(Advanced Clinical Practice)
by Sadie Diamond-Fox; Barry Hill; Sonya Stone; Caroline McCrea; Natalie Gardner; Angela Roberts
The Advanced Practitioner in Acute, Emergency and Critical Care
Dedicated text for trainee and newly-qualified Advanced Practitioners specialising in acute, emergency and critical care
Aligned
with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and the Health and Care
Professions Council (HCPC) regulatory body requirements, this formative
text is the first of its kind, covering a variety of key topics for
advanced practitioners working in acute, emergency and critical care.
Written
by experienced advanced practitioners and academics closely involved in
the delivery of both the clinical and academic components of advanced
practice training programmes, The Advanced Practitioner in Acute, Emergency and Critical Care presents:
- Complex
decision making, covering legal and ethical frameworks (including
patient safety), communication skills and breaking bad news, and end of
life care
- Diagnosis
and management of patients, covering radiology, principles of point of
care ultrasound (PoCUS), laboratory tests and prescribing
- Resuscitation
and first stage management of the critically unwell, advanced
resuscitation skills, shock, intra- and inter-hospital transfers, and
organ donation
- History taking, physical examination, and consultation models
- Learning
support with accreditation considerations boxes, clinical
investigations, examination scenarios, pharmacology boxes, pathological
and psychological considerations, social and cultural considerations,
case studies, self-assessment questions, and more
Utilising
a multi-professional and inclusive framework of advanced level
practice, this is an essential resource for all trainee and
newly-qualified advanced practitioners. The text also serves as an
excellent classroom aid for lecturers teaching advanced practice
courses.