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Author Goldsworthy, Sandra, 1961- author.

Title Compact clinical guide to mechanical ventilation : foundations of practice for critical care nurses / Sandra Goldsworthy, Leslie Graham
Published New York, NY : Springer Publishing Company, LLC, [2014]
©2014

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 159 pages) : illustrations
Series Compact clinical guide
Compact clinical guide series.
Contents Oxygen therapy -- Mechanical ventilation overview -- Modes of ventilation -- Mechanical ventilation : management at the bedside -- Weaning from the mechanical ventilator -- Long-term mechanical ventilation : implications -- Mechanical ventilation : pharmacology -- International perspectives on mechanical ventilation and future directions
Summary The only book written about mechanical ventilation by nurses for nurses, this text fills a void in addressing high-level patient care and management specific to critical care nurses. Designed for use by practicing nurses, nursing students, and nursing educators, it provides a detailed, step-by-step approach to developing expertise in this challenging area of practice. The guide is grounded in evidence-based research and explains complex concepts in a user-friendly format along with useful tips for daily practice. It has been written based on the authors' many years of teaching students at all
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Artificial respiration -- Nursing
Respiratory therapy -- Nursing
Respirators (Medical equipment)
Respiration, Artificial -- methods
Respiration, Artificial -- nursing
Critical Care -- methods
Critical Illness -- nursing
Ventilators, Mechanical
MEDICAL -- Pharmacology.
Respirators (Medical equipment)
Form Electronic book
Author Graham, Leslie, 1956- author.
ISBN 9780826198075
0826198074
Other Titles Mechanical ventilation : foundations of practice for critical care nurses