Monitoring the Critically Ill Patient

by Jevon, Philip; Ewens, Beverley; Pooni, Jagtar Singh

• ISBN13: 9780632058037
• ISBN10: 063205803X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-07-01
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Summary

"Monitoring the Critically Ill Patient is an invaluable, accessible guide to monitoring critically ill patients on the general ward. Critically ill patients are increasingly cared for outside intensive care units and all nurses need to be able to accurately monitor and care for them. Monitoring the Critically Ill Patient assumes no prior knowledge and equips students and newly-qualified staff with the clinical skills and knowledge they need to confidently monitor patients at risk, identify key priorities, and provide prompt and effective care. It adopts a system-by-system approach, exploring respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological, renal, gastrointestinal, hepatic and endocrine functions, and nutritional status in turn. This second edition includes new chapters on assessment, recognition and management of the critically ill patient, including outreach, medical emergency teams and early warning scoring systems."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Philip Jevon is a Resuscitation Council UK ALS Instructor at Manor Hospital, Walsall.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vi
Preface	ix
Acknowledgements	x
Monitoring respiratory function	1	(41)
Monitoring cardiovascular function l: ECG monitoring	42	(23)
Monitoring cardiovascular function 2: haemodynamic monitoring	65	(39)
Monitoring neurological function	104	(23)
Monitoring renal function	127	(19)
Monitoring gastrointestinal function	146	(10)
Monitoring hepatic function	156	(9)
Monitoring endocrine function	165	(14)
Monitoring nutritional status	179	(17)
Monitoring temperature	196	(15)
Monitoring during transport	211	(11)
Record keeping	222	(7)
Index	229