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.
Edited by:
Sadie Diamond-Fox (Northumbria University UK),
Barry Hill (Northumbria University,
UK),
Sonya Stone (University of Nottingham,
UK),
Caroline McCrea (Portsmouth University Hospital Trust,
UK),
Natalie Gardner (King's College Hospital in London,
UK)
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 252mm,
Width: 205mm,
Spine: 29mm
Weight: 1.446kg
ISBN: 9781119908289
ISBN 10: 1119908280
Series: Advanced Clinical Practice
Pages: 608
Publication Date: 12 January 2024
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
About the Editors viii Notes on Contributors xi Preface xxiii Acknowledgements xxv How to Use Your Text Book xxvii Unit 1 Continuous Professional Development, Appraisal and Revalidation 1 Chapter 1 Governance 3 Ollie Phipps Chapter 2 Continuous Profession Development (CPD), Appraisal and Revalidation 19 Vikki-Jo Scott Unit 2 Complex Decision Making 35 Chapter 3 Ethics and Legal Principles 37 Nick Fox Chapter 4 Communication Skills and Breaking Bad News 50 Phil Broadhurst and Emma Underdown Chapter 5 Advanced Clinical Decision-making and End-of-life Care 63 Rachel Allen-Ashcroft and Victoria Metaxa Unit 3 History Taking and Physical Examination Skills in Acute, Emergency, and Critical Care 75 Chapter 6 Consultation Models and Diagnostic Reasoning 77 Sadie Diamond-Fox, Rebecca Connolly, Alexandra Gatehouse, John Wilkinson, Angela Roberts, Caroline McCrea, and Sonya Stone Chapter 7 Respiratory Presentations 106 Andrew Lee, Rebecca Chamoto, Rebecca Kurylec, Kirsty Laing, Kathryn Thomas, Emma Toplis, Padma Parthasarathy, and Rebecca Stacey Chapter 8 Cardiac Presentations 136 Rachel Wong Chapter 9 Neurological and Endocrine Presentations 169 Rebecca Connolly and Sonya Stone Chapter 10 AECC Renal and Genitourinary Presentations 196 Rachel Allen-Ashcroft and Sonya Stone Chapter 11 Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary 222 Angela Roberts Chapter 12 Haematological and Oncological Presentations 240 Barry Hill Chapter 13 Rheumatological and Immunological Presentations 263 Caroline McCrea, Barry Hill, Sonya Stone, and Sadie Diamond-Fox Chapter 14 Mental Health Presentations 283 Clare Allabyrne Unit 4 Diagnosis and Management in Acute, Emergency, and Critical Care 303 Chapter 15 Radiology 305 Joe Wood, Stephanie Shea, and Tracey Maxfield Chapter 16 Principles of Point of Care Ultrasound 327 Hannah Conway Chapter 17 Laboratory Tests 359 Sarah Henry and Natalie Gardner Chapter 18 Pharmacology and Prescribing for the Acute, Emergency, and Critical Care Populations 391 Jill Bentley, David Thom, and Joseph Tooley Chapter 19 Advanced and Extended Procedures for AECC Populations 414 Phil Evans and Sean Buchanan Unit 5 Resus & 1st Stage MX of the Critically Unwell 445 Chapter 20 Advanced Life Support 447 Sadie Diamond-Fox and Alexandra Gatehouse Chapter 21 Shock 483 Francesca Riccio and Phil Broadhurst Chapter 22 Intra/Inter Hospital Transfers 508 Mark Cannan, Stuart Cox, and Kirstin Geer Chapter 23 Organ Donation and Optimisation 521 Jill Featherstone and Stevie Park Prefixes and Suffixes 532 Normal Values 545 Index 549
The Editors Sadie Diamond-Fox is an Advanced Critical Care Practitioner (FICM ACCP Member) at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals and Strategic Lead for Advanced Practice Programmes; Assistant Professor in Advanced Critical Care Practice (Fellow - HEA), and a PhD Candidate (‘ImpACCPt’ Study) at Northumbria University, UK. Barry Hill is an Associate Professor of Nursing Science and Critical Care at Northumbria University, UK. He is a certified Advanced Practitioner (MSc), Independent and Supplementary Prescriber (V300), and Senior Fellow (SFHEA) with AdvanceHE. Barry is a Commissioning Editor for the British Journal of Nursing, and a Consultant Editor for the International Journal for Advancing Practice. Sonya Stone is an Associate Professor of Advanced Clinical Practice and Director of Postgraduate Education and CPD in the School of Health Sciences at the University of Nottingham. She is an Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Cardiac Intensive Care at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and Clinical Lead for eICM at the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine. Caroline McCrea is an Advanced Critical Care Practitioner at Portsmouth University Hospital Trust. Natalie Gardner is the Trust Clinical Lead for Advanced Clinical Practice and Non-Medical Prescribing at King’s College Hospital in London and works clinically as an Advanced Critical Care Practitioner. Natalie is the Co-Chair for the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine ACCP Sub-Committee, and also serves as an Officer in the British Army Reserves. Angela Roberts is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner within Southern Health NHS Trust. She is a certified ACCP (FICM ACCP Member), Independent and Supplementary Prescriber and Designated Prescribing Practitioner (DPP).
