Critical Care Nursing of the Surgical Patient

by Maureen E. Shekleton, S. Shekleton, Kim Litwack Saleh PhD RN FAAN CFNP CPAN CAPA

A reference for the critical care nurse working in a surgical intensive care unit. Physiologic, psychologic responses to surgery, critical illness, and the critical care environment are presented within a nursing process framework. The relevant pre-, intra-, and post-operative aspects of surgical procedures and treatments which most often accompany or precipitate critical illness are also addressed.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0721630901
• ISBN13: 9780721630908
• Release Date: November 1990
• Publisher: Saunders
• Length: 677 Pages
• Weight: 2.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.0" x 9.0"