Critical care nursing

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Critical Care Nursing is a specialized area of nursing that focuses on providing care to patients who are in critical or life-threatening conditions.

Pronunciation

Critical Care Nursing: /ˈkrɪtɪkəl keər ˈnɜːsɪŋ/

Etymology

The term "Critical Care Nursing" is derived from the words "critical", which means of decisive importance, "care", which means the provision of what is necessary for the health, welfare, maintenance, and protection of someone or something, and "nursing", which refers to the profession or practice of providing care for the sick and infirm.

Definition

Critical Care Nursing is a specialized field of nursing that deals with human responses to life-threatening health problems. A critical care nurse is a licensed professional nurse who is responsible for ensuring that acutely and critically ill patients and their families receive optimal care.

Related Terms

  • Intensive Care Unit (ICU): An area in a hospital where critically ill patients are cared for by specially trained staff.
  • Acute Care: A branch of secondary health care where a patient receives active but short-term treatment for a severe injury or episode of illness.
  • Patient Monitoring: The regular observation and testing of a patient's condition, including measuring vital signs, performing physical examinations, and tracking the patient's medical history.
  • Life Support: The use of various medical techniques to artificially replace or maintain a patient's vital function that is critical to life.
  • Resuscitation: The act of reviving someone from unconsciousness or apparent death.

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