Nursing Medical Emergency Patients

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

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