Main description:

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 Ill Patient.* Accessible and reader friendly* Integrates theory with practice* Adopts an evidence based approach* Includes chapter objectives, 'best practice' boxes and case studies* Refers to National guidelines and key initiatives e.g. outreach teams* Includes legal and ethical issues

Contents:

Contributors. Foreword. Acknowledgements. Chapter 1 Overview of the treatment of medical emergencies ( Philip Jevon ). Chapter 2 Respiratory emergencies ( Kate Deacon ). Chapter 3 Cardiac emergencies ( Melanie Humphreys ). Chapter 4 Cardiovascular emergencies ( Melanie Humphreys ). Chapter 5 Shock ( Beverley Ewens ). Chapter 6 Neurological emergencies ( Anthony Batson and Christine Thompson ). Chapter 7 Acute renal failure ( Sue Talbot ). Chapter 8 Gastrointestinal emergencies ( Beverley Ewens ). Chapter 9 Endocrine emergencies ( Philip Jevon ). Chapter 10 Poisoning ( James Bethel ). Chapter 11 Critical care outreach service ( Kate Deacon ). Chapter 12 Ethical and legal issues ( Fiona Foxall ). Index.