Critical care nursing
Subtitle: science and practice
By: Sheila K. Adam and Sue Osborne.
Contributors: Osborne, Sue.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Intensive care nursing.; Critical Care -- methods.; Nursing Care -- methods.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The critical care continuum; title: The critical care environment; title: The patient within the critical care environment; title: Respiratory problems; title: Monitoring the critically ill patient; title: Cardiovascular problems; title: Cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation; title: Cardiac surgery; title: Renal problems; title: Neurological problems; title: Gastrointestinal problems and nutrition; title: The systemic inflammatory response, sepsis, and multiple organ dysfunction; title: Trauma; title: Haematological problems; title: The immune system and the immunocompromised patient; title: Endocrine, obstetric, and drug overdose emergencies; title: Evaluating the effects of care in the critical care unit.