Nursing the Acutely Ill Adult av David (School of Healthcare UK) Clarke, Alison (University of Leeds Leeds) Ketchell

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Nurses in all areas of clinical practice must be able to recognise, assess and manage changes to a patient''s condition. With a strong focus on pathophysiology, the comprehensive new edition of this essential textbook retains the case study approach that made the first edition so popular with students and educators alike. Offering further reading resources and definitions of key terms to aid learning it develops nurses'' key skills such as identifying and explaining the pathophysiology of sepsis; recognising and managing hypovolaemic shock; assessment and management of cardiovascular, neurological and traumatic injury; and understanding priorities in initial stroke assessment and management, including nursing care following administration of a thrombolytic drug.Written by contributors from a range of clinical and academic backgrounds, <i>Nursing the Acutely Ill Adult</i> is essential reading for all students within the adult branch of nursing, a comprehensive book guide to understandin