Critical Care Nursing
Synopsis
Critical Care Nursing: Learning from Practice takes a unique approach to critical care. Based around case scenarios that have the patient as the central focus, each chapter is constructed around an example of a critically ill patient with specific care needs. The chapters then go on to critically explore the knowledge and skills required to deliver expert care. This book looks at a range of critical care scenarios, including:The patient with acute lung injuryThe patient with feverThe patient with an acute kidney injuryThe patient with long term needsThe patient with increased intra-abdominal pressureThe Patient following cardiac surgeryEach chapter develops knowledge of the related physiology/pathophysiology, appropriate nursing interventions that are research/evidence based, technical skills, data interpretation and critical appraisal skills, enabling the reader to apply fundamental knowledge to more complex patient problems. Critical Care Nursing: Learning from Practice is an essential resource for practitioners faced with complex and challenging patient cases.
- Copyright:
- 2007 John Wiley & Sons
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- ISBN-13:
- 9781444393095
- Publisher:
- Wiley
- Date of Addition:
- 2014-06-21T01:47:03Z
- Language:
- English
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- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.