| Description |
xvi, 5598 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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, Kaye Looker -- The role of outreach / Fiona Creed -- 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 / Christine Spiers -- Continuing education and acute care delivery / Helen Stanley. |
| Subject |
Intensive care nursing.
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Acute Disease -- nursing. |
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Adult. |
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Critical Illness. |
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Nursing Assessment -- methods. |
| Added Author |
Creed, Fiona.
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Spiers, Chrissie.
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| ISBN |
9780199564385 |
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0199564388 |
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