The Minor Illness Manual
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Author(s): G. Johnson et al. (Eds)
Publisher: Radcliffe Medical Press
ISBN: 1857756967
Format: softback
221pp
Price: £23.50, $45.00
Review Date: 22 February 2006
Review: Since the first edition of this book was published in 1997 there has been a major shift in expectations of both patients and health professionals about the management of acute illness. This book presents an easy-to-use format for practice nurses, nurse practitioners, health visitors, midwives, and school nurses to access the current procedures for dealing with the routine situations that they are likely to encounter. Each condition is described in terms of: obtaining the history; the results of an examination; any tests; action to be taken; prescription/OTC; referal to doctor if… There are chapters on: upper respiratory tract; head, neck and back; skin and mouth; abdomen; women’s health; mental health; injuries; management of minor illnesses; suggested specialist nurses’ formulary; and an ideas page.