Critical care nursing
Chapter 6 Critical care nursing John R. Welch, Chris Theaker NATURE AND FUNCTION OF CRITICAL CARE NURSING Nurses are the one round-the-clock constant for critically ill patients and their families,…
Physiotherapy in intensive care
Chapter 5 Physiotherapy in intensive care Fiona H. Moffat, Mandy O. Jones Historically, physiotherapy in the intensive care unit (ICU) was confined to the treatment of respiratory problems performed routinely…
Ethics in intensive care
Chapter 7 Ethics in intensive care Raymond F. Raper, Malcolm McD. Fisher DEFINITION Ethics is the study of how one ought to behave. In contrast, the law defines how one…
Transport of the critically ill
Chapter 4 Transport of the critically ill Evan Everest, Blair Munford All intensive care units (ICUs) are required to move critically ill patients for investigations or procedures that cannot be…
Design and organisation of intensive care units
Chapter 1 Design and organisation of intensive care units Felicity Hawker An intensive care unit (ICU) is a specially staffed and equipped area of a hospital dedicated to the management…
