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ICU Patient Assessment Protocols by Helena Meurial Hilkiah is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document discusses admission protocols, assessment tools, and principles for intensive care units (ICUs). It describes the FANCAP method for assessing critically ill patients, which examines fluid status, aeration/breathing, nutrition, communication/neurological function, activity level, and pain. The document also outlines three levels of ICUs - Level I in district hospitals provides close monitoring and short-term ventilation; Level II in general hospitals provides more prolonged ventilation; Level II
- Author
- Helena Meurial Hilkiah
- Language
- EN