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An Essential Guide for Nurses
Fiona Creed, Christine Spiers
ISBN: 9780199564385
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Oxford University Press
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Aimed at all nurses, this key textbook equips nurses with the knowledge and skills required to care for the deteriorating patient in the clinical environment. The assessment, recognition and rapid escalation of the deteriorating patient is emphasized throughout the book. Using a unique system…
Aimed at all nurses, this key textbook equips them with the knowledge and skills required to care for the deteriorating patient in the clinical environment. The assessment, recognition and rapid escalation of the deteriorating patient is emphasized throughout the book. Using a unique system-based approach, each chapter contains structured learning outcomes and concludes with a competence-based skills assessment, which can be used to assess practice skills. These skills are recommended as essential for every nurse in an acute area and key to successful practice. Using real life case studies to link knowledge to actual practice and written by senior nurses for nurses, this book is an essential purchase for all nurses who work in acute care settings.
| ISBN | 0199564388 | | Pages | 576 | | ISBN13 | 9780199564385
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 918 | | Publisher | Oxford University Press | | Published in | Oxford | | Imprint | Oxford University Press | | Height (mm) | 245 | | Format | Paperback | | Width (mm) | 169 | | Publication date | 25 Mar 2010 | | Spine width (mm) | 30 | | DEWEY | 610.736 | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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| | | Glossary of terms and abbreviations | | | | 1 | | Introduction to acute cave by Fiona Creed | | 1 | | 2 | | Respiratory assessment and care by Annie Chellel | | 15 | | 3 | | Cardiovascular assessment and care by Christine Spiers | | 59 | | 4 | | Neurological care by Fiona Creed | | 106 | | 5 | | Renal assessment and support by Cristina Osorio | | 143 | | 6 | | Gastrointestinal tract by Kathy Martyn | | 165 | | 7 | | Fluid assessment and associated treatment by Heather Baid | | 205 | | 8 | | Assessment and care of the septic patient by Kevin Barrett | | 241 | | 9 | | Psycho-social assessment, care, and support by Heather Baid | | 274 | | 10 | | Blood investigations in acute care by Gary Creed | | 306 | | 11 | | Assessment tools and track-and-trigger systems by Fiona Creed and Jackie Dawson and Kaye Looker | | 338 | | 12 | | The role of outreach by Fiona Creed and Ruth Creasy and Corinne Elliott and Sylvia Hedges and Joanna Thorpe | | 362 | | 13 | | Acute emergency situations by Lorna East | | 385 | | 14 | | Transfer of acutely ill patients by Denise Hinge | | 426 | | 15 | | Caring for the patient post intensive care by Fiona Creed | | 448 | | 16 | | Documentation in acute care by Christine Spiers | | 479 | | 17 | | Continuing education and acute care delivery by Helen Stanley | | 490 | | App | | Clinical link answers | | 509 | | | | Index | | 543 |
Explanations are clear and diagrams included, which facilitates understanding. This enables nurses at all levels to access and use the literature. The content will be useful in all hospital settings - not just critical care - and across specialties. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing Each chapter is set out in a logical format for the reader which includes chapter contents and learning outcomes... written in a clear and understandable style...I think all nurses who participate in caring for patients from Level 0 to Level 2 will find this book a useful and easily understandable resource Nursing in Critical Care  Be the first to write a customer review
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