Nursing Care of the Acutely Ill and Deteriorating Patient, 1st Edition
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Patient assessment (how do the scoring systems work and what do they relate to exactly?)
Clinical decision making (essential for students who cannot prioritize)
The breathless patient / respiratory support
The patient with chest pain / cardiac arrest
The patient in pain
The patient in shock
The patient with sepsis and distributive shock
The patient with delirium
The patient with acute kidney injury
The patient with physiological trauma
The patient with altered consciousness
The patient with an overdose
The patient with an endocrine disorder
Safe transfer of patients
Sudden death and end-of-life care
Professionalism, accountability, law and teamwork
Vulnerability and safeguarding
Human Factors and error in the acute environment
Conclusion
Answers to end-of-chapter assessment
Glossary