Acute medicine [[electronic resource] ] : a handbook for nurse practitioners / / Lisa Carroll

• Record Nr.: UNISA996339135803316
• Autore: Carroll Lisa
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, c2007
• ISBN: 1-280-83910-4; 9786610839100; 0-470-06021-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (281 p.)
• Collana: Wiley series in nursing
• Disciplina: 610.730692; 616.028
• Soggetti: Nurse practitioners; Internal medicine; Electronic books.
• 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: Acute Medicine; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Patient Assessment; Communication; History Taking; The Functional Enquiry; The Physical Assessment; General Inspection; Respiratory Examination; Cardiovascular Examination; Gastrointestinal Examination; Neurological Examination; Musculoskeletal Examination; Post Examination; Conclusion; 2 Emergencies; Anaphylaxis; Cardio-Respiratory Arrest; Ethical Issues; 3 Acute Poisoning and Drug Overdose; Deliberate Self-Harm; Paracetamol Overdose; Aspirin Overdose; Tricyclic Antidepressant Overdose; Heroin Overdose; Alcohol Overdose; The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) Self-Harm GuidelineAlcohol Withdrawal; Drug Withdrawal; 4 Infection; Sepsis and Septic Shock; Meningitis; Infective Endocarditis; Gastroenteritis; Urinary Tract Infection (UTI); Fever in the Returning Traveller; Hot Swollen Joints; Antimicrobial Resistance; 5 Respiratory Conditions; Asthma; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD); Pulmonary Embolism; Community and Hospital Acquired Pneumonia; Pneumothorax; Type I Respiratory Failure; Type II Respiratory Failure; 6 Cardiovascular Conditions; Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS); Stable AnginaUnstable Angina; Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction; ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction; DIGAMI; Arrhythmias; Bradycardia; Tachycardia; Atrial Fibrillation (AF); Cardiac Failure; Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT); Aortic Dissection; Cardiac Tamponade; 7 Gatrointestinal Conditions; Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding (GI Bleed); Variceal Bleeding; Acute Liver Failure with Encephalopathy; Acute Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease; 8 Metabolic Conditions; Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA); Hyperosmolar Non-Ketotic State (HONK); Hypoglycaemia; Hyperglycaemia in the critically ill patient; HypercalcaemiaHyponatraemia; Hypernatraemia; Hypokalaemia; Hyperkalaemia; Addisonian Crisis; Thyroid Crisis (Thyroid Storm); Myxedema Crisis; 9 Neurological Conditions; Status Epilepticus; Stroke; Transient Ischaemic Attacks (TIA); Isolated Seizure and Unexplained Loss of Consciousness; Headache; Subarachnoid Haemorrhage (SAH); Spinal Cord Compression; 10 Renovascular Conditions; Acute Renal Failure (ARF); Accelerated (Malignant) Hypertension; 11 Elderly Care; Hypothermia; Confusion; 12 Haematological Conditions; Severe Anaemia; Sickle Cell Crisis; Neutropenic Sepsis; Blood Transfusion Guidance13 Advanced Practice; An Overview of Advanced Practice; The Challenges of Advanced Practice; Legal Perspective; Ethical Principles; Informed Consent; Assessment of Capacity; Prescribing; Patient Group Directions; Conclusion; Appendices; Appendix I Examples of Clinical Management Plans; Appendix II Examples of Patient Group Directions; Glossary; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book provides Nurse Practitioners working in the field of Acute Medicine with an up to date, practical, and comprehensive guide to the management of acute medical patients. It serves as a text from which the busy highly skilled nurse can obtain information on assessment, diagnosis, and management of acute medical conditions. It identifies priorities for treatment and guides the reader through the management of the patient. Wherever possible the latest published guidelines have been included. The final chapter of the book considers the legal, professional and ethical issues faced by nurses