Key result
Review details core physical assessment skills and cardiorespiratory management for acutely ill patients.
Why the study?
Increasing acuity of illness in general ward settings requires nurses to respond to complex clinical signs and provide evidence-based care to acutely ill patients.
Population
Acutely ill patients on a general ward setting
Design
Review article
Authors
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Supports enhanced physical assessment training for ward nurses; leaves open impact on patient outcomes in prospective studies.
This article provides core cardiovascular and respiratory knowledge to enhance physical assessment skills for nurses caring for acutely ill patients on general wards.
Brendan Docherty (2002) conducted a review in Acutely ill patients. Cardiorespiratory physical assessment was evaluated. This educational review describes core physical assessment skills, normal cardiovascular physiology, and the management of cardiovascular and respiratory dysfunction for acutely ill patients.
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