Critical Care Nursing Science and Practice

Name: Critical Care Nursing Science and Practice
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ISBN: 9780198526001

ISBN-10: 0198526008

ISBN-13: 9780198526001

Edition: 2nd

Authors: Sheila K Adam, Susan Osborne

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An essential practical guide to all nurses working in intensive care. The second edition of this popular textbook encompasses the knowledge, skills and expertise employed in nursing the critically ill patient. It highlights the priorities of care and the principles of management in a range of problems common in the ICU. The reader will benefit from the strong clinical foundation and the high level of expertise of the authors. Emphasis is placed on the nursing aspects of a multi-disciplinary approach to caring for the critically ill patient. The structure of the book allows new students to understand the physiology underlying the patient's condition before concentrating on the…

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List price: $65.00
Edition: 2nd
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/30/0002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 464
Language: English

The critical care continuum
The critical care environment
The patient within the critical care environment
Respiratory problems
Monitoring the critically ill patient
Cardiovascular problems
Cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Cardiac surgery, Felicia Kwaku
Renal problems, Felicia Kwaku
Neurological problems, Sandra Fairley & Siobhan McLernon
Gastrointestinal problems and nutrition
The systemic inflammatory response, sepsis and multiple organ dysfunction
Trauma
Haematological problems
The immune system and the immunocompromised patient
Endocrine, obstetric and drug overdose emergencies
Evaluating the effects of care in the critical care unit
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