1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911098107403321

Autore

Fergusson Diana

Titolo

Clinical assessment and monitoring in children / / Diana Fergusson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, UK ; ; Malden, MA, USA, : Blackwell, 2008

ISBN

9786612139246

9781282139244

128213924X

9781444309300

1444309307

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (352 p.)

Collana

Essential clinical skills for nurses

Classificazione

YI 4924

Disciplina

618.92/00231

618.920075

Soggetti

Pediatric nursing

Nursing assessment

Pediatric intensive care

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1: Introduction; 2: Respiratory Assessment; 3: Respiratory Monitoring; 4: Cardiovascular Assessment; 5: Cardiovascular Monitoring and Haemodynamics; 6: Neurological Assessment; 7: Acute Neurological Assessment and Monitoring; 8: The Gastro-intestinal System and Abdomen; 9: Nutrition; 10: Fluid and Electrolytes; 11: The Head and Neck; 12: The Musculoskeletal System; 13: Temperature Monitoring; 14: Comfort and Hygiene; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Assessment and monitoring are fundamental aspects of the care of the acutely ill child, especially in high dependency areas and critical care units. Clinical Assessment and Monitoring in Children is a practical, introductory guide which provides detailed information on assessment and monitoring techniques, including physical assessment, physiological monitoring and an appraisal of additional assessment tools to enable practitioners to develop effective skills.The book adopts a physical systems approach, discusses assessment strategies and tools (starting with the least invasive and mov



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911136723903321

Autore

Ricketts Edward Flanders <1897-1948.>

Titolo

Breaking through : essays, journals, and travelogues of Edward F. Ricketts / / edited by Katharine A. Rodger ; foreword by Susan F. Beegel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2006

ISBN

9786612358999

9781282358997

1282358995

9781423789611

142378961X

9780520932661

0520932668

9781601293879

1601293879

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (369 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RodgerKatharine A <1974-> (Katharine Anne)

Disciplina

578.77/092

Soggetti

Marine invertebrates - Pacific Coast (U.S.)

Marine invertebrates - Mexico - California, Gulf of

Teleology

Pacific Coast (U.S.) Description and travel

California, Gulf of (Mexico) Description and travel

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-345) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Editor's Note -- Introduction -- 1. Foreword to the 1925 Pacific Biological Laboratories Catalog -- 2. "Zoological Introduction" to Between Pacific Tides -- 3. "The Philosophy of 'Breaking Through'" -- 4. "A Spiritual Morphology of Poetry" -- 5. "Essay on Non-teleological Thinking" -- 6. "Verbatim Transcription of Notes of Gulf of California Trip, March-April 1940" -- 7. "Thesis and Materials for a Script on Mexico" -- 8. "Outline and Conspectus" for a Book on the Mandated Islands -- 9. "Transcript of Summer 1945 and 1946 Notes Based on Trips to the Outer Shores, West Coast of Vancouver Island, Queen



Charlotte Islands, and So On" -- 10. "Investigator Blames Industry, Nature for Shortage" -- Epilogue -- Living at the Lab with My Father -- Early Days: Nicknames and Such -- Works Cited -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Trailblazing marine biologist, visionary conservationist, deep ecology philosopher, Edward F. Ricketts (1897-1948) has reached legendary status in the California mythos. A true polymath and a thinker ahead of his time, Ricketts was a scientist who worked in passionate collaboration with many of his friends-artists, writers, and influential intellectual figures-including, perhaps most famously, John Steinbeck, who once said that Ricketts's mind "had no horizons." This unprecedented collection, featuring previously unpublished pieces as well as others available for the first time in their original form, reflects the wide scope of Ricketts's scientific, philosophical, and literary interests during the years he lived and worked on Cannery Row in Monterey, California. These writings, which together illuminate the evolution of Ricketts's unique, holistic approach to science, include "Verbatim transcription of notes on the Gulf of California trip," the basic manuscript for Steinbeck's and Ricketts's Log from the Sea of Cortez; the essays "The Philosophy of Breaking Through" and "A Spiritual Morphology of Poetry;" several shorter pieces on topics including collecting invertebrates and the impact of modernization on Mexican village life; and more. An engaging critical biography and a number of rare photographs offer a new and richly detailed view of Ricketts's life.