Product Description

Monitoring the critically ill patient is a practical guide to monitoring acutely 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 critically ill patients in their care.

Monitoring the critically ill patient assumes no prior knowledge and equips students and newly qualified staff with the clinical skills and knowledge they need in order to confidently monitor patients at risk, identify key priorities, and provide prompt and effective care. It was developed in response to NHS policies relating to critical care and adopts a system–by–system approach, exploring respiratory function, cardiovascular function, neurological function, renal function, gastrointestinal function, hepatic function, endocrine function, nutritional status, and temperature in turn. This revised and updated second edition includes an additional chapter on outreach, medical emergency teams and early warning scoring systems. A final chapter explores monitoring during transport.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #26815 in Books
• Published on: 2007-07-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

Review
"This whistle–stop guide would provide a great addition to any junior nurses′ book collection … .A short well–constructed introduction to monitoring critically ill patients." (Open Forum, November 2008)

"This book is invaluable for students going into their acute placements and for newly qualified nurses on the wards...a conveniently sized and inclusive guide." (Nursing Standard)

"A welcome addition to the reading list for undergraduate students undertaking a complex needs module." (International Emergency Nursing)

"This compact and easily navigated text provides the reader with the principles of monitoring the critically ill patient." (Science Direct)

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.