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Acute Care Nursing

Acute Care Nursing

Acute Care Nursing

Julia Gilbert, Federation University Australia
Elisabeth Coyne, Griffith University, Queensland
August 2018
Paperback
9781108413039

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    Acute Care Nursing provides an accessible and practical overview of the role of the nurse in acute medical and surgical settings in the Australian and New Zealand context. Linking closely with the Australian 'Registered nurse standards for practice' and the New Zealand Competencies for Registered Nurses, this text equips students with foundational knowledge of the pathophysiology, treatment and legal and ethical issues associated with common acute conditions. Through the person-centred, collaborative care approach, students will also learn effective communication, decision-making and cultural competency skills that are essential for nurses in any practice context. Each chapter is enriched with pedagogical features designed to solidify understanding and promote critical thinking, including case studies, reflections, key terms, review questions, research topics and further readings. Offering students a relevant and contemporary understanding of the acute care context, Acute Care Nursing is an essential companion that can be taken from the classroom into practice.

    • Provides a structured overview of the role of the nurse in the care of clients in the acute setting
    • Presents a narrative-style, person-centred approach to nursing in the acute context
    • Contextualises acute care nursing for Australian and New Zealand students by including local statistics, frameworks, policies and content written by respected Australian academics and practising nurses

    Product details

    August 2018
    Paperback
    9781108413039
    282 pages
    255 × 192 × 15 mm
    0.59kg
    23 b/w illus. 31 tables
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    Table of Contents

    • 1. The Australian and New Zealand healthcare systems Linda Deravin, Elisabeth Coyne, Lyn Croxon and Judith Anderson
    • 2. Admitting and assessing medical and surgical clients Judith Anderson, Monica Peddle, Sonia Reisenhofer, Judith Needham and Linda Deravin
    • 3. The acute surgical patient Elisabeth Coyne, Judith Anderson and Maryanne Podham
    • 4. The acute medical client Rachel Cross, Ann-Marie Brown and Nang Sein
    • 5. Acute respiratory conditions Melissa Johnston, Amali Hohol and Grant Williams-Pritchard
    • 6. Acute cardiovascular conditions Amali Hohol, Melissa Johnston, Emma Luck and Grant Williams-Pritchard
    • 7. Acute renal conditions Melissa Arnold-Chamney, Sharon Latimer, Matthew Barton and Janet Kelly
    • 8. Acute neurological conditions Amali Hohol, Leeanne Ford, Julia Gilbert, Ronak Reshamwala and Michael Todorovic
    • 9. Acute gastrointestinal conditions Amali Hohol and Lyndal Taylor
    • 10. Acute endocrine conditions Sharon Latimer, Matthew Barton, Leeane Ford, Julia Gilbert and Nang Sein
    • 11. Acute reproductive disorders Elisabeth Coyne and Sally-ann de-Vitry Smith
    • 12. Health emergencies Elicia Kunst, Jasmine Wadham, Monica Peddle, Elizabeth Elder, Ann-Marie Brown and Amy Johnston.
      Contributors
    • Linda Deravin, Elisabeth Coyne, Lyn Croxon, Judith Anderson, Monica Peddle, Sonia Reisenhofer, Judith Needham, Maryanne Podham, Rachel Cross, Ann-Marie Brown, Nang Sein, Melissa Johnston, Amali Hohol, Grant Williams-Pritchard, Emma Luck, Melissa Arnold-Chamney, Sharon Latimer, Matthew Barton, Janet Kelly, Leeanne Ford, Julia Gilbert, Ronak Reshamwala, Michael Todorovic, Lyndal Taylor, Sally-ann de-Vitry Smith, Elicia Kunst, Jasmine Wadham, Elizabeth Elder, Amy Johnston