Rapid Assessment of the Acutely Ill Patient Contributor(s): Adam, Sheila (Author), Odell, Mandy (Author), Welch, Jo (Author) |
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ISBN: 1405169931 ISBN-13: 9781405169936 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $54.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Medical | Nursing - Assessment & Diagnosis - Medical | Diagnosis - Medical | Nursing - Management & Leadership |
Dewey: 616.075 |
LCCN: 2009019842 |
Series: Essential Clinical Skills for Nurses |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 4.8" W x 7.2" (0.55 lbs) 248 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Rapid Assessment of the Acutely Ill Patient sets out the principles and practices needed for early recognition and assessment of patients either at risk of or showing signs of acute deterioration, or those recently relocated from higher levels of care. The focus is on patient assessment, interpretation and evaluation of data, immediate management of significant problems, ongoing and further assessments in order to improve clinical outcomes. Rapid Assessment of the Acutely Ill Patient provides a framework for a systematic initial patient assessment and explores principles of effective assessment. Body systems are considered in order of life-threatening priority following the ABCDE approach, dealing with the assessment and management of airway, breathing, circulation, disability - and everything else; covering topics such as visual, palpatory and auscultatory assessment, use of additional documented information (charts, notes etc), and interpreting diagnostic investigations. Methods to ensure effective communication and team-working are also discussed. Key features
Sheila Adam is Head of Nursing, Specialist Hospitals Board, UCL Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and author of Nursing in Critical Care: Science and Practice (now in its 2nd edition), The Oxford Handbook of Critical Care Nursing and Nutrition in the Critically Ill. |