Caring for the chronically critically ill.
The multiple needs of the "chronically critically ill"--patients who require long stays in the ICU--present special nursing challenges. Here's an overview of the complications they may develop and how you can anticipate them.
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Schering-Plough Oncology/Biotech, Kenilworth, NJ, USA.
D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000451:nursing*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D018529:Nutritional Support / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing