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Critical Care Nursing

by Fairman, Julie; Lynaugh, Joan E.

ISBN13: 9780812215366
ISBN10: 0812215362
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 2000-03-01
Publisher: Univ of Pennsylvania Pr

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Summary

"Recommended reading for those in health care and policy-making."--Philadelphia InquirerCritical 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.

Author Biography

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.

Foreword

vii

Gladys M. Campbell

Barbara Siebelt

Acknowledgments

Inventing Critical Care Nursing

(21)

Hospitals in Transition

(22)

Nursing in Transition

(26)

Negotiating New Roles

(23)

From General-Duty Nurse to Specialist

(19)

At Century's End

112

(7)

List of Abbreviations

119

(2)

Notes

121

(28)

References

149

(18)

Index

167

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