Sheila Adam (University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Tr, Mandy Odell (Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust), Jo Welch (University College London Hospitals)

Rapid Assessment of the Acutely Ill Patient

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Produktbeschreibung

Rapid Assessment of the Acutely Ill Patient sets out the principles and practices needed for early recognition and assessment of patients either at risk of or showing signs of acute deterioration, or those recently relocated from higher levels of care.

Produktdetails

• Essential Clinical Skills for Nurses
• Verlag: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Dezember 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 186mm x 125mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 214g
• ISBN-13: 9781405169936
• ISBN-10: 1405169931
• Artikelnr.: 23585910

Autorenporträt

Sheila Adam is Head of Nursing, Specialist Hospitals Board,UCL Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and author of Nursing inCritical Care: Science and Practice (now in its 2nd edition), TheOxford Handbook of Critical Care Nursing and Nutrition in theCritically Ill.

Mandy Odell is Nurse Consultant in Critical Care, RoyalBerkshire NHS Foundation Trust, Nurse and Allied HealthProfessional representative for the Intensive Care Society andformer Chair of the British Association of Critical CareNurses.

John Welch is Nurse Consultant in Critical Care, UniversityCollege London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and former Chair ofthe National Outreach Forum.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword.

Preface.

1. Why Rapid Assessment Is Essential for Ward Staff.

2. Track and Trigger Systems: Early Warning Scores, CallingCriteria and Rapid Response Teams.

3. Assessment Techniques.

4. A-B-C-D-E: Airway Assessmentand Management Techniques.

5. A-B-C-D-E: Breathing (and Failure to Breathe).

6. A-B-C-D-E: Circulation (andCirculatory Failure).

7. A-B-C-D-E: Acute NeurologicalCare (Disability).

8. A-B-C-D-E: Everything thatShould Be Considered for Other Potential Problems.

9. Patient-centred Care, Team Working and Communication.

Appendix 1: Acid-Base Balance and Arterial BloodGases.

Appendix 2: Oxygen Delivery Devices.

Index.