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Do you use your ABCDE?

04 March 2020

Nursing Standard

Comment

In the context of the deteriorating patient, it is accepted (fairly unequivocally) that patient assessment be carried out using an airway, breathing, circulation,...

An overview of adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation equipment

01 February 2017

Nursing Standard

CPD

Nurses have many roles and responsibilities in relation to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), including: recognising that a patient is deteriorating; recognising...

Using the ABCDE approach to assess the deteriorating patient

29 November 2017

Nursing Standard

CPD

Patients who deteriorate without recognition or timely interventions are at risk of critical care admission and increased morbidity or mortality. This article...

Investigating ward nurses’ responses to deteriorating patients

22 February 2019

Nursing Standard

research

Deteriorating patients often present with suboptimal vital signs. If these are not recognised by healthcare staff, the patient’s condition can deteriorate further,...

Investigating ward nurses’ responses to deteriorating patients

18 September 2018

Nursing Standard

evidence and practice

Deteriorating patients often present with suboptimal vital signs. If these are not recognised by healthcare staff, the patient’s condition can deteriorate further,...