The Royal Marsden Hospital Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures - Lisa Dougherty [11]
PHCT primary healthcare team
PICC peripherally inserted central catheter
PN parenteral nutrition
PNS peripheral nervous system
POA preoperative assessment
POCT point-of-care testing
POM prescription-only medicine
PPE personal protective equipment
PrP prion protein
PSAR Pain and Assessment Records
PSCC primary/benign spinal cord compression
PSD patient-specific direction
psi pounds per square inch
PT physiotherapist
PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene
PTHrp parathormone-related polypeptide
PUO pyrexia of unknown origin
PVC polyvinylchloride
PVD peripheral vascular disease
PWO partial withdrawal occlusion
RA right atrium
RAP right atrial pressure
RAS reticular activating system
RBC red blood cell
RCA root cause analysis
RCN Royal College of Nursing
RCS Royal College of Surgeons of England
RCUK Resuscitation Council UK
RIG radiologically inserted gastrostomy
RNI reference nutrient intake
RSV respiratory syncytial virus
RTO Resuscitation Training Officer
RTOG Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
RV residual volume
SA sinoatrial
SABRE Serious Adverse Blood Reactions and Events
SARS severe acute respiratory syndrome
SBAR Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendations
SBO small bowel obstruction
SCC spinal cord compression
SCI spinal cord injury
SCNS Supportive Care Needs Survey
SDF stromal cell-derived factor
SGA subjective global assessment
SHOT Serious Hazards of Transfusion
SI Système International
SIMV simulated intermittent mandatory ventilation
SIRS systemic inflammatory response syndrome
SL semi-lunar
SLD simple lymphatic drainage
SLE systemic lupus erythematosus
SLT speech and language therapist
SNRI serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor
SOP standard operating procedure
SPI Social Problems Inventory
SPN Safer Practice Notice
SRHH Self Report Health History
SSG split-thickness or split skin graft
SSI surgical site infection
SSRI selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
SUI serious untoward incident
SV stroke volume
SVC superior vena cava
swg standard wire gauge
TACO transfusion-associated circulatory overload
TA-GVHD transfusion-associated graft-versus-host disease
TB tuberculosis
TCA tricyclic antidepressant
TCI target-controlled infusion
TED thromboembolic deterrent
TENS transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
TIVA total intravenous anaesthesia
TLC total lung capacity
TLD thermoluminescent
TPI Treponema pallidum immobilization
TPN total parenteral nutrition
TRALI transfusion-related acute lung injury
TRSC Therapy Related Symptom Checklist
TSE transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
TSS toxic shock syndrome
TTO to take out
TURP transurethral resection of prostate
TV tidal volume
UH unfractionated heparin
UMN upper motor neurone
UTI urinary tract infection
V/Q ventilation/perfusion
VAD vascular access device
VAP ventilator-associated pneumonia
VAT venous assessment tool
VC vital capacity
vCJD variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease
VDRL Venereal Disease Research Laboratory
VDS verbal descriptor scales
VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor
VF ventricular fibrillation
VPF vascular permeability factor
VT ventricular tachycardia
VTE venous thromboembolism
VTM viral transport medium
WBC white blood cell
WBP wound bed preparation
WHO World Health Organization
WOB work of breathing
WR Wassermann reaction
Part one
Managing the Patient Journey
1 The context of nursing
2 Assessment, discharge and end of life care
3 Infection prevention and control
4 Risk management
Chapter 1
The context of nursing
Introduction
Nursing encompasses autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups and communities, sick or well and in all settings. Nursing includes the promotion of health, prevention of illness, and the care of ill, disabled and dying people. Advocacy, promotion of a safe environment, research, participation in shaping health policy and in patient and health systems management, and education are also key nursing roles.
(International Council of Nursing 2010)
Factors that shape