This is an indispensable pocket guide for nurses caring for patients with acute medical conditions.This book will help you to: Care for patients within the critical first 24 hours of admission Manage patients using the most up-to-date, evidence-based approach Understand the most-common emergency medical conditions and their underlying disease mechanisms Handle the patient's assessment, understand the observations and manage their disease Easily obtain practical advice in a clear style Explains 'what to tell the patient and relatives' in jargon-free language Access information on SARS, avian influenza and bio-terrorism Improved sections on Acute Coronary Syndromes, non-invasive ventilation, acute stroke care, acute kidney injury and emergency oxygen treatment.

Book Information
ISBN 9780702040443
Author Richard N. Harrison
Format Paperback
Page Count 452
Imprint Churchill Livingstone
Publisher Elsevier Health Sciences