This book deals with the fundamental aspects of nursing procedures. It has been divided into two parts: Part II is divided into 43 chapters. The book deals with all those nursing activities which are related to conducting tests on a patient. The following topics have been discussed: Offering urinal and bedpan; Urinary catheterization – straight or indwelling catheter; Care of the patient with indwelling catheter; Condom catheter drainage; Administration of suppositories; Enema; Gastric lavage; Colonic irrigation; Collection of specimens (blood urine sputum stool and throat swab); Lumbar puncture; Abdominal paracentesis; Gastric analysis; Administration of medication – oral medication; Intradermal injection; Subcutaneous injection; Intramuscular injection; Intravenous injection; Topical medication – ointments and drops; Ophthalmic medication; Nasal instillation; Ear medications; Eye irrigation; Instillation of eye drops and ointments; Ear irrigation; Intravenous fluid infusion; Transfusion of blood and blood products; Oxygen administration; Steam inhalation; Cold compress; Local cold application; Local dry heatapplication; Local moist heat application; Tepid sponge; Urine test for specific gravity pH and bile; Test for sugaracetone and albumin; Breathing exercises; Bandages; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and Documentation.

Kumar and Clark’s Clinical Medicine is known, respected and admired by medical students, doctors and health professionals throughout the world. It provides in one volume a comprehensive and authoritative source of information on the management and treatment of medical problems. Clarity of writing, a hallmark of Kumar and Clark, has been combined with a colourful and attractive presentation and a companion website to produce a complete resource of medical information. Kumar and Clark is now regarded as the one book that every aspiring and qualified doctor should own. Kumar & Clark’s Clinical Medicine 8 builds on the prize-winning formula that won the first prize in the BMA Book Awards Medicine Category first prize winner in 2010 and 2006. ‘This book is comprehensive, student friendly (if still intimidating in size!) and covers such a vast breadth of knowledge. It still remains the primary ‘must-have’ text book of any budding doctor, or qualified one at that. This book is stunning in its breadth and in its ease of use. It still remains as the ‘gold-standard’ thorough guide to clinical medicine its forefathers were.’ BMA Judges 2010 ‘This is one of a select few books that deserves to be in most doctors’ personal possession and it’s as simple as that…’ Dr Harry Brown.