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