Nursing the Acutely Ill Adult

DAVID CLARKE is an experienced lecturer and Deputy Postgraduate Research Tutor in the School of Healthcare at the University of Leeds, UK. His teaching now centres around research methods, his own research currently including a qualitative process evaluation of a training programme for caregivers after a stroke. ALISON KETCHELL Lecturer and Teaching Lead in the School of Healthcare at the University of Leeds, UK. She specializes in acute and cardiac care and previously worked as a senior sister in cardiology and coronary care. Alison has maintained close links with clinical practice throughout her teaching career.

Preface The Importance Of Nursing Assessment In Acute Care; D.Clarke Principles Of Assessment; J.Jackson Shock Presentation; I.Goulden Neurological Head Injury; Acute Coronary Syndrome; A.Ketchell Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; L.Cleave Acute Kidney Injury; M.Bevan Small Bowel Obstruction; B.Gallacher Diabetic Ketoacidosis; P.Holt Care Management Drug Misuse; M.Clayton & B.McMaster Musculo Skeletal Trauma; J.Maz Endnotes