Practical Nursing

The Review Recommendations target immediate, principled and comprehensive efforts to eliminate all forms of prejudice and discrimination against Indigenous peoples in the B.C. health care system. This is essential if we aspire to an accessible and effective health care system. It is also needed to reach a state of substantive equality in health care and outcomes for Indigenous peoples that adequately address the legacy of colonialism in health care and enable the expression and enjoyment of Indigenous human rights and improved quality of life. [From Author]

The importance of maintaining the patient care environment is explained, including proper hygiene for the nurse and the patient, as well as patient safety, physical environment safety, sepsis and infection control, and isolation guidelines where appropriate. [From Publisher]

An overview of the assessment of major physical systems is presented, including neurological, cardiac, respiratory, abdominal, peripheral vascular, and musculoskeletal exams. [From Publisher]