Monitoring the Critically Ill Patient (Essential Clinical Skills for Nurses) - Softcover

"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

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.