title: Caring for the mechanically ventilated patient: part one.
abstract: This article examines the nursing care of mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit. It focuses on the physiological changes and the clinical skills needed to assess and implement care for these patients. Part two, which will be published next week, examines weaning patients from mechanical ventilation.
authors.affiliation: The Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool. christine.newmarch@rlbuht.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Newmarch
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Christine
mesh_terms: D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D011659:Pulmonary Gas Exchange; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D013396:Suction