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Care of the acutely ill adult : an essential guide for nurses / edited by Fiona Creed and Christine Spiers.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: English Publisher: New York, N.Y. Oxford University Press, 2010Description: xvi, 558 s. ill. 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780199564385
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 610.736 22
LOC classification:
  • RT120.I5
NLM classification:
  • WY 154
Other classification:
  • Vpk
  • Vpj
  • Vpg
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, 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.
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Book Högskolan Väst Övre plan / Upper floor 610.73 Care Available 6004300024136
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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.