EBOOK Intensive Care Nursing
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A Framework for Practice
Intensive care is a rapidly developing areas of healthcare. This introductory textbook is written specifically for qualified nurses who are working in intensive care units and also for those undertaking post-registration courses in the speciality. It is structured in four parts: "e;Fundamentals of Care"e; explores patient-focused issues of bedside nursing; "e;Monitoring the Critically Ill Patient"e; describes the technical knowledge necessary to care safely for ICU patients;"e;Pathophysiology and Treatments"e; illustrates the more common and specialized disease processes and treatments encountered; and "e;Advanced Nursing Practice"e; looks at how nurses can use their knowledge and skills to develop their own and others' practice. This accessible text: covers all the key areas of knowledge needed; includes fundamental knowledge sections, introductions, chapter summaries, a glossary of key terms, extensive and up-to-date references and a comprehensive index; and is clearly written by an experienced university lecturer with a strong clinical background of working in intensive care nursing.
Intensive care is a rapidly developing areas of healthcare. This introductory textbook is written specifically for qualified nurses who are working in intensive care units and also for those undertaking post-registration courses in the speciality. It is structured in four parts: "e;Fundamentals of Care"e; explores patient-focused issues of bedside nursing; "e;Monitoring the Critically Ill Patient"e; describes the technical knowledge necessary to care safely for ICU patients;"e;Pathophysiology and Treatments"e; illustrates the more common and specialized disease processes and treatments encountered; and "e;Advanced Nursing Practice"e; looks at how nurses can use their knowledge and skills to develop their own and others' practice. This accessible text: covers all the key areas of knowledge needed; includes fundamental knowledge sections, introductions, chapter summaries, a glossary of key terms, extensive and up-to-date references and a comprehensive index; and is clearly written by an experienced university lecturer with a strong clinical background of working in intensive care nursing.