title: Understanding the care of patients with acute pancreatitis.
abstract: Although acute pancreatitis can be potentially life-threatening, patients with this condition can be monitored in the ward area. For this reason, it is essential that nurses have a good understanding of the physiology surrounding the illness and the significance of close and careful monitoring of patients with this condition.
authors.affiliation: Edge Hill School of Health, Liverpool. hughese@edgehill.ac.uk
authors.forename: Elaine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hughes
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D015984:Causality; D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D010186:Pancreatic Function Tests; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*