"Using a body systems approach and fully updated in light of new NEWS and NMC guidelines, as well as including a new chapter on mental health, the second edition of this book provides a comprehensive overview of the essential issues in acute care"--
This practical, comprehensive resource helps nurses plan individualized care for clients in the medical-surgical, extended care, or home care environments. It covers over 70 individual disorders, with detailed care plans...
Linking closely with the Australian 'Registered nurse standards for practice' and the New Zealand Competencies for Registered Nurses, this text equips students with foundational knowledge of the pathophysiology, treatment and legal and ...
The book emphasises the importance of systematic assessment, interpretation of clinical signs of deterioration, and the need to escalate the patient in a timely manner.
Nursing Care Report Card for Acute Care
The fundamental principles of ACE described in this book will further assist hospital leaders to develop, implement, sustain and disseminate the Acute Care for Elders model of care.
"This literature review uses and analyzes nursing-sensitive indicators for community-based nonacute care. Seeking evidence-based indicators that reflect the quality of nursing care, an ANA advisory committee determined that the indicators...
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Review Guides/Certification Prep/Pocket Guides
Acute Care Nursing: A Physiological Approach to Clinical Assessment and Patient Care