Initial Management of Acute Medical Patients A Guide for Nurses and Healthcare Practitioners

Initial Management of Acute Medical Patients is a clinically focused, practical and contemporary guide for assessing and managing patients with acute medical conditions. Suitable for all nurses and healthcare practitioners in medical assessment units, in medical wards, and A&E staff, it presents a structured approach based on common presenting features and focuses on the first 24 hours of the patients hospital stay. The book draws on a wide range of supporting evidence and also provides the reader with sources for further reading.

Ian Wood is a Lecturer in the School of Nursing Midwifery, Keele University. His clinical background is in emergency nursing and, in this context, he has worked in emergency departments in Manchester, Leicester and Stoke on Trent. Michelle Garner is a Senior Lecturer and pathway lead for acute and critical care within the Faculty of Health Wellbeing, University of Cumbria. Her clinical background is in cardiology and she has worked in cardiac units in Stoke on Trent, Macclesfield and London.