Acute and Critical Care in Adult Nursing

by Desiree Tait, Catherine Norris, David Barton, Jane James

Overview

Mapped to the 2018 NMC Standards and filled with real life scenarios and activities, this book develops students' competence and confidence in managing the care of critically and acutely ill patients.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781526444684
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	04/29/2022
Series:	Transforming Nursing Practice Series
Edition description:	Third Edition
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	6.73(w) x 9.68(h) x (d)

About the Author

Desi Tait is senior lecturer and Year leader for BSc Nursing in the Faculty for Health and Social Care at Bournemouth University. Desi has over 30 years experience in the practice, theory and education of adult acute and critical care nursing and facilitates critical care education at both undergraduate and post graduate levels. She has a particular interest in the use of blended learning strategies in critical care undergraduate education and is involved in developing and evaluating innovative ways to facilitate student learning by adopting a practice based approach to education. Desi completed her doctorate in the study of nurses' experience of recognizing and managing clinical deterioration in patients in hospital in 2009 and this continues to be an area of clinical interest.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Assessing, recognising, and responding to acute and critical illness - Desiree Tait and Mark Gagan
Chapter 2: The breathless person - Desiree Tait
Chapter 3: The person who needs respiratory support - Desiree Tait and Helen Aldridge
Chapter 4: The person with chest pain - David Barton and Desiree Tait
Chapter 5: The person in pain - Catherine Norris
Chapter 6: The person in shock - Desiree Tait and Helen Aldridge
Chapter 7: The person with sepsis and septic shock - Desiree Tait and Helen Aldridge
Chapter 8: The person with delirium - Desiree Tait and Helen Aldridge
Chapter 9: The person with acute kidney injury - Desiree Tait
Chapter 10: The person with physiological trauma - Catherine Norris
Chapter 11: The person with altered consciousness - Desiree Tait
Chapter 12: The person with an endocrine disorder - Desiree Tait
Chapter 13: Conclusion: lessons learned – an action plan for practice - Desiree Tait

Editorial Reviews

'The set of books is an excellent resource for students. The series is small, easily portable and valuable. I use the whole set on a regular basis'. Fiona Davies, Senior Nurse Lecturer, University of Derby.

Fiona Davies