Book description
Initial Management of Acute Medical Patients
is a clinically focused, practical and contemporary guide for assessing
and managing patients with acute medical conditions. Suitable for all
nurses and healthcare practitioners working in medical assessment units,
medical wards, and emergency departments, it presents a structured
approach based on common presenting features and focuses on the first 24
hours of the patient's hospital stay. The book draws on a wide range of
supporting evidence and also provides the reader with sources for
further reading.
Key features:
· Written predominantly by nurses for nurses,
this text is also suitable for a range of healthcare professionals,
including paramedics and nurse practitioners, and anybody working in
an acute care environment including primary care assessment units,
clinical decision units and intermediate care.
· Designed as a quick reference text for use in clinical practice.
· Extensively referenced throughout, thus increasing its
appeal to practitioners at all stages of their careers and to those
who are undertaking further study.
· Devotes two entire chapters to assessing and meeting the
acute care needs of vulnerable adults (i. e. older adults, those with
mental health needs, and those with learning disabilities), and
discussing best practice in dealing with sudden death.
· Each chapter offers clear, concise and down-to-earth
information based on a common presenting symptom and provides
practical advice, supported by best evidence and the most up to date
clinical guidelines.
· Fully updated and extensively expanded to include recent
guidelines and procedures
