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Record Nr.

UNISA996339116803316

Titolo

Nursing medical emergency patients [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Philip Jevon, Melanie Humphreys, Beverley Ewens

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell Pub., 2008

ISBN

1-4443-2728-3

1-282-11708-4

9786612117084

1-4443-0955-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (336 p.)

Collana

Essential clinical skills for nurses

Altri autori (Persone)

JevonPhilip

EwensBeverley

HumphreysMelanie

Disciplina

610.73

610.73/6

610.736

616.025

Soggetti

Emergency nursing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Overview of the treatment of the critically ill patient -- Respiratory emergencies -- Cardiac emergencies -- Cardiovascular emergencies -- Shock -- Neurological emergencies -- Acute renal failure -- G.I. emergencies -- Endocrine emergencies -- Poisoning -- Critical care outreach -- Ethical & legal issues.

Sommario/riassunto

Nursing Medical Emergency Patients is a practical guide to the nursing care and management of patients with medical emergencies involving system failure. Following an initial chapter on assessment, the authors adopt a system-by-system approach, with an emphasis on the clinical features of medical emergencies, their assessment, diagnosis and treatment. Nursing Medical Emergency Patients is a vital resource for all nurses working with medical emergency patients, and provides an essential companion to both Monitoring the Critically Ill Patient and Treating the Critically