ACCCN's Critical Care NursingDeveloped in conjunction with the Australian College of Critical Care Nurses (ACCCN), the text has been written and edited by the most senior and experienced critical care nursing clinicians and academics across the region. ACCCN's Critical Care Nursing is a resource that will foster the development of skilled and confident critical care nurses. This comprehensive text provides detailed coverage of a number of specialty areas within critical care nursing including intensive care, emergency nursing, cardiac nursing, neuroscience nursing and acute care. It will encourage students to be reflective practitioners, ethical decision-makers and providers of evidence-based care.
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Contents
Resourcing critical care | 15 |
Clinical information | 33 |
Ruth Endacott Wendy Chaboyer | 503 |
Wendy Chaboyer Doug Elliott | 533 |
Susan Bailey Amanda Rischbieth | 559 |
Organ donation and transplantation | 643 |
109 | 660 |
Psychosocial and cultural care of | 745 |
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