Critical Thinking in Respiratory Care - Softcover

Mishoe, Shelly

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071344748 ISBN 13: 9780071344746

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2001

Synopsis

This basic text teaches respiratory therapy content in a framework that promotes students' decision-making skills. The problem-based learning approach relies on clinical cases and a systematic method in which students may develop a deep and broad understanding of respiratory care content on sound clinical decision making. Topics covered include communication and negotiation skills, patient assessment and writing care plans, patient education, and ethical and cost considerations.

About this title

Review:

"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."

"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."

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

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0071344748
• ISBN 13: 9780071344746
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 720