A Nurse's Survival Guide to Acute Medical Emergencies Updated Edition E-Book
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Nursing, Emergency
| Author: | Richard N. Harrison, MD FRCP, Lynda Daly, RN RM RHV | ISBN: | 9780702076671 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Health Sciences | Publication: | November 6, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Elsevier | Language: | English |
| Author: | Richard N. Harrison, MD FRCP, Lynda Daly, RN RM RHV |
| ISBN: | 9780702076671 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Health Sciences |
| Publication: | November 6, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Elsevier |
| Language: | English |
Are you a nurse, a physician’s associate or a medical student in an acute or emergency unit?
This is your indispensable primer of acute medical care – a pocket guide to caring for patients with acute medical conditions.
This book will help you to
- care for patients in the first critical 24 hours of admission
- manage patients using the most up-to-date evidence based approach
- understand the most common emergency medical conditions and their underlying disease mechanisms
- handle the patient’s assessment , understand the observations and manage their disease
- easily obtain clear practical advice
- know what to tell the patient and relatives using jargon-free language
- access information on SARS, avian influenza and bio-terrorism
This updated edition
- contains improved sections on stroke care, diabetes and sepsis,
- introduces the NEWS 2 observation chart
- has revised its case histories in line with current practice
This updated edition:
contains improved sections on stroke care, diabetes and sepsis,
introduces the NEWS 2 observation chart
has revised its case histories in line with current practice
- improved sections on stroke care, diabetes and sepsis,
- introduction of the NEWS 2 observation chart
- revised case histories in line with current practice
Are you a nurse, a physician’s associate or a medical student in an acute or emergency unit?
This is your indispensable primer of acute medical care – a pocket guide to caring for patients with acute medical conditions.
This book will help you to
- care for patients in the first critical 24 hours of admission
- manage patients using the most up-to-date evidence based approach
- understand the most common emergency medical conditions and their underlying disease mechanisms
- handle the patient’s assessment , understand the observations and manage their disease
- easily obtain clear practical advice
- know what to tell the patient and relatives using jargon-free language
- access information on SARS, avian influenza and bio-terrorism
This updated edition
- contains improved sections on stroke care, diabetes and sepsis,
- introduces the NEWS 2 observation chart
- has revised its case histories in line with current practice
This updated edition:
contains improved sections on stroke care, diabetes and sepsis,
introduces the NEWS 2 observation chart
has revised its case histories in line with current practice
- improved sections on stroke care, diabetes and sepsis,
- introduction of the NEWS 2 observation chart
- revised case histories in line with current practice
