Medical-Surgical Nursing at a Glance

Professor Ian Peate, OBE, Ian Peate

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Year: 2015
• Print ISBN:
  9781118902752
• eBook ISBN:
  9781118903131
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Nursing

Medical-Surgical Nursing at a Glance is the perfect companion for study and revision for nursing and healthcare students from the publishers of the market-leading at a Glance series.  This easy-to-read, accessible guide brings together all the key principles of caring for patients with medical and surgical needs.  Highly visual, each topic is covered in one two-page spread, making it easy to quickly read up on key information and grasp the essentials of the key aspects of caring for the adult patient.

• A clear and accessible foundation of the need to know aspects of medicine and surgery for nurses
• Takes a systems approach exploring nursing care of key medical and surgical conditions and disorders 
• Covers assessment, nutrition, pain, infection control
• Supported by a companion website with over 300 interactive multiple choice questions
• Provides need-to-know information in a quick-reference format
• Written from a UK perspective, with application to clinical practice
• A companion website is available at www.ataglanceseries.com/nursing/medsurg featuring interactive multiple choice questions

Medical-Surgical Nursing at a Glance is ideal for nursing students looking for a clear and visual summary of care of the adult patient.

Appendix 1: Normal Values

Haematology

Full blood count

Haemoglobin (males) 13.0–18.0 g/dL

Haemoglobin (females) 11.5–16.5 g/dL

Haematocrit (males) 0.40–0.52

Haematocrit (females) 0.36–0.47

Mean corpuscular volume (MCV) 80–96 fL

Mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH) 28–32 pg

Mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (MCHC) 32–35 g/dL

White cell count 4–11 × 10⁹/L

White cell differential

Neutrophils 1.5–7 × 10⁹/L

Lymphocytes 1.5–4 × 10⁹/L

Monocytes 0–0.8 × 10⁹/L

Eosinophils 0.04–0.4 × 10⁹/L

Basophils 0–0.1 × 10⁹/L

Platelet count 150–400 × 10⁹/L

Reticulocyte count 25–85 × 10⁹/L or 0.5–2.4%

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

Westergren under 50 years:

Males 0–15 mm/1st hour

Females 0–20 mm/1st hour

Over 50 years:

Males 0–20 mm/1st hour

Females 0–30 mm/1st hour

Plasma viscosity

(25°C) 1.50–1.72 mPa/s

Coagulation screen

Prothrombin time 11.5–15.5 s

International normalised ratio <1.4

Activated partial thromboplastin time 30–40 s

Fibrinogen 1.8–5.4 g/L

Bleeding time 3–8 min

Coagulation factors

Factors II, V, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII 50–150 IU/dL

Factor V Leiden:

Von Willebrand factor 45–150 IU/dL

Von Willebrand factor antigen 50–150 IU/dL

Protein C 80–135 IU/dL

Protein S 80–120 IU/dL

Antithrombin III 80–120 IU/dL

Activated protein C resistance 2.12–4.0

Fibrin degradation products <100 mg/L

D-dimer screen <0.5 mg/L

Haematinics

Serum iron 12–30 μmol/L

Serum iron-binding capacity 45–75 μmol/L

Serum ferritin 15–300 μg/L

Serum transferrin 2.0–4.0 g/L

Serum B₁₂ 160–760 ng/L

Serum folate 2.0–11.0 μg/L

Red cell folate 160–640 μg/L

Serum haptoglobin 0.13–1.63 g/L

Haemoglobin electrophoresis

Haemoglobin A >95%

Haemoglobin A2 2–3%

Haemoglobin F <2%

Chemistry

Serum sodium 137–144 mmol/L

Serum potassium 3.5–4.9 mmol/L

Serum chloride 95–107 mmol/L

Serum bicarbonate 20–28 mmol/L

Anion gap 12–16 mmol/L

Serum urea 2.5–7.5 mmol/L

Serum creatinine 60–110 μmol/L

Serum corrected calcium 2.2–2.6 ...

Table of contents

• Cover
• TitlePage
• Copyright
• Preface
• Acknowledgement
• About the companion website
• Nursing practice
• General care
• Medical nursing
• Surgical nursing
• Appendix 1: Normal Values
• Appendix 2: Glossary of Terms
• Further Reading
• Index
• Eula