Covers all aspects of critical care nursing for patients who are experiencing
acute physical, physiological and psychological alteration. Management of
conditions in ICU and CCU is fully explained.Different formats of care plans are
explained. Part 1: General Aspects of Care, 1. Evolution of Critical Care:
Historical Perspectives, 2. Concepts of Critical Care Nursing, 3. Principles of
Critical Care Nursing, 4. Scope of Nursing Practice in Critical Care Units, 5.
Legal Aspects in Critical Care Nursing, 6. Role of the Nurse in Critical Care
Unit, 7. Planning of a Critical Care Unit, 8. Nosocomial Infections and their
Control in Critical Care Units, 9. Psychosocial Components of Critical Care
Nursing,