Clinical wisdom and interventions in acute and critical care a thinking-in-action approach / Patricia Benner, Patricia Hooper Kyriakidis, Daphne Stannard.

Author/creator Benner, Patricia E.
Other author Hooper-Kyriakidis, Patricia Lee.
Other author Stannard, Daphne.
Other author Benner, Patricia E.
Format Electronic
Edition2nd ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Springer Pub.,
Descriptionxxiii, 576 p. ; 26 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Intensive care nursing--Methodology.
Catastrophic illness--Nursing.
Critically ill--Care.
Critical Care--methods.
Nursing Care--methods.
Critical Illness--nursing.

Contents Thinking-in-action and reasoning-in-transition : an overview -- Clinical grasp and clinical inquiry : problem identification and clinical problem solving -- Clinical imagination and clinical forethought : anticipating and preventing potential problems -- Diagnosing and managing life-sustaining physiologic functions in acutely ill and unstable patients -- The skilled know-how of managing a crisis -- Providing comfort measures for the critically and acutely ill -- Caring for patients' families -- Preventing hazards in a technological environment -- Facing death : end-of-life care and decision making -- Making a case : communicating clinical assessment and improving teamwork -- Patient safety : monitoring quality, preventing, and managing practice breakdown -- The skilled know-how of clinical and moral leadership and the coaching and mentoring of others -- Educational strategies and implications.
General noteRev. ed. of: Clinical wisdom and interventions in critical care / Patricia Benner, Patricia Hooper-Kyriakidis, Daphne Stannard.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010044600
ISBN9780826105738
ISBN0826105734
ISBN9780826105745 (e-book)
ISBN0826105742 (e-book)