Ian Peate - Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology for Student Nurses

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Fundamentals of anatomy and physiology for student nurses / edited by Ian Peate and Muralitharan Nair.

p. ; cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4443-3443-2 (pbk. : alk. paper)

1. Human physiology. 2. Human anatomy. 3. Nursing. I. Peate, Ian. II. Nair, Muralitharan. [DNLM: 1. Anatomy-Nurses Instruction. 2. Physiology-Nurses Instruction. QS 4]

QP34.5.F862 2011

612-dc22

2010040972

Contributors

About the editors

Ian Peate

Professor of Nursing

Head of School

School of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare

University of West London

EN(G), RGN, DipN (Lond), RNT, Bed (Hons), MA(Lond), LLM

Ian began his nursing a career in 1981 at Central Middlesex Hospital, becoming an enrolled nurse working in an intensive care unit. He later undertook three years student nurse training at Central Middlesex and Northwick Park Hospitals, becoming a staff nurse then a charge nurse. He has worked in nurse education since 1989. His key areas of interest are nursing practice and theory, mens health, sexual health and HIV/AIDS. He is currently Head of School.

Muralitharan Nair

Senior Lecturer

School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work University of Hertfordshire

SRN, RMN, DipN (Lond) RNT, Cert Ed., BSc (Hons) MSc (Surrey), Cert in Counselling, FHEA

Muralitharan commenced his nursing a career in 1971 at Edgware General Hospital becoming a Staff Nurse. In 1975 he commenced his mental health nurse training at Springfield Hospital and worked as a Staff Nurse for approximately 1 year. He has worked at St Marys Hospital Paddington and Northwick Park Hospital returning to Edgware General Hospital to take up the post of Senior Staff Nurse and then Charge Nurse. He has worked in nurse education since 1989. His key interests include physiology, diabetes, surgical nursing and nurse education. Muralitharan has published in journals and written a chapter on elimination and published a textbook on pathophysiology. He is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

About the contributors

Louise McErlean

Senior Lecturer

School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work

University of Hertfordshire

RGN, BSc(Hons), MA (Herts)

Louise began her nursing career in 1986 at the Victoria Infirmary in Glasgow, becoming a registered general nurse. She later completed the intensive care course for RGNs while working in Belfast as a staff nurse. She then worked as a junior sister at the Royal Free Hospital and has worked in nurse education since 2005. Her key areas of interest are pre-registration nurse education and intensive care nursing.

Janet G Migliozzi

Senior Lecturer

School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work Faculty of Health and Human Sciences University of Hertfordshire

RGN, BSc (Hons), MSc (London), PGDEd, FHEA

Janet commenced her nursing career in London becoming a staff nurse in 1988. She has worked at a variety of hospitals across London, predominately in vascular, orthopaedic and high dependency surgery before specialising in infection prevention and control. Janet has worked in nurse education since 1999 and her key interests include microbiology particularly in relation to healthcare associated infections, vascular/surgical nursing, health informatics and nurse education. Janet is currently a senior lecturer and a member of the Infection Prevention Society.

Carl Clare

Senior Lecturer

School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work

University of Hertfordshire

RN, DipN, BSc (Hons), MSc (Lond), PGDE (Lond)

Carl began his nursing a career in 1990 as a nursing auxiliary. He later undertook three years student nurse training at Selly Oak Hospital (Birmingham), moving to The Royal Devon and Exeter Hospitals, then Northwick Park Hospital, and finally The Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust as a resuscitation officer and honorary teaching fellow of Imperial College (London). He has worked in nurse education since 2001. His key areas of interest are physiology, sociology, cardiac care and resuscitation. Carl has previously published work in cardiac care, resuscitation and pathophysiology.

Peter S Vickers

Visiting Fellow

School of Nursing and Midwifery

University of Hertfordshire

Cert Ed, Dip CD, SRN, RSCN, BA, PhD, FHEA

Following a career in teaching, Peter commenced his nursing career in 1980 at the York District Hospital, followed shortly afterwards by studying and working at the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London. He later obtained his first degree in Biosciences and Health Studies and then obtained a doctorate in his specialty, immunology nursing, concentrating on the long- term development of children with SCID in the UK and Germany. He has worked in nurse education for several years, and has recently completed a research study into adult palliative care. The author of books on childrens responses to early hospitalisation, and research methodology/ proposals, he has also written chapters for several nursing bioscience and pathophysiology books, as well as presented papers at many national and international conferences. His key areas of interest are all aspects of immunology and immunology nursing, infectious diseases, genetics, and research. Although officially retired, he continues to work part-time at the University of Hertfordshire, as well as continuing with his writing and presenting at conferences.

Anthony Wheeldon

School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work

Faculty of Health and Human Sciences