Sheila Adam is Head of Nursing, Specialist Hospitals Board, UCL Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and author of Nursing in Critical Care: Science and Practice (now in its 2nd edition), The Oxford Handbook of Critical Care Nursing and Nutrition in the Critically Ill. Mandy Odell is Nurse Consultant in Critical Care, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, Nurse and Allied Health Professional representative for the Intensive Care Society and former Chair of the British Association of Critical Care Nurses. John Welch is Nurse Consultant in Critical Care, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and former Chair of the National Outreach Forum.

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• Foreword viPreface viii1. Why Rapid Assessment Is Essential for Ward Staff 12. Track and Trigger Systems: Early Warning Scores, Calling Criteria and Rapid Response Teams 133. Assessment Techniques 304. A–B–C–D–E: Airway Assessment and Management Techniques 435. A-B-C-D-E: Breathing (and Failure to Breathe) 616. A–B–C–D–E: Circulation (and Circulatory Failure) 987. A–B–C–D–E: Acute Neurological Care (Disability) 1538. A–B–C–D–E: Everything that Should Be Considered for Other Potential Problems 1819. Patient-centred Care, Team Working and Communication 198Appendix 1: Acid–Base Balance and Arterial Blood Gases 221Appendix 2: Oxygen Delivery Devices 227Index 232

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   Boken är bra uppbyggd så man förstår varje steg i arbetet med att göra en korrekt bedömning av de akut sjuka patienter man kan träffa på i sitt jobb.

   Niclas K

   29 augusti 2014

Sheila Adam is Head of Nursing, Specialist Hospitals Board, UCL Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and author of Nursing in Critical Care: Science and Practice (now in its 2nd edition), The Oxford Handbook of Critical Care Nursing and Nutrition in the Critically Ill. Mandy Odell is Nurse Consultant in Critical Care, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, Nurse and Allied Health Professional representative for the Intensive Care Society and former Chair of the British Association of Critical Care Nurses. John Welch is Nurse Consultant in Critical Care, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and former Chair of the National Outreach Forum.

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• Foreword viPreface viii1. Why Rapid Assessment Is Essential for Ward Staff 12. Track and Trigger Systems: Early Warning Scores, Calling Criteria and Rapid Response Teams 133. Assessment Techniques 304. A–B–C–D–E: Airway Assessment and Management Techniques 435. A-B-C-D-E: Breathing (and Failure to Breathe) 616. A–B–C–D–E: Circulation (and Circulatory Failure) 987. A–B–C–D–E: Acute Neurological Care (Disability) 1538. A–B–C–D–E: Everything that Should Be Considered for Other Potential Problems 1819. Patient-centred Care, Team Working and Communication 198Appendix 1: Acid–Base Balance and Arterial Blood Gases 221Appendix 2: Oxygen Delivery Devices 227Index 232

1. 4/5

   Mycket informativ

   Boken är bra uppbyggd så man förstår varje steg i arbetet med att göra en korrekt bedömning av de akut sjuka patienter man kan träffa på i sitt jobb.

   Niclas K

   29 augusti 2014