Dr Mark Allan Emergency Department Consultant
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
Gloucestershire, UK
Ms Alison Ashley Senior Sister
Cheltenham General Hospital
Gloucestershire, UK
Ms Sherri Cheal Member of the Faculty of Emergency
Nursing and Deputy Lead Nurse for Emergency Care
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
Gloucestershire, UK
Ms Marilyn Gilbert Senior Sister
Emergency Department
Cheltenham General Hospital
Gloucestershire, UK
Ms Jeanette Welsh Fellow of the Faculty of Emergency Nursing and Emergency Care Practice Development Nurse
Emergency Department
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
Gloucestershire, UK
This guide enables nurses to identify which clinical problems are true emergencies, which require urgent attention and those that can wait. Differential diagnoses for each clinical presentation are identified along with the actions required to ensure effective treatment is provided. Information is presented concisely, utilising bullet lists and icons.
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