Critical Thinking in Respiratory Care [Paperback]

Shelly C. Mishoe (Author), Melvin A. Welch Jr. (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071344748 | ISBN-13: 978-0071344746 | Publication Date: July 19, 2001 | Edition: 1

A practical guide to the clinical decision-making skills essential for effective respiratory care practice across the continuum of health care. Features actual clinical cases for critical analysis, patient assessment, clinical application, decision-making, and discussion. Also addresses managed care, health care costs, ethics, and alternative site care.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The editors and authors of this book have made a major contribution tot he respiratory care profession and to PBL. If you add only one required text to a respiratory therapy program this year, it should be Critical Thinking in Respiratory Care." (Respiratory Care )

"The greatest assets of this book are the critical thinking exercises and the patient-centered problems that are distributed throughout the chapters." "This is done so well that the second section could stand alone as an extremely valuable resource in the training of respiratory therapists who wish to achieve excellence in their profession." (Chest )

From the Back Cover

Contemporary and inclusive, Critical Thinking in Respiratory Care features:
* Problem-based learning in a variety of real-life clinical cases
* Case-based exercises that build skills in patient assessment, critical analysis, therapeutic choice, and knowledge put into action
* Systematic strategies for assessing what is known, and what needs to be known and how to make treatment decisions
* Real-life clinical cases of AIDS and TB, chronic bronchitis and emphysema, asthma, cystic fibrosis, trauma, myocardial infarction, and many others
* Covering conditions that range from the neonatal to the adult
* Solid foundation in communication and negotiation skills, ethical and cost considerations, patient education, resource and time management, and other essential skills (20021101)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 528 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange; 1 edition (July 19, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071344748
• ISBN-13: 978-0071344746
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,055,296 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)