Critical care nursing
Subtitle: a holistic approach
By: [edited by] Patricia Gonce Morton .. [et al.].
Contributors: Morton, Patricia Gonce, 1952-
Edition: 8th ed.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Philadelphia, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1376
Subjects: Intensive care nursing; Holistic nursing
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Critical care nursing practice; title: The patient's experience with critical illness; title: The family's experience with critical illness; title: Impact of the critical care environment on the patient; title: Relieving pain and providing comfort; title: Patient and family education in critical care; title: Ethical issues in critical care nursing; title: Legal issues in critical care nursing; title: Genetic issues in critical care nursing; title: Building a professional practice model for excellence in critical care nursing; title: The critically ill pediatric patient; title: The critically ill pregnant woman; title: The critically ill older patient; title: The postanesthesia patient; title: Interfacility transport of the critically ill patient; title: Anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system; title: Patient assessment: cardiovascular system; title: Patient management: cardiovascular system; title: Common cardiovascular disorders; title: Heart failure; title: Acute myocardial infarction; title: Cardiac surgery; title: Anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system; title: Patient assessment: respiratory system; title: Patient management: respiratory system; title: Common respiratory disorders; title: Acute respiratory distress syndrome; title: Anatomy and physiology of the renal system; title: Patient assessment: renal system; title: Patient management: renal system; title: Renal failure; title: Anatomy and physiology of the nervous system; title: Patient assessment: nervous system; title: Patient management: nervous system; title: Common neurosurgical and neurological disorders; title: Head injury; title: Spinal cord injury; title: Anatomy and physiology of the gastrointestinal system; title: Patient assessment: gastrointestinal system; title: Patient management: gastrointestinal system; title: Common gastrointestinal disorders; title: Anatomy and physiology of the endocrine system; title: Patient assessment: endocrine system; title: Common endocrine disorders; title: Anatomy and physiology of the hematological and immune systems; title: Patient assessment: hematological and immune systems; title: Organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; title: Common immunological disorders; title: Common hematological disorders; title: Anatomy and physiology of the integumentary system; title: Patient assessment: integumentary system; title: Patient management: integumentary system; title: Burns; title: Shock, systemic inflammatory response syndrome, and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome; title: Trauma; title: Drug overdose and poisoning.