Acute nursing care
Subtitle: recognising and responding to medical emergencies
By: [edited by] Ian Peate and Helen Dutton
Publisher: Pearson
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Harlow, England
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780273743712
Subjects: Emergencies; Nursing Assessment; Emergency Nursing; Nursing; Methods
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Assessment and recognition of emergencies in acute care; title: Vulnerability in the acutely ill patient; title: The cell and tissues; title: Body fluids and electrolytes; title: The patient with acute respiratory problems; title: The patient with acute cardiovascular problems; title: Recognition and management of cardiopulmonary arrest; title: The patient with acute renal problems; title: The patient with acute neurological problems; title: The patient with acute gastro intestinal problems; title: The patient with acute endocrine problems; title: The immune and lymphatic systems, infection and sepsis; title: The safe transfer of acutely ill patients.