The Royal Marsden Hospital Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures - Lisa Dougherty [665]
body, care after death see last offices
body bag
body composition
measurement
nutritional status and
two-compartment model
body fluids
composition
high risk
patients in isolation
transmission of infection
body image
assessment
stoma patients
body mass index (BMI)
bodyweight
measurement
in adults
problem solving
procedure guideline
sick children
nutritional assessment
Bohr effect
bones
bougies
bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)
bowel
anatomy and physiology
measuring fluid output
perforation, complicating colonoscopy
bowel function/habit
assessment
factors affecting
normal
postoperative
see also constipation; diarrhoea
bowel preparation
colonoscopy
stoma surgery
Boyle’s Law
BP see blood pressure
B/P. sphyg. see sphygmomanometers
brachial artery
blood pressure measurement
brachial plexus
Braden scale
bradycardia
postoperative
bradypnoea
brain
bruising (contusion)
expanding masses
brain stem
damage
breakthrough analgesia
breakthrough pain
breast surgery, seroma formation after
breathing
abnormal patterns
agonal
anatomy and physiology
assessment
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
increased effort, after repositioning
mechanism of
positioning to minimize work of
see also respiration
breathing exercises, deep (DBE)
breathlessness
at end of life
patient positioning
see also respiratory compromise
Brief Pain Inventory (BPI)
Bristol Royal Infirmary
Bristol Stool Form Chart
British Committee for Standards in Haematology (BCSH)
British Lung Foundation
British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (BSACI)
British Thoracic Society (BTS)
bronchial tree
bronchoalveolar lavage
bruising, after venepuncture
BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy)
buccal tablets
Buddhism, last offices
Buddhist Hospice Trust
buffy coat granulocytes
bundle of His (AV bundle)
buprenorphine
burial
within 24 hours
cultural and religious practices
Burial Society of the United Synagogue
burns, diathermy
Butrans
butterfly devices see winged infusion devices
caecum
calcium, plasma
calcium chloride
calcium phosphate mouthwash
calculus, dental
calf compression boots, intermittent see intermittent pneumatic compression devices
cancer
death trajectory
hypercalcaemia
patient assessment
Cancer Action Team, assessment guidance
cancer pain
assessment
causes
management
see also chronic pain
Candida albicans
candidiasis, oral
cannabis
capacity, mental
capillary blood glucose monitoring
see also blood glucose, monitoring
capillary wound dressings
capsules
opening
storage
carbohydrates, oral supplements
carbon dioxide (CO2)
control of respiration
excretion
insufflation, laparoscopic surgery
narcosis
pulmonary exchange
transport
see also hypercapnia
carbon dioxide partial pressure (PCO2)
in blood (PaCO2)
inspired and expired air
carbonic acid
carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning
cardiac arrest
arrhythmias causing
in-hospital
management see cardiopulmonary resuscitation
post-resuscitation care
potentially reversible causes
prevention
team
unwitnessed
cardiac arrhythmias see arrhythmias
cardiac compressions see chest compressions
cardiac ischaemia, in fluid overload
cardiac massage see chest compressions
cardiac output (CO)
cardiac pacemakers, deceased patients
cardiac syncope
cardiac tamponade
cardiogenic shock
cardiopulmonary arrest see cardiac arrest
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
advanced life support (ALS)
assessment
basic life support (BLS)
complications
contraindications
cross-infection risks
defibrillation
documentation
drugs
equipment
indications
in-hospital algorithm
multiple choice questions
postprocedure care
problem solving
procedure guideline
recommendations
standards and training
see also cardiac arrest
cardiovascular assessment
cardiovascular instability, moving patients with
care
of body after death see last offices
delegation of
documentation
evaluating
high-impact actions
high quality, defined
implementing
planning
process of
quality of see quality of care
care homes, discharge