Emergencies in Adult Nursing
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Emergencies in Adult Nursing

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Contributors

  • 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






DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199226573.002.0008

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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Oxford University Press makes no representation, express or implied, that the drug dosages in this book are correct. Readers must therefore always check the product information and clinical procedures with the most up to date published product information and data sheets provided by the manufacturers and the most recent codes of conduct and safety regulations. The authors and the publishers do not accept responsibility or legal liability for any errors in the text or for the misuse or misapplication of material in this work.

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