Description

Critical care nursing is a nursing speciality that deals specifically with lifethreatening health problems. Critical care nurses work in the intensive care unit (or ICU) of a hospital assisting critically ill patients. A critical care nurse is a licensed professional nurse who is responsible for ensuring that acutely and critically ill patients and their families receive the highest nursing care. This book is an illustrated guide to critical care nursing. It is written in a highly accessible style. This book provides clear explanations of the various duties performed by critical care nurses assisting critically ill patients. It provides a collection of topics written by international experts. This book is comprehensive in nature and includes emerging topics and the latest clinical and research advances. This book will give immense pleasure to the reader and is a good companion to the students and research scholars alike. Language of the book is very simple. This book will prove a valuable reference for practitioners, specialists, consultants, and students.