Harrison, Richard, <br/><br/>
A Nurse's Survival Guide to Acute Medical Emergencies /  
Richard Harrison, Lynda Daly 
 - Third Updated Edition 
 - xxiv, 441 pages :  colour illustration ;   23 cm 
 - Nurse's survival guide .
 - Nurse's survival guide .
<br/><br/>Bibliography : page 430. 
<br/><br/> Are you a nurse, a physician's associate or a medical student in an acute or emergency unit?<br/><br/>This is your indispensable primer of acute medical care - a pocket guide to caring for patients with acute medical conditions.<br/><br/>This book will help you to<br/>care for patients in the first critical 24 hours of admission<br/>manage patients using the most up-to-date evidence based approach<br/>understand the most common emergency medical conditions and their underlying disease mechanisms<br/>handle the patient's assessment , understand the observations and manage their disease<br/>easily obtain clear practical advice<br/>know what to tell the patient and relatives using jargon-free language<br/>access information on SARS, avian influenza and bio-terrorism<br/><br/>This updated edition<br/><br/>contains improved sections on stroke care, diabetes and sepsis,<br/>introduces the NEWS 2 observation chart<br/>has revised its case histories in line with current practice<br/><br/>This updated edition:<br/><br/>contains improved sections on stroke care, diabetes and sepsis, introduces the NEWS 2 observation chart, has revised its case histories in line with current practice, improved sections on stroke care, diabetes and sepsis, introduction of the NEWS 2 observation chart revised case histories in line with current practice.<br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780702076664  RM145.19 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Emergency nursing<br/>Medical emergencies
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>610.7361