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Critical care nursing : science and practice /

Title By: Adam, Sheila K [Edited by] | Osborne, Sue [Edited by] | Welch, John, 1960- [Edited by]
Material type: BookPublisher: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, c2017.Edition: 3rd ed.Description: xiv, 570 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780199696260Subject(s): Intensive care nursingDDC classification: 616.028 CR IT Online resources: Location Map
Summary:
The third edition of the best-selling Critical Care Nursing offers readers a fully up-to-date, evidence-based guide to the science and practice of nursing the critically ill patient. Organised into 16 chapters, this edition covers all essential aspects of critical care nursing, from how to manage and monitor specific problems within organ systems, to how to provide sympathetic and compassionate care. A new chapter on 'Managing major incidents and preparing for pandemics' has been introduced with an insight to this crucial aspect of contemporary global healthcare. Written by a team of experienced nurses, this textbook supports staff working across the continuum of critical care to deliver safe, knowledgeable care that is rooted in a strong clinical, evidence base.
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REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai
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616.028 CR IT (Browse shelf) Available Nov2018 T0061328
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The third edition of the best-selling Critical Care Nursing offers readers a fully up-to-date, evidence-based guide to the science and practice of nursing the critically ill patient.

Organised into 16 chapters, this edition covers all essential aspects of critical care nursing, from how to manage and monitor specific problems within organ systems, to how to provide sympathetic and compassionate care. A new chapter on 'Managing major incidents and preparing for pandemics' has been introduced with an insight to this crucial aspect of contemporary global healthcare.

Written by a team of experienced nurses, this textbook supports staff working across the continuum of critical care to deliver safe, knowledgeable care that is rooted in a strong clinical, evidence base.

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