Critical care nursing : science and practice /
Sheila K. Adam and Sue Osborne.
- 2nd ed.
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
- xii, 537 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 -- Renal problems -- Neurological problems -- 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.
0198525877 (pbk : alk. paper)
2005015893
Intensive care nursing. Critical Care--methods. Nursing Care--methods.