- Title
- Admitting and assessing medical and surgical clients
- Creator
- Gilbert, Julia; Peddle, Monica; Reisenhofer, Sonia; Needham, Judith; Deravin, Linda
- Date
- 2018
- Type
- Text; Book chapter
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/194943
- Identifier
- vital:18450
- Identifier
- ISBN:9781108329477 (ISBN); 9781108413039 (ISBN)
- Abstract
- This chapter discusses the admission and assessment of medical and surgical patients. It covers the process involved in admission and assessment of these acute clients and explains the concept of risk management, how important it is to patient safety and strategies that can be incorporated to increase patient safety and reduce risks. This is followed by a discussion about critical thinking and how it informs clinical decision-making. The role of the nurse is discussed in relation to patient-centred care, interpretation of diagnostic tests and administration of medication. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the discharge of acute clients, and how this requires consideration of social, cultural, physical and psychological factors. © Cambridge University Press 2018.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Relation
- Acute Care Nursing Chapter 2 p. 18-41
- Rights
- All metadata describing materials held in, or linked to, the repository is freely available under a CC0 licence
- Rights
- Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2018
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