Medcast news and blog
Physical Assessment Techniques for ICU Nurses: Identifying and managing patient deterioration - Clinical Opal
Carl has been in ICU for 2 weeks, over the last 24 hours his condition has deteriorated. What priority assessment needs to be done to get to the bottom of Carl’s deterioration and optimise his plan of care?
READ ON
Why you should use an ABCDE approach to patient assessment
Susan Helmrich
The ABCDE approach is the most recognised tool for rapid patient assessment, it allows us to recognise life-threatening conditions early and provides a systematic method that focuses on identifying problems and implementing critical interventions in a timely manner.