Critical Care and Emergency Nursing

Critical care nursing is the field of nursing with a focus on the utmost care of the critically ill or unstable patients following extensive injury, surgery or life threatening diseases. Critical care nurses can be found working in a wide variety of environments and specialties, such as general intensive care units, medical intensive care units, surgical intensive care units, trauma intensive care units, coronary care units, cardiothoracic intensive care units, burns unit, paediatrics and some trauma center emergency departments. These specialists generally take care of critically ill patients who require mechanical ventilation by way of endotracheal intubation and/or titratable vasoactive intravenous medications.

危重病护理是护理的重点是极为谨慎的危重或不稳定的患者在经过广泛损伤，手术或危及生命的疾病领域。重症监护护士可以发现在各种各样的环境和特色，如一般重症监护病房，内科重症监护病房，外科重症监护病房，创伤重症监护病房，冠心病监护病房，心胸重症监护病房，烧伤单元的工作，儿科和一些创伤中心的急诊室。这些专家一般采取谁需要通过气管插管和/或滴定血管活性药物静脉注射方式机械通气危重病人的照顾。