Acute Care for Nurses 1st edition (first edition)

About this book

Acute Care for Nurses 1st edition by Claire Boyd is a practical handbook designed to strengthen confidence with patient assessment and essential clinical skills in acute care settings. Part of the Student Survival Skills series, it helps nursing students and healthcare practitioners recognise deterioration, communicate clinical findings effectively, and respond systematically to patients requiring urgent assessment and intervention.

The book covers diagnostic tests and advanced formulae, sepsis recognition, conflict resolution, patient assessment, and Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation communication. Its medical emergency chapters follow airway, breathing, circulation, disability, and exposure assessment, while practical skills include emergency fluid management, treatment of pediatric dehydration, hypodermoclysis, central lines, invasive ventilation, and noninvasive ventilation.

This handbook is intended particularly for nursing students developing acute clinical skills, as well as Nursing Associates, Registered Nurses, midwives, Assistant Practitioners, Senior Healthcare Assistants, return to practice nurses, and internationally trained nurses. Activities, knowledge checks, practical explanations, clinical scenarios, and critical care simulation help connect acute care principles with situations encountered during placements and clinical practice.

Nursing students and healthcare practitioners can use this 2023 edition to review structured assessment, recognise sepsis and patient deterioration, strengthen emergency care skills, and prepare for acute clinical situations. The complete 1st edition is available as a searchable PDF enhanced digital version with instant access for nursing coursework, placement preparation, skills review, and acute care reference.