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Compact clinical guide to mechanical ventilation : foundations of practice for critical care nurses / Sandra Goldsworthy, RN, MSc, PhD(c), CNCC(C), CMSN(C), Leslie Graham, RN, MN, CNCC(C), CHSE.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Goldsworthy, Sandra, 1961-
- Series:
- Compact clinical guide series.
- Compact clinical guide
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Respiratory therapy.
- Artificial respiration.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (178 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Springer Publishing Company, [2014]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The only book written about mechanical ventilation by nurses for nurses, this text fills a void in addressing high-level patient care and management specific to critical care nurses. Designed for use by practicing nurses, nursing students, and nursing educators, it provides a detailed, step-by-step approach to developing expertise in this challenging area of practice. The guide is grounded in evidence-based research and explains complex concepts in a user-friendly format along with useful tips for daily practice. It has been written based on the authors' many years of teaching students at all
- Contents:
- Oxygen therapy
- Mechanical ventilation overview
- Modes of ventilation
- Mechanical ventilation : management at the bedside
- Weaning from the mechanical ventilator
- Long-term mechanical ventilation : implications
- Mechanical ventilation : pharmacology
- International perspectives on mechanical ventilation and future directions.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8261-9807-4
- OCLC:
- 865650891
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