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Assessing and managing the acutely ill adult surgical patient

Assessing and managing the acutely ill adult surgical patient focuses on major surgical conditions and interventions commonly encountered in District General Hospitals which potentially require intensive monitoring and intervention. It emphasizes the importance of thorough assessment and interpretat...

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Group Author: McArthur-Rouse, Fiona J; Prosser, Sylvia
Published:
Literature type: Electronic eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Surgical emergencies
Preoperative Care
Postoperative care
Surgical nursing
Perioperative Care > Nurses' Instruction
Acute Disease > Nurses' Instruction > therapy
Adult
Nursing Assessment > Nurses' Instruction
Surgical Procedures, Operative > Nurses' Instruction
MEDICAL > Prosthesis
MEDICAL > Surgery > General
Electronic books
Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470691946
Summary: Assessing and managing the acutely ill adult surgical patient focuses on major surgical conditions and interventions commonly encountered in District General Hospitals which potentially require intensive monitoring and intervention. It emphasizes the importance of thorough assessment and interpretation of clinical data, and provides the necessary knowledge to help nurses make sense of their findings and to integrate theory and practice in relation to surgical care. Part one addresses principles of surgical care for all patients undergoing surgery -- including pre-operative assessment and pre
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (viii, 260 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780470691243 (electronic bk.)
0470691247 (electronic bk.)
9780470691946
0470691948
Index Number: RD93
CLC: R473.6
Contents: Pre-operative assessment and preparation / Curie Scott, Fiona J. McArthur-Rouse, Jane McLean -- The peri-operative phase / Luke Ewart and Sandra Huntington -- Post-operative recovery / Sylvia Prosser and Fiona J. McArthur-Rouse -- Post-operative pain management / Jane McLean, Sandra Huntington, Fiona J. McArthur-Rouse -- Psychosocial aspects of surgery / Fiona J. McArthur-Rouse and Tim Collins -- Head and neck surgery / Tracey Sharpe and Carma Harnett -- Vascular surgery / Ann M. Price -- Upper gastrointestinal surgery / Ian Felstead -- Surgery of the lower gastrointestinal tract / Ian Felst

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