Care of the acutely ill adult
Subtitle: an essential guide for nurses
By: edited by Fiona Creed and Chrissie Spiers.
Contributors: Creed, Fiona.; Spiers, Chrissie.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780199564385
Subjects: Intensive care nursing; Acute Disease -- nursing; Adult; Critical Illness; Nursing Assessment -- methods
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to acute care / Fiona Creed; title: Respiratory assessment and care / Annie Chellel; title: Cardiovascular assessment and care / Chrissie Spiers; title: Neurological care / Fiona Creed; title: Renal assessment and support / Cristina Osorio; title: Gastrointestinal tract / Kathy Martyn; title: Fluid assessment and associated treatment / Heather Baid; title: Assessment and care of the septic patient / Kevin Barrett; title: Psycho-social assessment, care, and support / Heather Baid; title: Blood investigations in acute care / Gary Creed; title: Assessment tools and track-and-trigger systems / Fiona Creed, Jackie Dawson, and Kaye Looker; title: The role of outreach / Fiona Creed, with contributions from the Eastbourne District General Hospital Outreach Service; title: Acute emergency situations / Lorna East; title: Transfer of acutely ill patients / Denise Hinge; title: Caring for the patient post intensive care / Fiona Creed; title: Documentation in acute care / Chrissie Spiers; title: Continuing education and acute care delivery / Helen Stanley.