Critical Care Nursing

A History

Julie Fairman, Joan E. Lynaugh (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

192 Seiten

2000
University of Pennsylvania Press (Verlag)
978-0-8122-1536-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Traces the evolution of critical care nursing from battlefields and the hospital recovery rooms of earlier decades to the modern units of today. This book also discusses the social, political, and economic factors that have led to its growth. It reveals the important place critical care occupies in America's complex health care delivery system.

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Critical Care Nursing traces the evolution of critical care nursing from battlefields and the hospital recovery rooms of earlier decades to the modern units of today. It also discusses the social, political, and economic factors that have led to its growth. Combining archival sources with personal interviews, Critical Care Nursing reveals the important place critical care occupies in America's complex health care delivery system and the crucial role specialized nursing plays in the shaping and delivery of that care.

Autor

Julie Fairman is an Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. Joan E. Lynaugh is Professor Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.1.2000
• Reihe/Serie: Studies in Health, Illness, and Caregiving
• Vorwort: Gladys M. Campbell, Barbara Siebeit
• Zusatzinfo: 15 illus.
• Verlagsort: Pennsylvania
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 216 mm
• Themenwelt: Pflege ► Fachpflege ► Anästhesie / Intensivmedizin
• Themenwelt: Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin
• ISBN-10: 0-8122-1536-2 / 0812215362
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8122-1536-6 / 9780812215366
• Zustand: Neuware