| Description |
xiii, 437 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm |
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regular print |
| Series |
Nurse's survival guide |
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Nurse's survival guide.
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| Contents |
Introduction : immediate assessment of the critically ill -- Cardiology -- Respiratory medicine -- Acute neurological problems -- Gastroenterology -- Diabetic complications -- Thromboembolic disease -- Deliberate self-harm, alcohol, and substance abuse -- The 'social admission' -- Multisystem failure -- Emerging problems : outbreaks and deliberate releases -- SARS-toxins and biological agents |
| Summary |
Are you working in an acute or emergency unit? This is an indispensable pocket guide to caring for patients with acute medical conditions. This book will help you to: Care for patients within the critical first 24 hours of admission; manage patients using the most up-to-date, evidence-based approach; understand the most-common emergency medical conditions and their underlying disease mechanisms; handle the patient's assessment, understand the observations and manage their disease; easily obtain practical advice in a clear style; explains 'what to tell the patient and relatives' in jargon-free language; access information on SARS, avian influenza and bio-terrorism. Improved sections on Acute Coronary Syndromes, non-invasive ventilation, acute stroke care, acute kidney injury and emergency oxygen treatment |
| Notes |
Rev. ed. of: Acute medical emergencies / Richard Harrison, Lynda Daly. 2nd ed. 2006 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Emergency nursing.
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Intensive care nursing.
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Medical emergencies.
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Nursing assessment -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Nursing care plans.
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Nursing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Triage (Medicine) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Emergencies -- nursing.
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Critical Care -- methods.
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Nursing Assessment -- methods.
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Patient Care Planning.
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Triage -- methods.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbook.
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Nurses Instruction.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Daly, Lynda.
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Harrison, Richard, M.D.
Acute medical emergencies
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| LC no. |
2010043387 |
| ISBN |
0702040444 |
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9780702040443 |
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