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ISBN-13 978-1-451-146370
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ISBN-10 1-6091-3693-4ISBN-13 978-1-609-136932
Author(s): Patricia Gonce Morton, PhD, RN; Dorrie K. Fontaine
Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, WoltersKluwer Health
Copyright year: © 2013 Pages: 531
Description

Essentials of Critical Care Nursing: A Holistic Approach focuses on the most common disorders and technologies encountered by a critical care nurse today. It includes enough depth to enhance the reader's full understanding of important topics and fully prepares the student for practice. The clear, concise writing style assists students in understanding the pathophysiological basis for illness and the strategies the critical care nurse uses in assessing and managing patients. This text contains information about important psychosocial concepts, legal and ethical issues, history and physical examinations, key laboratory and diagnostic tests, as well as key nursing interventions used in critical care.

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