Recognising and managing adult patients who are critically sick.
The challenge of recognising the ward-based patient at risk of rapid deterioration is discussed frequently within the literature. As their role enables them to be in constant contact with patients, nurses are in a prime position to identify problems at an early stage with the use of systematic patient assessment. This means appropriate treatment can be initiated quickly, potentially saving the patient's life.
School of nursing and midwifery, University of East Anglia, Norwich.
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D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001831:Body Temperature; D003243:Consciousness; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000451:nursing*; D004630:Emergencies; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000451:nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D014556:Urine