Care of the acutely ill adult : an essential guide for nurses / edited by Fiona Creed and Chrissie Spiers.
Material type: TextPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.Description: xvi, 5598 p. : ill. ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780199564385 (pbk.) :
- 610.736 22
- RT120.I5 C366 2010
- WY 154
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to acute care / Fiona Creed -- Respiratory assessment and care / Annie Chellel -- Cardiovascular assessment and care / Chrissie Spiers -- Neurological care / Fiona Creed -- Renal assessment and support / Cristina Osorio -- Gastrointestinal tract / Kathy Martyn -- Fluid assessment and associated treatment / Heather Baid -- Assessment and care of the septic patient / Kevin Barrett -- Psycho-social assessment, care, and support / Heather Baid -- Blood investigations in acute care / Gary Creed -- Assessment tools and track-and-trigger systems / Fiona Creed, Jackie Dawson, and Kaye Looker -- The role of outreach / Fiona Creed, with contributions from the Eastbourne District General Hospital Outreach Service -- Acute emergency situations / Lorna East -- Transfer of acutely ill patients / Denise Hinge -- Caring for the patient post intensive care / Fiona Creed -- Documentation in acute care / Chrissie Spiers -- Continuing education and acute care delivery / Helen Stanley.
Using a system- and case-based approach, this book equips nurses in more general wards with the knowledge and skills to care appropriately for the deteriorating patient in the clinical environment. These skills are recommended by NICE as essential for every nurse caring for acutely ill patients, and key to successful practice.
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