Mosby's Expert Rapid Response

Organised alphabetically, Expert Rapid Response covers over 100 of the most urgent patient-care situations nurses working in hospitals encounter. Each entry begins with an explanation of how or why the life-threatening circumstance occurs, and then it tells the nurse::
What to look for
What to do immediately
What to do next
How to perform follow-up care
Which special considerations to be aware of

Three major elements distinguish Expert Rapid Response from other books dealing with acute clinical situations::
Its highly practical alphabetical organisation
The selectivity and breadth of its content
Its to-the-point entries, which get the reader to the information she needs quickly and tells her what she must know to act fast and decisively.

These elements mean that Expert Rapid Response enables the nurse to enter any acute or life-threatening situation and know or quickly determine exactly what to do. Shell know what causes the problem, its pathophysiologic nature, what to assess, which actions to take to stabilize the patient, what to do next, and how to plan and initiate follow-up care. Insights and essential ongoing information closes the entry. This pattern infuses every entry and encourages self-confidence, analytical thinking, swift and economical interventions, and direct interactions and communication with other team members.