| Description |
xviii, 484 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: Pt. 1 Contexts for care -- 1.Comprehensive critical care / Tina Moore -- 2.Patient-centred care / Tina Moore -- 3.Ethics / Tina Moore -- 4.Family care / Tina Moore -- 5.Cultural issues / Mary Tilki -- 6.Nursing assessment / Sheila O'sullivan -- 7.Nutrition / Philip Woodrow -- 8.Infection control / Philip Woodrow -- Pt. 2 Neurological -- 9.Neurological assessment / Philip Woodrow -- 10.Acute pain management / Philip Woodrow -- 11.Psychological disturbances / Tina Moore -- 12.Sleep / Tina Moore -- 13.Stress / Tina Moore -- 14.Acute neurological pathologies / Philip Woodrow -- Pt. 3 Respiratory -- 15.Respiratory assessment / Tina Moore -- 16.Pulse oximetry / Tina Moore -- 17.Arterial blood gas analysis / Tina Moore -- 18.Respiratory pathologies / Philip Woodrow -- 19.Oxygen therapy / Tina Moore -- 20.Suctioning / Tina Moore -- 21.Intrapleural chest drains / Philip Woodrow -- 22.Temporary tracheostomies / Philip Woodrow -- |
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Contents note continued: 23.Non-invasive ventilation / Philip Woodrow -- Pt. 4 Cardiovascular -- 24.Haemodynamic assessment / Philip Woodrow -- 25.ECGs and common dysrhythmias / Philip Woodrow -- 26.Acute coronary syndromes / Noirin Egan -- 27.Shock / Tina Moore -- 28.Heart failure / Philip Woodrow -- 29.Fluid and electrolyte disturbances / Tina Moore -- Pt. 5 Abdominal -- 30.Acute kidney injury / Philip Woodrow -- 31.Gastrointestinal disorders / Philip Woodrow -- 32.Haematological disorders / Tina Moore -- 33.Diabetic emergencies / Tina Moore -- 34.Acute liver dysfunction / Philip Woodrow -- 35.Gynaecology / Lisa Tupper -- Pt. 6 Positive outcomes -- 36.Rehabilitation / Tina Moore -- 37.Transferring patients / Tina Moore -- 38.Critical Care Outreach and the early detection of acute illness / Debbie Higgs -- 39.End-of-lile care / Philip Woodrow -- 40.Tissue retrieval / Philip Woodrow -- 41.Professional issues / Tina Moore |
| Summary |
"Written by nurses experienced in providing, supporting and developing high dependency care, High Dependency Nursing Care discusses practical issues and explores the current evidence base for clinical practice. Completed updated throughout, this second edition also includes new chapters on infection control, heart failure, tissue removal and transferring the sicker patient." -- Publisher |
| Notes |
Rev. ed. of: High dependency nursing care / edited by Tina Moore and Philip Woodrow. 2004 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [431]-475) and index |
| Notes |
Also available online via the World Wide Web, by subscription to EBL Ebook Library |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Holistic medicine.
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Intensive care nursing -- Textbooks.
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Critical Illness -- nursing.
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Critical Care -- methods.
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Nursing Process.
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Critical Care -- methods.
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Critical Illness -- nursing [MESH]
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Critical Care -- methods [MESH]
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Nursing Process [MESH]
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| Genre/Form |
Textbooks.
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Textbooks.
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| Author |
Moore, Tina, 1962-
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Woodrow, Philip, 1957-
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| LC no. |
2008054217 |
| ISBN |
9780415467940 hardback |
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0415467942 hardback |
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9780415467957 paperback |
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0415467950 paperback |
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