Oxford Handbook of Critical Care Nursing

Oxford Handbook of Critical Care Nursing

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Chapter 3 The patient in the critical care environment

Sheila K. Adam and Sue Osborne
  • Stress: the physiological response [link]
  • Stressors in critical care [link]
  • Anxiety and fear [link]
  • Pain [link]
  • Management of pain [link]
  • Delirium [link]
  • Sedation [link]
  • Sedative drugs [link]
  • Communication [link]
  • Patient perceptions of critical care [link]
  • Sensory imbalance and temporal disorientation [link]
  • Diurnal rhythm and sleep disturbance [link]
  • The dying patient: non-escalation or withdrawal of treatment [link]
  • The dying patient: supporting family and loved ones [link]






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