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1 online resource (608 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contributor list; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: The patient with acute lung injury (ALI); Chapter 2: The patient requiring complex weaning from mechanical ventilation; Chapter 3: The patient with fever; Chapter 4: The patient with severe sepsis; Chapter 5: The patient following cardiac surgery; Chapter 6: The patient with severe upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to oesophageal varices; Chapter 7: The patient with altered blood glucose; Chapter 8: The patient with increased abdominal pressure; Chapter 9: The patient with an acute kidney injury |
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Chapter 10: The patient in acute painChapter 11: The patient requiring sedation; Chapter 12: The patient with raised intracranial pressure; Chapter 13: The patient with delirium; Chapter 14: The patient with seizure activity; Chapter 15: The patient following poisoning; Chapter 16: The patient with long-term needs; Chapter 17: The patient requiring end-of-life care; Appendices; Index |
| Summary |
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 p |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Intensive care nursing -- Case studies
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Nursing.
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Medicine.
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Medicine
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medicines (material)
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medicine (discipline)
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Intensive care nursing
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Medicine
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Nursing
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Brown, Kate
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| ISBN |
9781444393088 |
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1444393081 |
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