p. 97 18. Case study Oxygenation 2 - p. 104 19. Case study Pain management 1 - p. 111 20. Case study Pain management 2 - p. 117 21. Case study Skin integrity 1 - p. 124 22. Case study Skin integrity 2 - p. 131 23. Case study Urinary elimination 1 - p. 138 24. Case study Urinary elimination 2 - p. 144 25. Case study Vital signs 1 - p. 151 26. Case study Vital signs 2 - p. 158 27. Answers and rationales - p. 164 28. Answers and rationales - p. 165
Perfect for: • Bachelor of Nursing Students • Diploma of Nursing Students Apply theory to practice with the Clinical Cases textbook series! Get to know the fundamentals of nursing with this nursing textbook, which offers nursing students insightful case studies based on reallife situations that you are likely to encounter in a practical environment. Benefit from Scully and Wilson’s Clinical Cases: Fundamentals of Nursing Case Studies nursing textbook, which has been written to assist with exam preparation and revision thanks to its collection of multiple choice questions and answers. Clinical Cases: Fundamentals of Nursing Case Studies is clearly structured to maximise your learning. Each case study begins with an introduction of the presenting condition and its symptoms. As the scenario develops, information concerning the patient’s condition, tests and medications are provided. At the close of each case study, the patient outcomes are explored in addition to a discussion of the most significant considerations of the scenario. It is strongly recommended that nursing students enrolled in the Diploma and Bachelor Nursing courses use Fundamentals of Nursing Case Studies alongside Potter and Perry’s Fundamentals of Nursing, 4th Edition by Jackie Crisp, Catherine Taylor and Geraldine Rebeiro. This enables you to maximise your learning and develop a very strong understanding of core nursing concepts. Other titles in this series: • Clinical Cases: MedicalSurgical Nursing Case Studies by Janine Bothe. • Clinical Cases: Nursing Care Case Studies by Margaret Webb and Ellie Kirov. Other formats: This book is also available as an App via the Apple App Store https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/clinicalcasesfundamentals/id620500072?mt=8 • Easytounderstand, logical layout. • 24 case studies covering pertinent nursing topics, including Vital Signs, Skin Integrity, Medication Therapy and Pain Management. • Multiple choice questions to test your knowledge throughout the textbook. • Explanations provided for all answers. • References for further reading and research. • Designed as an exam preparation and revision tool.
1. Front Matter - p. vi 2. Case studies - p. viii 3. Case study Acute care 1 - p. 1 4. Case study Acute care 2 - p. 8 5. Case study Adolescent mental health - p. 16 6. Case study Bowel elimination 1 - p. 23 7. Case study Bowel elimination 2 - p. 29 8. Case study Community-based nursing care of the older person 1 - p. 35 9. Case study Community-based nursing care of the older person 2 - p. 41 10. Case study Fluid, electrolyte and acid–base balance 1 - p. 48 11. Case study Fluid, electrolyte and acid–base balance 2 - p. 55 12. Case study Health assessment and physical examination - p. 63 13. Case study Medication therapy 1 - p. 71 14. Case study Medication therapy 2 - p. 78 15. Case study Mental health 1 - p. 85 16. Case study Mental health 2 - p. 91 17. Case study Oxygenation 1 - p. 97 18. Case study Oxygenation 2 - p. 104 19. Case study Pain management 1 - p. 111 20. Case study Pain management 2 - p. 117 21. Case study Skin integrity 1 - p. 124 22. Case study Skin integrity 2 - p. 131 23. Case study Urinary elimination 1 - p. 138 24. Case study Urinary elimination 2 - p. 144 25. Case study Vital signs 1 - p. 151 26. Case study Vital signs 2 - p. 158 27. Answers and rationales - p. 164 28. Answers and rationales - p. 165
