Wood / Garner Initial Management of Acute Medical Patients

A Guide for Nurses and Healthcare Practitioners
2. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4443-6128-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 288 Seiten, E-Book

Initial Management of Acute Medical Patients is aclinically focused, practical and contemporary guide for assessingand managing patients with acute medical conditions. Suitable forall nurses and healthcare practitioners in medical assessment unitsand medical wards, as well as A&E staff, it uses a structuredapproach based on common presenting features and focuses on thefirst 24 hours of the patient's hospital stay. It draws on a widerange of supporting evidence and also provides sources for furtherreading.
Key features:
* Written predominantly by nurses for nurses, thistext is also suitable for a range of healthcare professionals,including paramedics and nurse practitioners, and anybody workingin an acute care environment, including primary care assessmentunits, clinical decision units and intermediatecare
* Designed as a quick reference text for use in clinicalpractice
* Extensively referenced throughout, thus increasing its appealto practitioners at all stages of their careers and to those whoare undertaking further study
* Devotes two entire chapters to assessing and meeting the acutecare needs of vulnerable adults (i.e. older adults, those withmental health needs, and those with learning disabilities), anddiscussing best practice in dealing with sudden death
* Each chapter offers clear, concise and down-to-earthinformation based on a common presenting symptom and providespractical advice, supported by best evidence and the most up todate clinical guidelines
* Fully updated and extensively expanded to include recentguidelines and procedures

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wood, Ian

Garner, Michelle

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Contributors iv
Preface vi
Acknowledgements vii
Introduction viii
Normal Clinical Values ix
1 Initial Assessment of the Acute Medical Patient 1
Judith Morgan and Ian Wood
2 Vulnerable Adults 23
Louise Nelson, Scott Inglis, Fiona Howell, Michael Gibbs andJudi Thorley
3 Sudden Death 56
Sue Read and Jane Jervis
4 Cardiac Arrest 80
Carole Donaldson
5 Shock 108
Judith Morgan and Ian Wood
6 Altered Consciousness 133
Ian Wood and Carole Donaldson
7 Shortness of Breath 170
Michelle Garner, Susan Hope and Ian Wood
8 Chest Pain 221
Michelle Garner
9 Abdominal Pain and Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding262
Toni Jordan, Ruth Harris and Terry Wardle
10 Extremity Pain and Swelling 288
Ian Wood
Index 300