Product Description

Critical care is becoming increasingly more common outside the ITU environment. Nurses on general wards need to know the essentials of how to monitor critically ill patients closely and safely. This book is part of a series designed to provide handy, practical guidance for use whilst on the job. Bullet points, diagrams and tables are used to distil the vital facts making this book an invaluable aide memoire for nurses working on acute wards, in A&E, theatres, critical care, coronary care and high dependency units. Students too will find the simple, clear layout very conducive to learning.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #401011 in Books
• Published on: 2002-04-12
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 234 pages

Review
"The book is an excellent quick reference guide to all the different types of patient monitoring used in critcal care. It will be useful for nurses working in acute wards and for junior nurses working in ICU and high–dependency units."

Nursing Times

"...the compact nature of the book will make it a useful reference for those responsible for monitoring critically ill or potentially critically ill patients, where nursing care is delivered."

Journal of Advanced Nursing

"This comprehensive book shows, in a nutshell, the most important issues needed for monitoring critically ill patients, not only in ICU but also in A&E settings. The authors were successful in writing this down in a clear and readable way, and it is logically presented...an ideal basis for advanced learning."

Accident and Emergency Nursing

"They have produced an invaluable text that will help to facilitate high quality care for the most vulnerable patients."

British Journal of Resuscitation

Journal of Advanced Nursing
"...a useful reference for those responsible for monitoring critically ill or potentially critically ill patients.

British Journal of Resuscitation
An invaluable text that will help to facilitate high quality care for the most vulnerable patients.

Customer Reviews

priceless
I thought this book was a very worthful buy. It is small enough to be kept in your pocket or bag or next to you at work. The lay out of the book ensure ease access to information in a concise form when required.
Students have borrowed the book and feel its explanations of i.e. respiratory management are very clear and understandable.
The book is valuable to staff on a busy acute ward or to HDU/ITU staff.

Monitoring the critically ill patient
Pocket sized book, so easy to carry. However, there are a few factual/editing errors that need rectifying. Would suggest this is a good book for the novice critical care nurse.

An excellent book to know the Basics of Intensive Care
I worked in a Surgical ward for 7years, I must admit I don't have much background in Critical Care. The outreach nurses helping the ward did inspire me to progress to this speciality.
Since I've used Blackwell's books before and find them easy to use, I tried this book to start with for this specialty and I haven't regret buying it. It help me tremendously not only in assessing but monitoring my patient. My colleagues especially my mentor are impressed knowing the basic things that they just about to teach. I'm truly happy I'd used this Intensive Care book.