Organ Donation and Transplantation
27 Organ Donation and Transplantation Debbie Austen, Elizabeth Skewes Learning objectives After reading this chapter, you should be able to: • differentiate between coma and brain death • understand…
Scope of Critical Care Practice
1 Scope of Critical Care Practice Leanne Aitken, Wendy Chaboyer, Doug Elliott Learning objectives After reading this chapter, you should be able to: • describe the history and development…
Gastrointestinal, Liver and Nutritional Alterations
19 Gastrointestinal, Liver and Nutritional Alterations Andrea Marshall, Teresa Williams, Christopher Gordon Learning objectives After reading this chapter, you should be able to: • describe the changes in normal…
Resourcing Critical Care
2 Resourcing Critical Care Denise Harris, Ged Williams Learning objectives After reading this chapter, you should be able to: • describe historical influences on the development of critical care…
Essential Nursing Care of the Critically Ill Patient
6 Essential Nursing Care of the Critically Ill Patient Bernadette Grealy, Wendy Chaboyer Learning objectives After reading this chapter, you should be able to: • identify risks posed to…
Family and Cultural Care of the Critically Ill Patient
8 Family and Cultural Care of the Critically Ill Patient Marion Mitchell, Denise Wilson, Vicki Wade Learning objectives After reading this chapter, you should be able to: • describe…
Ethical Issues in Critical Care
5 Ethical Issues in Critical Care Amanda Rischbieth, Julie Benbenishty Learning objectives After reading this chapter, you should be able to: • understand the diversity and complexities of ethical…
