Caring for the Seriously Ill Patient 2E,Mike Macintosh,Tracey Mo

Taylor & Francis

More and more critically ill patients are being cared for on acute general wards rather than in ICUs\u2014necessitating that nurses become knowledgeable about the special needs of the seriously ill. This book considers the key issues surrounding the critical patient's care in the acute general hospital. The book explores the anatomy and physiology of each body system, looks at the major associated conditions and illnesses, and discusses how patients are assessed and monitored. The book is enhanced with diagrams, tables, and line drawings and includes up-to-date research on which to base practice. > As more critically ill patients are cared for on acute general wards rather than in ICUs, many nurses are having to cope with the particular problems of very sick patients without the specialist knowledge of an ICU trained nurse. This book considers the key issues surrounding the critical patient's care in the acute general hospital. The anatomy and physiology of each body system is expe