TY - BOOK AU - Wood, Ian [1962-] AU - Wood,Ian AU - Garner,Michelle TI - Initial management of acute medical patients: a guide for nurses and healthcare practitioners SN - 9781444337167 (pbk.) : AV - RT48 U1 - 616.075 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Oxford PB - Wiley-Blackwell KW - Nursing assessment KW - Emergency nursing KW - Critical Care KW - methods KW - Emergency Nursing KW - Nursing Assessment KW - Acute Disease KW - nursing KW - Triage N1 - Previous ed.: published as Medical assessment units. London: Whurr, 2003; Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - This title presents a structured approach based on common presenting features and focuses on the first 24 hours of the patient's hospital stay. It draws on a wide range of supporting evidence and also provides the reader with sources for further reading ER -