Critical Care Nursing
Science and Practice
3rd Edition
Published on 10. March 2017
608 pages
978-0-19-251531-5 (ISBN)
Description
The third edition of the best-selling Critical Care Nursing offers readers a fully up-to-date, evidence-based guide to the science and practice of nursing the critically ill patient.
Organised into 16 chapters, this edition covers all essential aspects of critical care nursing, from how to manage and monitor specific problems within organ systems, to how to provide sympathetic and compassionate care. A new chapter on 'Managing major incidents and preparing for pandemics' has been introduced with an insight to this crucial aspect of contemporary global healthcare.
Written by a team of experienced nurses, this textbook supports staff working across the continuum of critical care to deliver safe, knowledgeable care that is rooted in a strong clinical, evidence base.
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02/2017
3rd Edition
Oxford University Press
€68.50
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Persons
Sheila Adam, Chief Nurse, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Sue Osborne, Independent Consultant, formerly sister in critical care, St George's Hospital, London, UK
John Welch, Consultant Nurse in Critical Care and Critical Care Outreach, University College London Hospitals, London, UK
Content
- 1: Sheila Adam and Deborah Dawson: The critical care continuum
- 2: Sheila Adam: The critical care environment
- 3: John Welch: The patient within the critical care environment
- 4: John Welch and Claire Black: Respiratory problems
- 5: Sue Osborne: Cardiovascular problems
- 6: John Welch: Cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- 7: John Welch: Renal problems
- 8: Sandra Fairley: Neurological problems
- 9: Sheila Adam: Gastrointestinal problems and nutrition
- 10: John Welch: Sepsis and multiple organ dysfunction
- 11: Sue Osborne: Trauma and major haemorrhage
- 12: Sue Osborne: Haematological problems
- 13: Andrew Dimech: The immune system and the immunocompromised patient
- 14: Sue Osborne: Endocrine, obstetric and drug overdose emergencies
- 15: Sheila Adam: Managing major incidents and preparing for pandemics
- 16: John Welch: Evaluating evidence and quality of care in the critical care unit
