Description |
xiii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Contents |
Ch. 1. Service organisation in Medical Assessment Units / Ian Wood -- Ch. 2. Initial assessment of the acute medical patient / Michelle Davies, Judith Morgan and Ian Wood -- Ch. 3. Vulnerable groups / Linda Miller, Michael Gibbs, Judi Thorley and Elizabeth Whelan -- Ch. 4. Sudden death / Sue Read and Jane Jervis -- Ch. 5. Cardiac arrest / Carole Donaldson, Ian Wood and Michelle Rhodes -- Ch. 6. Shock / Judith Morgan -- Ch. 7. Altered consciousness / Brendan Davies, Michelle Davies, Lorraine Taylor and Ian Wood -- Ch. 8. Shortness of breath / Susan Hope, Jacqueline Mitchell, Michelle Rhodes, Helen Whitehouse and Ian Wood -- Ch. 9. Chest pain / Michelle Rhodes -- Ch. 10. Abdominal pain and upper gastrointestinal bleeding / Ruth Harris and Terry Wardle -- Ch. 11. Extremity pain and swelling / Ian Wood |
Summary |
"Medical Assessment Units: The Initial Management of Acute Medical Patients is written predominantly by nurses for nurses, and provides the practitioner with a comprehensive, reader-friendly guide. It is intended for nurses working in Medical Assessment Units, but will be a valuable source of information to nurses in any clinical area accommodating acute medical patients."--BOOK JACKET |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Intensive care nursing.
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Medical emergencies.
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Emergency medicine -- Diagnosis.
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Author |
Wood, Ian, 1962-
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Garner, Michelle.
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LC no. |
78219078 |
ISBN |
1861563256 paperback |
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