Nursing the Acutely Ill Adult

Priorities in Assessment and Management

David Clarke, Alison Ketchell (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

336 Seiten

2011
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-0-230-58470-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Using a stimulating case study approach, this comprehensive book provides an understanding of the common signs and symptoms related to serious acute illness in adults. It outlines priorities in the assessment and management of the acutely ill and aids recognition of the pathophysiological changes which are inherent to serious illness.

Autor

DAVID CLARKE is an experienced lecturer and Deputy Postgraduate Research Tutor in the School of Healthcare at the University of Leeds, UK. His teaching now centres around research methods, his own research currently including a qualitative process evaluation of a training programme for caregivers after a stroke. ALISON KETCHELL Lecturer and Teaching Lead in the School of Healthcare at the University of Leeds, UK. She specializes in acute and cardiac care and previously worked as a senior sister in cardiology and coronary care. Alison has maintained close links with clinical practice throughout her teaching career.

Inhalt

Preface The Importance Of Nursing Assessment In Acute Care; D.Clarke Principles Of Assessment; J.Jackson Shock Presentation; I.Goulden Neurological Head Injury; Acute Coronary Syndrome; A.Ketchell Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; L.Cleave Acute Kidney Injury; M.Bevan Small Bowel Obstruction; B.Gallacher Diabetic Ketoacidosis; P.Holt Care Management Drug Misuse; M.Clayton & B.McMaster Musculo Skeletal Trauma; J.Maz Endnotes

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.3.2011
• Zusatzinfo: 44 black & white illustrations, 106 black & white tables
• Verlagsort: Basingstoke
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 156 x 234 mm
• Gewicht: 535 g
• Themenwelt: Pflege ► Fachpflege ► Anästhesie / Intensivmedizin
• ISBN-10: 0-230-58470-5 / 0230584705
• ISBN-13: 978-0-230-58470-9 / 9780230584709
• Zustand: Neuware