1.
Dimens Crit Care Nurs
; 23(2): 76-83, 2004.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15192368
ABSTRACT
The delivery of optimum nursing care to morbidly obese patients in critical care presents unique challenges in critical thinking, planning, and teamwork. The purpose of this article is to review the special needs of this patient population and to provide a template to guide proactive nursing care planning in critical care settings.
Subject(s)
Critical Care/methods , Nurse's Role , Obesity, Morbid/nursing , Obesity, Morbid/surgery , Adult , Comorbidity , Cost of Illness , Critical Care/psychology , Critical Care/standards , Diabetes Mellitus/etiology , Fatal Outcome , Gastric Bypass/adverse effects , Humans , Hypertension/etiology , Hypothyroidism/etiology , Lifting , Male , Obesity, Morbid/complications , Obesity, Morbid/epidemiology , Obesity, Morbid/psychology , Patient Care Planning , Patient Care Team/organization & administration , Practice Guidelines as Topic , Pressure Ulcer/etiology , Transportation of Patients , United States/epidemiology
2.
South Calif Law Rev
; 65(1): 623-82, 1991 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11645847
