Beschreibung:
Nursing Medical Emergency Patients is a practical guide tothe nursing care and management of patients with medicalemergencies involving system failure. Following an initial chapteron assessment, the authors adopt a system-by-system approach, withan emphasis on the clinical features of medical emergencies, theirassessment, diagnosis and treatment.Nursing Medical Emergency Patients is a vital resourcefor all nurses working with medical emergency patients, andprovides an essential companion to both Monitoring theCritically Ill Patient and Treating the Critically IllPatient.* Accessible and reader friendly* Integrates theory with practice* Adopts an evidence based approach* Includes chapter objectives, 'best practice' boxes and casestudies* Refers to National guidelines and key initiatives e.g. outreachteams* Includes legal and ethical issues
Contributors.Foreword.Acknowledgements.Chapter 1 Overview of the treatment of medical emergencies(Philip Jevon).Chapter 2 Respiratory emergencies (Kate Deacon).Chapter 3 Cardiac emergencies (Melanie Humphreys).Chapter 4 Cardiovascular emergencies (MelanieHumphreys).Chapter 5 Shock (Beverley Ewens).Chapter 6 Neurological emergencies (Anthony Batson andChristine Thompson).Chapter 7 Acute renal failure (Sue Talbot).Chapter 8 Gastrointestinal emergencies (BeverleyEwens).Chapter 9 Endocrine emergencies (Philip Jevon).Chapter 10 Poisoning (James Bethel).Chapter 11 Critical care outreach service (KateDeacon).Chapter 12 Ethical and legal issues (Fiona Foxall).Index.