Oxford Handbook of Respiratory Nursing

Respiratory disease is one of the leading causes of both mortality and morbidity, causing a significant burden on healthcare resources, the economy, and on individual patients and their carers. Respiratory conditions are managed in many different settings, from home and residential care through the full range of primary to tertiary care. The multifaceted nature of both diseases affecting respiration and the care options is comprehensively covered in this second edition of the Oxford Handbook of Respiratory Nursing.

Offering a systematic description of the main respiratory diseases found in adults, the Handbook covers the assessment, diagnosis, and nursing management of each condition. With a special focus on the role of the multidisciplinary team in meeting the multiple care needs of respiratory patients, including physical and psychosocial concerns, and both pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies, the Oxford Handbook of Respiratory Nursing is a unique and invaluable companion for all healthcare professionals working within the specialty.

Fully updated to reflect changes in new national and international guidance, with additional topics on biologics, antifibrotic therapy, inspiratory flow, and new NICE and UKIG standards and algorithms, the material has been fully overhauled to reflect current best practice and therapeutic options. Concise, didactic, and augmented with further reading and useful online resources, the second edition of the Oxford Handbook of Respiratory Nursing gives nurses working in the field all the information they need at their fingertips.

1. Introduction, Jane Scullion
2. Why work in respiratory nursing, Jane Scullion
3. Anatomy and physiology, Terry Robinson
4. Respiratory assessment, Terry Robinson
5. Respiratory investigations, Terry Robinson
6. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), Emma Tolley and Sanjay Agrawal
7. Asthma and allergies, Ruth McArthur
8. Bronchiectasis, Karen Payne
9. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Terry Robinson
10. Cystic fibrosis, Bernadette Donaghy
11. Interstitial lung disease (ILD), Jane Scullion
12. Lung cancer and mesothelioma, Sanjay Agrawal
13. Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), Jane Scullion
14. Oxygen therapy, Terry Robinson and Jacqui Pollington
15. Pharmacology, Terry Robinson
16. Pleural effusion, Sarah Johnstone
17. Pneumonia, Kayleigh Hawkes
18. Pneumothorax, Terry Robinson
19. Pulmonary embolism, Elaine Baillie
20. Pulmonary hypertension, Terry Robinson
21. Non-invasive ventilation (NIV), Dhiraj D Vara
22. Tuberculosis (TB), Helen Thuraisingam
23. Palliative Care, Jane Scullion
24. Pulmonary rehabilitation, Jane Scullion
25. Smoking and public health, Sanjay Agrawal
26. Sex, sexuality and breathlesssness, Jane Scullion
27. The multidisciplinary team (MDT), Terry Robinson
28. Flying, altitude, and diving, Terry Robinson
29. Glossary, Terry Robinson
30. Useful Contacts, Jane Scullion