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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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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: McArthur-Rouse, Fiona J., Prosser, Sylvia
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2007.
Subjects:
Surgical emergencies.
Preoperative care.
Postoperative care.
Surgical nursing.
Surgery, Operative.
Perioperative Care
Acute Disease > therapy
Nursing Assessment
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Preoperative Care
Postoperative Care
Perioperative Nursing
Electronic books.
Nurses Instruction
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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 prepar.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 260 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780470691243
0470691247
9780470691946
0470691948
9786611318949
6611318941
1405133058
9781405133050
1281318949
9781281318947